The boomer movie discourse sent me off to watch another early self-referential boomer movie.
Return of the Secaucus 7 may have been the first of its genre to be directed by an actual boomer -- American Graffiti and The Graduate were made by filmmakers from whatever generation preceded the boomers.
It's a low budget indie about old friends on the verge of 30 getting back together for a long weekend in New Hampshire. Nothing much happens but John Sayles writes good dialog and the characters eventually hooked me in spite of some occasionally amateurish acting. Sayles would go on to make some better movies (Eight Men Out, Silver City, Matewan) but his career started with this bunch of boomers talking about themselves. It's also David Strathairn's first film credit.
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