Seven

Director: David Fincher David Fincher

Overview

"David Fincher's serial killer thriller Seven was given a fabulous two-disc deluxe release a few years back. This single-disc edition offers an inexpensive way to acquire just the film without the extras that were loaded onto that previous edition. The film is presented here in a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. English soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital EX 5.1, DTS ES Surround Sound, and Stereo Surround Sound. English and French subtitles are accessible. Both the video and audio quality are excellent."

Product Details

Release Date:	02/03/2004
UPC:	0794043698927
Original Release:	1995
Rating:	R
Source:	New Line Home Video
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Surround EX, Digital Theater Systems, Dolby Digital Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:07:00
Sales rank:	10,467

Special Features

Closed Caption; DVD-ROM enabled

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Brad Pitt	Det. David Mills
Morgan Freeman	Det. William Somerset,Fingerprint Technician
Gwyneth Paltrow	Tracy Mills
R. Lee Ermey	Police Captain
Richard Roundtree	Martin Talbot
John C. McGinley	California
Julie Araskog	Mrs. Gould
Kevin Spacey	John Doe
Mark Boone Junior	FBI Man
Daniel Zacapa	Det. Taylor
John Cassini	Officer Davis
Peter Crombie	Dr. O'Neill
Reg E. Cathey	Dr. Santiago
Richard Portnow	Dr. Beardsley
Martin Serene	Wild Bill
Endre Hules	Cab Driver
Richard Schiff	Mark Swarr
Bob Mack	Gluttony Victim
Gene Borkan	Eli Gould (Sin of Greed)
Michael Reid Mackay	Victor (Sin of Sloth)
Cat Mueller	Hooker (Sin of Lust)
Heidi Schanz	Beautiful Woman (Sin of Pride)
Andy Walker	Dead Man at 1st Crime Scene,Opening Scene Corpse (uncredited)
George Christy	Workman at Door of Somerset's Office
Hawthorne James	George the Night Guard at the Library
Roscoe Davidson	First Guard at the Library
Bob Collins	Second Guard at the Library
Jimmy Dale Hartsell	Library Janitor
Charline Su	TV News Reporter
Dominique Jennings	TV News Reporter
Allan Kolman	First Forensic Man in the Law Office
Beverly Burke	TV Anchor Woman
Mario Di Donato	Fingerprint Forensic Man in Law Office
Harrison White	Cop on SWAT Team
Robert Stephenson	Cop on SWAT Team
Tudor Sherrard	Coupon Man Outside Pizza Parlor
Pamala Tyson	Thin Vagrant by John Doe's Apartment,Actor
Lennie Loftin	Policeman Who Takes Statement From Vagrant
Sarah Hale Reinhardt	Police Sketch Artist
Emily Wagner	Detective Sara at John Doe's Apartment
Michael Massee	Man in Booth at Massage Parlor
David Correia	First Cop at Massage Parlor
Ron Blair	Second Cop at Massage Parlor
Leland Orser	Crazed Man in Massage Parlor
Lexie Bigham	Sweating Cop at Massage Parlor
Evan Miranda	Paramedic at Massage Parlor
Paul S. Eckstein	Paramedic at Massage Parlor
Brian Evers	Duty Sergeant
Shannon Wilcox	Woman Cop Behind Desk
Jim Deeth	Helicopter Pilot
John Santini	Helicopter Pilot
Charles Tamburro	SWAT Helicopter Pilot
Richmond Arquette	Delivery Man
Duffy Gaver	Marksman in Helicopter
Howard Shore	Composer

Technical Credits

Andrew Kevin Walker

David Fincher	Director
Andrew Kevin Walker	Screenwriter
Peter Albiez	Special Effects
Kerry Borden	Casting
Danny Cangemi	Special Effects,Special Effects
Phyllis Carlyle	Producer
Billy Hopkins	Casting
Greg Kimble	Special Effects
Dan Kolsrud	Executive Producer
Anne Kopelson	Executive Producer,Producer
Gianni Nunnari	Executive Producer
Charles Picerni Jr.	Stunts
Suzanne Smith	Casting
Tim Thompson	Special Effects
William Gerrity	Producer
Willie Burton	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

With its old cop/young cop pair trailing a brilliant psycho, Seven (1995) could have been just another serial killer movie. Director David Fincher's prodigious visual talent for choreographing an atmosphere of grim tension and evocative, partially hidden horrors, however, made it a disturbing foray into human darkness. From the jittery, unsettling credits sequence on, Seven reveals just enough of the grisly murders signifying the Bible's deadly sins, and the extremity of killer John Doe's devotion to his project, to allude to unspeakable terrors without actually showing a lot of violence. Circumspect old-timer Morgan Freeman's dedication and tyro Brad Pitt's fury both mirror the telling responses of their characters, and reveal signs of how tenuous the line is between cop and killer. Enhancing the aura of universal, unfathomable mystery shrouding Seven's unnamed city, Darius Khondji's cinematography creates a neo-noir urban murk of permanently rain-swept streets and deep interior shadows wanly pierced by flashlights that allow Doe to literally hide in plain sight from the audience before he turns himself in. Though the film divided some critics over whether it was stylishly rote depravity or tour de force filmmaking, Seven became a surprise smash, redeeming Fincher after his ill-fated debut feature, Alien 3 (1992).