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"The Seven Ups" This 1973 film brings auto stunt driving legend Bill Hickman (Bullitt, French Connection) to the big screen again for another taut and thrilling chase scene. This time it is through the gritty late winter streets of New York city. Hickman and his partner (Richard Lynch) are running a scheme kidnapping mobsters for the ransom money, when they inadvertantly shoot and kill an undercover cop who is part of an elite task force known internally to the police as the "Seven Ups". Veteran actor Roy Scheider is another of the "Seven Ups" group, and catches Hickman and Lynch leaving the parking garage where his undercover partner has just been shot. This is the beginning of a 10 minute high speed chase through the streets of NYC. The plot and acting are average to good - nothing that would make your Top 10 movie list. But the chase scene, like the one in Bullitt, is nothing short of amazing. Overall, for fans of Roy Scheider, and most especially for fans of the Bill Hickman style of pedal flat to the floor driving - this is a worthwhile movie to catch.Read full review
Back in the 70's I remember going to the movies with friends and seeing the Seven Ups. We had seen the advertisement for the movie, and had to go. We loved it. In the 80's I recorded the movie from the local TV station that had it on as one of their prime time features. Ever since that time I had always wanted to buy this movie on DVD, but could never find it in any store. I looked it up on ebay and was able to purchase this great movie. I am a big fan of police action movies, and this is one of my favorites. The great chase scene through the streets of NYC and to end the chase with Roy Scheider forced to crash his Pontiac Ventura into the back of a parked tracter trailer off the highway. It is a scene that kept me to the edge of my seat. A great movie and to now have it on DVD makes me extremely happy with my purchase of it. If you love police action movies with an edge of your seat chase, this is one movie I recommend you buy. I am sure glad I did.Read full review
An old fashioned cop movie. Roy Scheider is the leader of a group of New York City cops going after hoods in a way that they don't understand, using tactics like hoods! The object is to only go after offenses that will put them away for seven years or above. When two crooks disguised as cops start kidnapping gangsters for ransom, a cop gets killed. To avenge the death of one of their own the cops almost have to go to war. A lot of the information passed by a friend of Scheider's has been false. He finds out that his friend is playing both ends and is part of the kidnap team. This information has now leaked back to the gangsters. Very average mid 1970's type of copycat movie in the Dirty Harry genre.
One of the great cops vs. the mob movies of all time. Set in NYC,The Seven-Ups are a special unit that ignore all of the "rules" of Police procedure because that's the only way to fight the New York Mob. The city itself is a gritty,dirty and unforgiving character in this hard film. The movie also features one of the all-time great car chases. Don't miss it!
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Roy Sheider style of acting fits right into the director's ability to make the viewer feel they are "inside" the movie. Very absorbing. The action scenes and car chases were not over the top and helped convince you it was a true event. The plot did not give itself away and kept you guessing who was behind all the hits. Very entertaining and good character actors to boot!
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