{"id":90103,"date":"2023-02-25T01:45:09","date_gmt":"2023-02-25T08:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=90103"},"modified":"2023-02-25T01:45:09","modified_gmt":"2023-02-25T08:45:09","slug":"signal-7-1984","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=90103","title":{"rendered":"Signal 7 (1984)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Driving a hack now is just like it was in &#8217;35 &#8211; I mean, we have the same problems.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Signal-7-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Signal-7-Poster-206x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-90105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Signal-7-Poster-206x300.png 206w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Signal-7-Poster-88x128.png 88w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Signal-7-Poster-186x270.png 186w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Signal-7-Poster.png 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA pair of middle-aged taxi drivers in San Francisco &#8212; Marty (Dan Leegant) and Speed (Bill Ackridge) &#8212; take fares, hang out with their buddies, and navigate existential dilemmas.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Masculinity<\/li>\n<li>Workplace Drama<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nDirector Rob Nilsson &#8212; whose debut feature, <em>Northern Lights<\/em> (1978), is also listed in <em>GFTFF<\/em> &#8212; dedicated this cin\u00e9ma v\u00e9rit\u00e9 indie film (&#8220;Story by Ron Nilsson, written by the cast&#8221;) to John Cassavetes, which makes sense given his clear influence on the style. <em>Signal 7<\/em> (the title refers to a radio distress call) unfolds in a leisurely, seemingly improvised fashion which nonetheless coheres thematically; we watch as these working class men navigate their world by sharing stories: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Signal-7-Laughing.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Signal-7-Laughing.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-90107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Signal-7-Laughing.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Signal-7-Laughing-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Signal-7-Laughing-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Signal-7-Laughing-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; dreaming of more for themselves (one extended sequence shows them unsuccessfully auditioning for parts in a play): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Signal-7-Audition.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Signal-7-Audition.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-90110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Signal-7-Audition.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Signal-7-Audition-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Signal-7-Audition-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Signal-7-Audition-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>discussing formation of a union, dealing with the murder of one of their colleagues, and interacting with their fares. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Signal-7-Fare-Phone.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Signal-7-Fare-Phone.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-90118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Signal-7-Fare-Phone.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Signal-7-Fare-Phone-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Signal-7-Fare-Phone-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Signal-7-Fare-Phone-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This low-budget movie received <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1986\/05\/30\/movies\/screen-rob-nilsson-directs-signal-seven.html\">glowing notices by the <em>New York Times<\/em><\/a> upon its release, with reviewer Nina Darnton describing it as an &#8220;unusual, touching, intelligent film&#8221; about &#8220;pride, loneliness, friendship, ambition, failure, fear and hope,&#8221; with a story that &#8220;slowly draws the audience in, building with a cumulative power.&#8221; I would essentially agree: while it&#8217;s not must-see viewing, I became surprisingly caught up in this well-crafted tale about 24 hours in the lives of men who don&#8217;t usually get to shine on-screen. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine cin\u00e9ma v\u00e9rit\u00e9 directing and cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Signal-7-Fare2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Signal-7-Fare2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-90116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Signal-7-Fare2.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Signal-7-Fare2-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Signal-7-Fare2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Signal-7-Fare2-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s worth a one-time look if you happen to catch it. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0091955\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1986\/05\/30\/movies\/screen-rob-nilsson-directs-signal-seven.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spiritualityandpractice.com\/films\/reviews\/view\/8967\">Spirituality and Practice Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Driving a hack now is just like it was in &#8217;35 &#8211; 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Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Masculinity Workplace Drama Review: Director Rob Nilsson &#8212; whose debut feature, Northern Lights (1978), is also listed in GFTFF &#8212; dedicated this cin\u00e9ma v\u00e9rit\u00e9 indie film&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=90103\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-90103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.9 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"&quot;Driving a hack now is just like it was in &#039;35 - I mean, we have the same problems.&quot; Synopsis: A pair of middle-aged taxi drivers in San Francisco -- Marty (Dan Leegant) and Speed (Bill Ackridge) -- take fares, hang out with their buddies, and navigate existential dilemmas. 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