{"id":97262,"date":"2024-06-02T00:47:23","date_gmt":"2024-06-02T07:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=97262"},"modified":"2024-06-02T10:19:28","modified_gmt":"2024-06-02T17:19:28","slug":"savage-seven-the-1968","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=97262","title":{"rendered":"Savage Seven, The (1968)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Those bastards wanted to play cowboys and Indians; let&#8217;s give &#8217;em a game.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Poster-197x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-97263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Poster-197x300.png 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Poster-84x128.png 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Poster-177x270.png 177w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Poster.png 612w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a gang of motorcyclists led by Kisum (Adam Roarke) roars into an Indian village, both mayhem and tentative alliances &#8212; particularly with Johnnie (Robert Walker, Jr.) and his sister (Joanna Frank) &#8212; ensue.\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>Gangs<\/li>\n<li>Motorcyclists<\/li>\n<li>Native Americans<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nRichard Rush &#8212; best known for <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=87148\"><em>The Stunt Man<\/em> (1980)<\/a>, though he also helmed <em>GFTFF<\/em> titles <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=78054\"><em>Hells Angels on Wheels<\/em> (1967)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1346\"><em>Psych-Out<\/em> (1968)<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=93542\"><em>Getting Straight<\/em> (1970)<\/a> &#8212; directed this exploitation film which holds the distinction of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0063553\/trivia\/?item=tr0725450&#038;ref_=ext_shr_lnk\">being selected for the First <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Quentin_Tarantino_Film_Festival\">Quentin Tarantino Film Festival<\/a> (held in Austin, Texas in 1996)<\/a>. There is very little to it other than numerous confrontations between obnoxious bikers and Native Americans who live in a small town run by a corrupt businessman (Mel Berger). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Berger2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Berger2-1024x769.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-97272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Berger2-1024x769.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Berger2-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Berger2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Berger2-768x577.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Berger2-360x270.png 360w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Berger2.png 1036w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As described in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1968\/08\/22\/archives\/just-plain-brutal.html\">the New York Times&#8217; review<\/a>, &#8220;The movie is one continuous uproar of unmuffled motors and head-cracking and emphasized cruelty from one and to another.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Chaos.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Chaos-1024x763.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"477\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-97273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Chaos-1024x763.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Chaos-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Chaos-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Chaos-768x572.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Chaos-363x270.png 363w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Chaos.png 1034w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Robert Walker, Jr. &#8212; perhaps best known by <em>GFTFF<\/em> fans for his supporting performance as an explosives expert in <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=85419\"><em>The War Wagon<\/em> (1967)<\/a> &#8212; plays a central Native American role: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Walker-Jr.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Walker-Jr-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-97269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Walker-Jr-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Walker-Jr-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Walker-Jr-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Walker-Jr-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Walker-Jr-360x270.png 360w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Walker-Jr.png 1026w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and Joanna Frank has quite a bit of screentime as his sister, pursued by Adam Roarke&#8217;s Kisum. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Frank.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Frank-1024x724.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"453\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-97275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Frank-1024x724.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Frank-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Frank-128x91.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Frank-768x543.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Frank-382x270.png 382w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Frank.png 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Viewers may enjoy spotting Penny Marshall in her screen debut, eight years before she achieved lasting television fame in &#8220;Laverne and Shirley.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Marshall.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Marshall-1024x760.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"475\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-97265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Marshall-1024x760.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Marshall-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Marshall-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Marshall-768x570.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Marshall-364x270.png 364w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Marshall.png 1032w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Kov\u00e1cs&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Still-1024x764.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"478\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-97266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Still-1024x764.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Still-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Still-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Still-768x573.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Still-362x270.png 362w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Savage-Seven-Still.png 1030w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNope. Listed as a Cult Movie in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0063553\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/the-savage-seven\/review\/2030112257\/\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1968\/08\/22\/archives\/just-plain-brutal.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Those bastards wanted to play cowboys and Indians; let&#8217;s give &#8217;em a game.&#8221; Synopsis: When a gang of motorcyclists led by Kisum (Adam Roarke) roars into an Indian village, both mayhem and tentative alliances &#8212; particularly with Johnnie (Robert Walker, Jr.) and his sister (Joanna Frank) &#8212; ensue. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Gangs Motorcyclists Native Americans Review: Richard Rush &#8212; best known for The Stunt Man (1980), though he also helmed GFTFF titles Hells Angels on Wheels (1967), Psych-Out&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=97262\"> 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_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-97262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97262","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=97262"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97262\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97283,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97262\/revisions\/97283"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=97262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=97262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=97262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}