Se7en (1995)
Se7en was the link movie connecting The Shawshank Redemption and The Possession.
Linked through Morgan Freeman and John Cassini.
Both Morgan Freeman and John Cassini appeared in Se7en.
About Se7en
"Gluttony. Greed. Sloth. Envy. Wrath. Pride. Lust."
Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Somerset researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partner, Mills, scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case.
Directed by David Fincher
Written by Andrew Kevin Walker
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Score by Howard Shore
Movie trivia
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Andrew Kevin Walker conceived Seven after moving from suburban Pennsylvania to New York and began the spec script in 1991 while working at Tower Records, deliberately leaving aspects open to interpretation to unsettle viewers.
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Italian company Penta Film optioned the script but demanded removal of the bleak 'head in a box' ending; Walker complied with a more conventional conclusion and ultimately wrote thirteen drafts trying to satisfy studio demands.
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Penta Film's financial troubles led to the project's rights being sold to producer Arnold Kopelson and New Line Cinema, during which Jeremiah S. Chechik left and Guillermo del Toro and Phil Joanou were considered as replacements.
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David Fincher, coming off a negative experience with Alien 3, was mistakenly sent Walker's original script, became captivated by its uncompromising ending, and insisted on directing only if that original ending remained intact.
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Brad Pitt agreed to star only if the head-in-the-box ending was retained and insisted that Mills be the one to kill John Doe, believing Mills should act out of passion rather than morality; producer Kopelson later backed Fincher after assurances the head would not be shown on screen.
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Although test audiences returned middling results and studios expected poor performance because of the film's violent content, Seven grossed $327 million worldwide, became a sleeper hit, and was the seventh highest-grossing film of the year.
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