A Philip D'Antoni group of material for The Seven Ups
20th Century Fox, 1973. Including D'Antoni's working script, 127 pp, dated October 27, 1972, the title page inscribed 'Phil' and the cover labeled 'Philip D'Antoni,' with some annotations and edits to the script in D'Antoni's hand, the black cardboard cover taped with a polaroid of D'Antoni and two others labeled 'Smith Bros.,' the verso of final page with a sketch of the car chase scene; a menu for 'Mario's Restaurant,' the verso with step-by-step instructions for the car scene in D'Antoni's hand and corresponding typescript notes, 3 pp; with 12 pp handwritten notes in D'Antoni's hand for casting, scene notes and shot lists; D'Antoni's personal scrapbook containing a quantity of press clippings and 25 black-and-white or color photographs of D'Antoni on set or stills from the film, and approximately 300 loose black-and-white still photographs taken on set, all 8 x 10 in.; a quantity of loose script pages and production paperwork; and a cartoon by Roy Scheider depicting six black-and-white photographs with humorous captions of Philip D'Antoni on set with Scheider and Tony Lo Bianco, signed and dated '1973.' After the huge success of The French Connection (1971), Philip D'Antoni produced and directed The Seven-Ups with the character of Buddy Manucci, played by Roy Scheider, being loosely based on the character of Buddy Russo, which Scheider also played in The French Connection. The film is memorable for its elaborate chase sequence, for which some of D'Antoni's notes are included in this lot.
Photographs: 8 x 10 in.; cartoon: 9 x 11 in.; menu: 5 x 7 in.; scrapbook: 10.75 x 12 in.