The Seven Minutes is 1971 drama film directed and produced by Russ Meyer. The film was based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Irving Wallace. After a teenager who purchased the erotic novel The Seven Minutes is charged for rape, an eager prosecutor who is against pornography uses the scandal to declare the book as obscene and brings charges against the bookstore. The subsequent trial soon creates a heated debate about the issue of pornography vs. free speech. The young defense lawyer must also solve the mystery of the novel's true author. This was Meyer's second, and last, mainstream... production for Twentieth-Century Fox. The film began production soon after the success of Meyer's highest grossing film, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls. As with many of his movies, Meyers used several actors from his previous productions, including then-wife Edy Williams, Charles Napier, Henry Rowland, and James Inglehart. Established actress Yvonne De Carlo makes an appearance along with veteran character actor Olan Soule. A young Tom Selleck also had a role in the film, and DJ Wolfman Jack made a cameo appearance.
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