- When filming the scene of Mills chasing John Doe, Brad Pitt fell, his arm went through the windshield of the car, and needed surgery. This scene was written into the script.
- There was an autopsy after the first murder in the original script, but the makeup artist Rob Bottin pointed out that the description in the script did not match the facts, so this scene was deleted.
- The victim of the crime of laziness is not played with a model, but with a very thin, disguised actor. Makeup artist Bottin used an exaggerated denture to make his head appear smaller and more like a corpse who died of malnutrition.
- Morgan Freeman always put his finger on the trigger when he drew his gun, and the police officer who was present as a technical adviser quickly corrected his problem: This is not what a professional policeman should do.
- Morgan Freeman's son Alfonso Freeman starred in the film as a fingerprint examiner.
- The old photos of women in the film are actually the posters of the 1934 movie "Ball of Suet".
- The photos in John Doe's room led to a lawsuit for the film, and the photo photographer was sued, but the photographer lost the lawsuit in the end.
- All the building numbers at the beginning of the film start with 7, and the express delivery time at the climax is 7:07.
- The producer wanted to put Kevin Spacey’s name at the beginning of the title, but he insisted not to let his name appear in order to surprise the audience with the identity of the murderer. As compensation, his name was at the end. One appears in the subtitles.
- Screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker wrote the script for the film while working in a branch of Giant Tower Records, and he also played a supporting role in the film, which is the first corpse to appear in the film.
- When preparing for the scene where he was injured in the interrogation room, Leland Osser had to exhale quickly and inhale quickly to achieve the effect that seemed to be very short of breath, which made him very uncomfortable. In order to show the confused look of the characters in the film, he didn't sleep for several nights.
- When Kevin Spacey shot the first shot, he asked director David Fincher if he needed to shave his head for the character. David Fincher replied: "As long as you want, I am willing to accompany you." As a result, the two kept their bald heads until the filming was completed.
Se7en behind the scenes gags
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William Somerset: We'll just talk to him.
David Mills: Uh huh. Yeah. Excuse me, sir. Are you, by any chance, a serial killer? Okay.
William Somerset: You do the talking. Put that silver tongue of yours to work.
David Mills: Have you been talking to my wife?
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[picks up the phone]
David Mills: Hello?
John Doe: I admire you. I don't know how you found me, but imagine my surprise. I respect you law enforcement agents more everyday.
David Mills: Well, I appreciate that... John. I tell you...
John Doe: No, no, you listen, all right? I'll be readjusting my schedule in light of today's little... setback. I just had to call and express my admiration. Sorry I had to hurt... one of you, but I really didn't have a choice, did I?
David Mills: Hmm.
John Doe: You will accept my apology, won't you? I feel like saying more, but I don't want to ruin the surprise.
[hangs up]
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Look at the Seven Deadly Sins-Cherry Mazi
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Very fucking movie (sweeping the concept)---John’s sin is not to be jealous, but to go to extremes
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Rewatch Notes - The Seven Deadly Sins
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When the justice party also became one of the seven sins, it was impossible to tell who was right and who was wrong for a while.
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Crappy movie