Written by Albert Ruben and Alexander Jacobs, and directed by producer Philip D'Antoni, THE SEVEN-UPS opens. New York City, the '70s, mid winter. Roy Scheider stars as the leader of an elite NYPD undercover unit tasked to deploy whatever unorthodox methods necessary to bust criminal high flyers. Volatile, overlooked companion piece to French Connection, with a muscular Bullitt-inspired car chase.