Seven minutes in heaven (or seven minutes in the closet) is a

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mostly played at teenage parties. The game may also be played with a different duration.

The game

Two people are selected to go into a closet or other dark enclosed space and do whatever they like for seven minutes. It is common for the participants to

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, but they may instead choose to talk, engage in

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, or simply do nothing at all and wait for the time to expire. The participants can be selected by various methods, such as spinning a bottle, drawing lots, or votes. The game has been recorded as early as 1953.

In popular culture

The game has been played or referenced in movies, such as ''

Seven Minutes in Heaven Seven minutes in heaven (or seven minutes in the closet) is a kissing party game mostly played at teenage parties. The game may also be played with a different duration. The game Two people are selected to go into a closet or other dark encl ...

'' (1985), ''

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'' (2010). TV or web series to feature the game include the ''

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'' episode "You Gotta Have Class" (2008), the web series '' 7 Minutes in Heaven with Mike O'Brien'' (2011), season 5, episode 8 of

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"The Isolation Permutation" (2011-2012), season 7, episode 18 of ''

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'' "The Party" (2015–16), the '' Daredevil'' episode "

" (2016), the '' Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' episode " Halloween IV" (2016), the ''

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'' episode "Slumber Party Panic" (2010), and the '' Little Fires Everywhere'' episode "Picture Perfect" (2020). In the horror-comedy '' The Babysitter: Killer Queen'', the male and female leads play "2 Minutes in Heaven" with three other teenagers, the host claiming two minutes is "more realistic." Musical references to the game include the

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song "7 Minutes in Heaven (Atavan Halen)" (2005) and in the

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" (2016). Theatrical references to the game include the Steven Levenson play ''

'' (2009).

References

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