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 enclosed space and do whatever they like for seven minutes. It is common for the participants to kiss or make out, but they may instead choose to talk, engage in sexual activity, 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'' (1985), '' Teen Wolf'' (1985), ''

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'' (2004), ''

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'' (2007), and '' Easy A'' (2010). TV or web series to feature the game include the '' Boy Meets World'' episode "Fear Strikes Out" (1994), the ''

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'' episode " And the Wiener Is..." (2001), the '' King of the Hill'' episode "Get Your Freak Off" (2002), the ''

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'' episode "The Talk" (2004), the '' Paris Hilton's My New BFF'' episode "You Gotta Have Class" (2008), the web series '' 7 Minutes in Heaven with Mike O'Brien'' (2011), season 5, episode 8 of The Big Bang Theory "The Isolation Permutation" (2011-2012), season 7, episode 18 of '' Modern Family'' "The Party" (2015–16), the ''

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'' episode " Seven Minutes in Heaven" (2016), the ''

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'' episode " Halloween IV" (2016), the '' Everything Sucks!'' episode "Romeo & Juliet in Space" (2018), the '' Uncle'' series 2 episode "Seven Minutes in Heaven" (2015) (set in

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), the '' Adventure Time'' 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 " Slumber Party" (2016). Theatrical references to the game include the

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play '' Seven Minutes in Heaven'' (2009).

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