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10 February 1992 (USA) morePlot:
Bob Bryant (Dennis Franz), F.B.I. agent in charge of an operation to arrest Adam Swapp (Kyle Secor)... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Kind of Boring moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Ed Begley Jr. | ... | Lt. Fred House | |
| Dennis Franz | ... | Bob Bryant | |
| Tess Harper | ... | Vickie Singer | |
| Paul Le Mat | ... | Doug Bodrero | |
| Kyle Secor | ... | Adam Swapp | |
| Norbert Weisser | ... | John Singer | |
| William H. Macy | ... | Ray Daniels | |
| Rex Linn | ... | Sheriff Ron Gray | |
| Lindsey Ginter | ... | Woody Jackson | |
| Edward Wiley | ... | Frank | |
| Mitch Carter | ... | Ian Walters | |
| Oscar Rowland | ... | Otto Doeffer | |
| Mike Westenskow | ... | Ronald Perkins | |
| Garwin Sanford | ... | Rossi | |
| Jan Broberg Felt | ... | Heidi Swapp (as Jan Gardner) |
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Marion, Utah, USAFun Stuff
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I haven't seen this movie since it was first shown on television, thus my memory is hazy. It concerns a small group of Mormon fundamentalists who run afoul of both their less extremist Mormon neighbors and the local sheriff. Disputing issues like polygamous marriage, home schooling and water rights, the situation escalates over a period of time into open warfare, with the catalyst for the final confrontation being the bombing of the local Mormon Stake Center (i.e. church) by the fundamentalists, who hole up at their family farm.
The F.B.I., led by Dennis Franz, is called in as this is now beyond the control of the local authorities and a Waco-like siege ensues. Frustrated, and unable to make any headway in negotiations, an assault is finally ordered, resulting in the capture of the renegade group but also in the death of a police officer.
This was not a particularly good movie as the buildup to the final confrontation lacked a sense of drama or inevitability. We feel no empathy for any of the characters except for the policeman who is killed, as he gave his life over what should have been a minor affair that spun out of control because of stupidity masquerading as religious debate. The fundamentalist group takes most of the blame here.
Dennis Franz's character tries to be sympathetic, but not being a Mormon, or even particularly religious, he clearly fails to understand what this is all about. Having written this, I am surprised at the parallels between this incident and the later standoff at Waco, Texas.