Ambush in Waco: In the Line of Duty (1993) (TV)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Dick Lowry

Writer (WGA):

Phil Penningroth (written by)

Release Date:

23 May 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama

Plot:

Religious fanatics are barricaded in a building, and surrounded by police. But they're not going to surrender, they prefer to die. |

Plot Keywords:

Religious Fanatic | Cult | Waco Texas | Sequel | FBI

Cast

Tim Daly	...	David Koresh
William O'Leary	...	Adrian
Neal McDonough	...	Jason
Lewis Smith	...	Robert Williams
Marley Shelton	...	Laura (as Marlee Shelton)
Jeri Ryan	...	Rebecca (as Jeri Lynn Ryan)
Stephen Mailer
Debra Jo Rupp	...	Dorrie
Clu Gulager	...	McLennan County Sheriff
Gordon Clapp	...	Glenn
Richard McGonagle
Susanna Thompson	...	Meg
Heather McAdam	...	Michelle
Kris Kamm
Dan Lauria	...	Bob Blanchard

Runtime:

98 min | UK:89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) | Iceland:16 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Company:

Patchett Kaufman Entertainment

Movie Connections:

Follows In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders (1988) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Rise, Rise, Rise

So poorly done, the writer apologized.

This slip-shod piece of government propaganda was rushed to production before the final fire killed over 75 men, women and children. Although the disclaimer at the beginning of the film claims it was thoroughly researched, the stereotypes in which the characters were portrayed were comical, if not tragic misrepresentations. Filled with downright lies, the writer of this garbage later apologized to the surviving members and the families of those lost for his role in perpetuating the horrible myths surrounding David Koresh and his followers. (See David Thibodeau's _A Place Called Waco_, page 207 and writer Phil Penningroth's own "Righting Waco: Confessions of a Hollywood Propagandist" available at http://www.killingthebuddha.com/dogma/righting_waco.htm) This piece does play a role in the history of the standoff, as a clear example of the dead wrong information surrounding the standoff and raid. Therefore, take it with a grain of salt.