The Siege at Ruby Ridge (1996) (TV)

Director:

Roger Young

Writers (WGA):

Lionel Chetwynd (written by)
Jess Walter (book)

Release Date:

19 May 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

TV dramatization of the 1992 siege.

Plot Keywords:

Two Part TV Movie | Religious Fanaticism | Real Life Mother And Daughter Playing Mother And Daughter | Based On True Story

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Laura Dern	...	Vicki Weaver
Randy Quaid	...	Randy Weaver
Kirsten Dunst	...	Sara Weaver
Bradley Pierce	...	Sammy Weaver
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
G.W. Bailey	...	Ralph Coulter
Joe Don Baker	...	Gerry Spence
Troy Bishop	...	Justin Coulter
Tom J. Blair	...	Aryan Speaker
Dirk Blocker	...	Udercover agent
Steve Buckley	...	William Degan
Darren E. Burrows	...	Kevin Harris
John Cragen	...	FBI agent
Chris Currie	...	Harry Adams
LaDon Drummond	...	FBI undercover agent
Kathy Garver	...	Real Estate Lady
Michael Girardin	...	Sandy
J. Orlin Grabbe
Gary Graham
Tracy Griffith	...	Gwen Coulter
Bob Gunton	...	Bo Gritz
Robert Harper	...	Earl Martens
Charlie Holliday	...	Matthew Duncan
John Dennis Johnston	...	Tony Vickers
Diane Ladd	...	Irma Coulter
Louis Landman	...	U.S. Marshal Paul White
Hal Landon Jr.	...	George Millins
Bruce Locke	...	Yamasaki
David A. Lockhart	...	U.S. Marshal Jones
Anni Long	...	Eve Marks
Aaron Lucich	...	Stan Kennedy
Preston Maybank	...	Don Crawford
Jonathan Mumm	...	Jury Foreman
Donal O'Sullivan	...	Sheriff's Deputy
Nicholas Pryor	...	Bert Yeager
Peter Quartaroli	...	Skinhead
August Schellenberg
Joel Swetow	...	Roy Marks
Christopher Townsend	...	Boy at party
James Townsend	...	Barber
Jennifer Townsend	...	Girl at party

Also Known As:

Every Knee Shall Bow: The Siege at Ruby Ridge (USA) (working title)
Ruby Ridge: An American Tragedy

Runtime:

192 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Argentina:16 | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Chico, California, USA

Company:

Edgar J. Scherick Associates

Trivia:

While filming a scene of running through a door, the rifle Laura Dern was carrying hit her in the face. She subsequently had to wear a neckbrace.

The Murderous Prologue to Waco

Very few people even remember Ruby Ridge, let alone what occurred and this just might be the greatest tragedy of all. But Ruby Ridge was a watershed. It paved the way for government bureaucrats at ATF and the FBI to violently react to American citizens who failed to pay proper homage. It revealed the arrogance of government's non-elected officials and their contempt for "non-compliant" Americans.

My wife, a former supervisor at the US Department of Justice was riveted to the screen as she watched this DVD. On several occasions, she repeated "this is just the way they are!" For the life of me, I don't understand why this unfolding drama was given such a low rating. Maybe most people are in denial over what happens when Americans don't bow to authority or live according to "approved" rules. Whatever the reason, it's a travesty to this excellent movie and a tragedy for democracy.

As someone who has spent some twenty years in uniform as a Field Grade Officer and as an individual who has known many "Feds," I can tell you that this film captured their incompetence and duplicitous arrogance to perfection.

Only "Waco, The Rules of Engagement," has managed to better clarify the threat we all face. It comes from unaccountable unelected Federal civil servant bureaucrats who feel that they are not just above the law, but but hold the power of life and death over citizens who threaten their sense of self-importance.

"The Siege at Ruby Ridge," is a must see.