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.

moving, eye-opening, and faithful to the book

A faithful adaptation of the excellent book, "Every Knee Shall Bow", which documented the tragedy of the Ruby Ridge incident. The first half of the movie introduces the Weaver family and friends and sets the scene for the dramatic, heartbreaking confrontation in the second half. Halfway through, one is made to feel glad the Weavers are not your neighbor. But by the end one is overwhelmed by the murderous injustice the Weavers suffer at the hands of the Federal Government. Excellent acting helps portray the Weavers as real human beings with faults and virtues instead of as devil or martyr cardboard cutouts.

The Ruby Ridge incident went largely unnoticed by the American Public until the exact same team of FBI agents were involved in the burndown of Waco a mere eight months later. This film does an excellent job of introducing the complex situation at Ruby Ridge to anyone who is still unaware of what happened there.