Steal This Movie (2000)

Director:

Robert Greenwald

Writers (WGA):

Anita Hoffman (book) and
Abbie Hoffman (book) ...
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Release Date:

28 June 2002 (Spain)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | Romance

Plot:

Five years after Yippie founder Abbie Hoffman goes underground to avoid a drug-related prison sentence...

Plot Keywords:

Reporter | FBI | Flashback | Welfare | Harassment

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Vincent D'Onofrio	...	Abbie Hoffman
Janeane Garofalo	...	Anita Hoffman
Jeanne Tripplehorn	...	Johanna Lawrenson
Kevin Pollak	...	Gerry Lefcourt
Donal Logue	...	Stew Albert
Kevin Corrigan	...	Jerry Rubin
Alan Van Sprang	...	David Glenn
Troy Garity	...	Tom Hayden
Ingrid Veninger	...	Judy Albert
Stephen Marshall	...	Louis Wertzel
Joyce Gordon	...	Florence Hoffman
Bernard Kay	...	John Hoffman
Jean Daigle	...	Sheriff
Johnie Chase	...	Josh
Joshua Dov	...	Hippie Kid - NYC
Michael Cera	...	America - 7 & 8 Years Old
Craig Ryan	...	America - 16 Years Old
James Binkley	...	Crew Cut #1
Walter Masko	...	Crew Cut #2
Brian King	...	Crew Cut #3
Jim Codrington	...	Soldier
Merwin Mondesir	...	Private Kendall
Derek Murchie	...	Undercover Cop
Joey Pomanti	...	Juror
Shawn Lawrence	...	Stahl
Tony Meyler	...	Cop #1
Nick Bacon	...	Cop #2
Trevor Bain	...	Medic
Shane Daly	...	Chicago Cop (as Shane Daley)
Kent Staines	...	Richard Schultz
Ken Kramer	...	Judge Hoffman
David Eisner	...	William Kuntsler
Todd Kozan	...	Rennie Davis
Panou	...	Bobby Seale
Timm Zemanek	...	David Dellinger
Keith Jones	...	John Frolnes
Marc Aubin	...	Lee Weiner
Domenico Fiore	...	Jury Foreman (as Dom Fiore)
Chad Willett	...	Sky (as Chad Willet)
Tyagi Schwartz	...	Wannabe Hippie
Demore Barnes	...	Student Leader
Robert Smith	...	Ad Exec
Jeana MacIsaac	...	Unknown Woman
Scott Wickware	...	FBI Agent Kells
Kevin Hare	...	FBI Agent
Shaun Smyth	...	Paul Held
Jody Racicot	...	Cardozo
Aaron Steele	...	Sambini
Stuart Clow	...	FBI Agent in Filing Room
Rhona Shekter	...	Auditor
Kim Roberts	...	Auditor
Beatriz Pizano	...	Mrs. Ramos
Michael Capellupo	...	Studio Exec
Andy Marshall	...	Security Guard
Jeff Pustil	...	Dr. Oscar Janigar
June Whiteman	...	Mayor at Yacht Club
Carolyn Goff	...	Hippie Girl
Donald Tripe	...	Newscaster #1
Christine Donatelli	...	Newscaster #2 (as Christina Donatelli)
Philip Craig	...	Police Chief
Toni Ellwand	...	Mother (as Toni Ellewand)
Robert Ward	...	FBI Agent in Boiler Room
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Spiro Agnew	...	Himself (at his inauguration, behind Nixon) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bill Boyd	...	Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)
Jimmy Carter	...	Himself (at his inauguration) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rosalynn Carter	...	Herself (at her husband's inauguration) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Richard J. Daley	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Vinny DeGennaro	...	Driver (uncredited)
Dale Evans	...	Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hubert H. Humphrey	...	Himself (at Nixon inauguration) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lyndon Johnson	...	Himself (declines renomination) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ethel Kennedy	...	Herself (behind RFK) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Robert F. Kennedy	...	Himself (final speech) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Martin Luther King	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Marcus Mayer	...	Cop #3 (uncredited)
William Mercado	...	Hippie (uncredited)
Pat Nixon	...	Herself (at her husband's inauguration) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Richard Nixon	...	Himself (at his first inauguration) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ila Packman	...	Abby Hoffman's comrad leaving prison (uncredited)
Roy Rogers	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Michael Segovia	...	America Hoffman - age 4 (uncredited)
Earl Warren	...	Himself (swears in Nixon) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directed by
Robert Greenwald

Writing credits (WGA)
Anita Hoffman		(book "To America with Love: Letters From the Underground") and
Abbie Hoffman		(book "To America with Love: Letters From the Underground")
Marty Jezer		(book "Abbie Hoffman American Rebel")
Bruce Graham		(screenplay)

Produced by
Jon Avnet	....	executive producer
Ken Christmas	....	executive producer
Vincent D'Onofrio	....	executive producer
Brad Gordon	....	co-producer (as Bradley H. Gordon)
Robert Greenwald	....	producer
Gerald Lefcourt	....	associate producer
Jacobus Rose	....	producer
Elizabeth Selzer	....	co-producer (as Elizabeth Selzer Lang)

Original Music by
Mader

Cinematography by
Denis Lenoir		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Kimberly Ray

Casting by
Jeanne McCarthy

Production Design by
Linda Del Rosario
Richard Paris

Set Decoration by
Renee Davenport

Costume Design by
Sherry McMorran

Makeup Department
Patricia Grande	....	key hair stylist
Sylvia Nava	....	hair department supervisor: Rick Baker/Cinovation
Edelgard K. Pfluegl	....	makeup artist
James Ryder	....	makeup artist: Vincent D'Onofrio
James Ryder	....	special makeup effects artist: Vincent D'Onofrio
James Ryder	....	wigs: Vincent D'Onofrio
Yoichi Art Sakamoto	....	makeup effects fabrication
Marilyn Terry	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Judith Blume	....	post-production supervisor
Marilyn Stonehouse	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Harley Cohen	....	third assistant director
Yolanda Graci	....	second assistant director
Kevin Hourigan	....	third assistant director
Tony Lucibello	....	first assistant director
Jacobus Rose	....	second unit director

Art Department
Malcolm Byard	....	lead dresser
Ann-Marie Ferney-Tellez	....	property master
Phillip Tellez	....	construction coordinator
Grant Van Der Slagt	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
Alek Bromke	....	assistant adr recordist
Dan Fontana	....	assistant sound editor
Bruce Fortune	....	sound designer
Bruce Fortune	....	sound supervisor
Bruce Fortune	....	supervising sound editor
Douglas Ganton	....	production sound mixer
Kimberly Ellen Lowe	....	dialogue editor
Steve Mann	....	sound effects editor
Ryan Murphy	....	sound recordist
Steve Nelson	....	sound effects editor
Jeffrey Perkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Alexander Schwartz	....	foley artist
Mike Shuman	....	assistant sound editor
Edward M. Steidele	....	foley artist
Robert Troy	....	dialogue editor
Carl D. Ware	....	sound designer
Patrick Cicero	....	sound assistant (uncredited)
J. Aloysius Flanagan III	....	sound editorial support (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Martin Malivoire	....	special effects coordinator
Dean Stewart	....	special effects assistant

Visual Effects by
Christopher Dusendschon	....	hazeltine optical element timing: THDX (uncredited)
Christopher Dusendschon	....	in-show optical compositor: THDX (uncredited)

Stunts
Plato Fountidakis	....	stunt cop
Robert Reece	....	stunt cop
Herb Reischl Jr.	....	stunt cop (as Herb Reischl)
David Stevenson	....	stunt coordinator
David Stevenson	....	stunt cop
Ryan Weichel	....	stunt cop

Camera and Electrical Department
P. Michael Agnello	....	camera trainee
Nick Bacon	....	dolly grip (as Nicholas Bacon)
Bob Becchio	....	camera assistant: "a" camera, second unit
James L. Conway	....	best boy grip
Brad Durante	....	camera operator: second unit
Brad Durante	....	director of photography: second unit
Greg Grainger	....	grip
Sean Jensen	....	Steadicam operator
Jason Micallef	....	electrician
Jeff Miller	....	key grip
Ila Packman	....	grip
Matthew Pill	....	grip
Christopher Probst	....	first assistant camera: USA
Michael Rintoul	....	camera operator
Ken Rudolph	....	stop motion photographer: main titles
Robert Vigus	....	best boy grip

Casting Department
Blythe Cappello	....	casting associate: USA
Tina Gerussi	....	casting: Toronto
Meredith Jacobson	....	extras casting: New York
Jeanne McCarthy	....	casting: USA

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sidney Sproule	....	costume buyer

Editorial Department
Steve Ansell	....	assistant editor
Brad Durante	....	second assistant editor
Brett S. McCarthy	....	assistant editor
Mike Stanwick	....	color timer

Music Department
David Appelt	....	music mixer
David Appelt	....	music recording engineer
P.J. Bloom	....	music coordinator
Ray Espinola Jr.	....	music coordinator
Steffan Fantini	....	musician
Evyen Klean	....	music supervisor
Eric Liljestrand	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Robert Tenaglia	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Melissa F. Barrie	....	production coordinator
Joe Barzo	....	location manager: Toronto
Jason Bretz	....	executive assistant
Donald Colafranceschi	....	production assistant
Patricia Hanley Cumming	....	on-set supervisor
William Driver	....	assistant to producer
William Engel	....	set groupie
Robert Enriquez	....	development
Joel Green	....	unit publicist
Stephen Krug	....	executive assistant
Ray McMillan	....	front projectionist
Kimberlee Morley	....	assistant production coordinator
Karen Roberts	....	production accountant
Deborah Ross	....	title designer
Philip Spurvey	....	location scout
Ajamu Walker	....	location manager
Sherry Wolfson	....	location manager

Thanks
Tom Hayden	....	special thanks
Anita Hoffman	....	dedicatee
Bobby Seale	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Ardent Films
• Greenlight Productions
• Lakeshore International
• Robert Greenwald Productions

Distributors

• Cinemax (2005) (Hungary) (TV)
• Lions Gate Films
• Sociedad General de Derechos Audiovisuales (SOGEDASA) (Spain)
• Trimark Video (USA) (DVD)

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Runtime:

107 min | Spain:106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Australia:M | Spain:13 | USA:R | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Brampton, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Ardent Films

Trivia:

Second most stolen film in America, the first being Clerks. (1994).

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): The sign behind Abbie Hoffman for the "Chicago 7 Legal Defense Fund" is misspelled "Defence".

Movie Connections:

Features "The Roy Rogers & Dale Evans Show" (1962)

Soundtrack:

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An interesting film

The film is an interesting look, at what appears to be an interesting man. The style of film is distracting at first - it's all a little too busy, but once you get get by that the film is an interesting ride. The performances are great - Janeane Garolfalo and Jeanne Tripplehorn play the women Abbie loved and do it very effectivly. And D'Onofio is great as Hoffman himself - fiery, passionate and very effective. If there's a problem with the movie, it's that it seems too in love with Hoffman to give a truly accuarate picture. It romaticizes his struggle and seems to think that Hoffman did nothing wrong when he sold what appears to be a lot of cocaine to an FBI agent. True, he was set up, but he still sold it. The film breezes past Hoffman's suicide and paints a man like a golden boy, a truly great man. I would have appreciated a more honest look.