
The Weather Underground (2002)
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- Unrated
- 1h 32min
- Documentary, History
- 13 Nov 2003 (Australia)
- Movie
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 3 nominations.
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Cast
Lili Taylor | ... |
Narrator (voice)
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Pamela Z | ... |
Narrator (voice)
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Jim Lange | ... |
Additional Narrator (voice)
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Evan White | ... |
Additional Narrator (voice)
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Bernardine Dohrn | ... |
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Mark Rudd | ... |
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Brian Flanagan | ... |
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David Gilbert | ... |
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Bill Ayers | ... |
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Naomi Jaffe | ... |
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Todd Gitlin | ... |
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Laura Whitehorn | ... |
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Don Strickland | ... |
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Kathleen Cleaver | ... |
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Skip Andrew | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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L.D. Barkley | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Ivan Boesky | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Fidel Castro | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Eldridge Cleaver | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Bob Dylan | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Jane Fonda | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Gerald Ford | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Theodore Gold | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Billy Graham | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Fred Hampton | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Abbie Hoffman | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Dustin Hoffman | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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George Jackson | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Georgia Jackson | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Martin Luther King | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Timothy Leary | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Charles Manson | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Zedong Mao | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Walter Mondale | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Richard Nixon | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Ronald Reagan | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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James Robison | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Evelle Younger | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Directed by
Sam Green | ||
Bill Siegel | ... | (co-director) |
Produced by
Christian Ettinger | ... | executive producer |
Jannat Gargi | ... | Imaging Producer |
Sam Green | ... | producer |
Mary Harron | ... | executive producer |
Carrie Lozano | ... | producer |
Sue Ellen McCann | ... | executive producer |
Bill Siegel | ... | producer |
Marc Smolowitz | ... | producer |
Music by
David Cerf | ... | (as Dave Cerf) |
Amy Domingues |
Cinematography by
Andrew Black | ... | director of photography (as Andy Black) |
Federico Salsano | ... | director of photography |
Film Editing by
Sam Green | ||
Dawn Logsdon |
Editorial Department
Herbert H. Bennett | ... | colorist (as Herbert Bennett) / on-line editor (as Herbert Bennett) |
Angela Reginato | ... | assistant editor |
Art Department
Janet Raugust | ... | graphics |
Sound Department
Jake Collins | ... | location sound |
Elise Hurwitz | ... | location sound |
Steve La Fayette | ... | location sound (as Steve Lafayette) |
Rich Pooler | ... | location sound |
David Westby | ... | sound mixer |
Andre Philippenko | ... | assistant sound editor (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
David Fenton | ... | additional camera |
Greg Gricus | ... | additional camera operator |
Music Department
Jerry Busher | ... | composer: additional music |
Brendan Canty | ... | composer: additional music |
Ian MacKaye | ... | composer: additional music |
Brooke Wentz | ... | music clearances: The Rights Workshop |
David Cerf | ... | music editor (uncredited) |
Amy Domingues | ... | music editor (uncredited) |
Bob Massey | ... | composer: original music (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Lindsay Anderson | ... | production assistant |
Jason Cohn | ... | production assistant |
Charlotte Gutierrez | ... | production assistant |
Sarah Harbin | ... | production assistant |
David Harris | ... | production assistant |
John Lithgow | ... | production assistant |
Sarah Marx | ... | production assistant |
Guy Morrison | ... | archival footage assistance |
Kenn Rabin | ... | archival footage assistance |
Sara Sculley | ... | production assistant |
Lindsay Dellas | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
Sarah Harbin | ... | researcher (uncredited) |
Terry L. James | ... | digital film transfer (uncredited) |
Thanks
Herbert H. Bennett | ... | special thanks (as Herbert Bennett) |
Tom Hayden | ... | thanks |
Guy Morrison | ... | special thanks |
Alex Trebek | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Ideas for Films (2005) (France) (theatrical)
- Filmfreak Distributie (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Madman Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
- Roco Films (2002) (Non-US)
- Shadow Distribution (2003) (United States)
- Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep (VPRO) (2005) (Netherlands) (tv)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2004) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Aeon Sound (sound mixing)
- Bay Area Video Coalition (production services)
- Beyond Pix Productions (production services)
- Complex Corporation (production services)
- Film Arts Foundation (production services)
- Metropolis Editorial (production services)
- Monaco Film and Video (production services)
- Oddball Films (archival footage)
- Shearman & Sterling (legal assistance)
- Sirius Sound (production services)
- The Law Offices of John M. FitzGerald (legal assistance)
- The Rights Workshop (music clearance)
- The Treehouse, North Hollywood (production services)
- Varitel Video (production services)
- Video Arts (production services)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
In the late 1960s and early 1970s polarization of American political situation was becoming acute, with the Vietnam War abroad and civil rights at home being the most pressing issues. For the youth political movement, seemingly ineffectual methods of peaceful protest and resistance led to the rise of a faction that wanted a more extreme approach that the government could not ignore. One particular group, the Weather Underground, attempted to team up with the Black Panthers to violently confront the US government. They began with participation in street riots, and escalated their efforts to include the bombing of specific targets associated with the government or local power structures. Through archival footage and interviews of participants on both sides of this conflict, this film covers the Weather Underground's campaign of violence through this period, the FBI's strategies and tactics to apprehend them (including some deemed unethical or illegal), until changing times and disillusionment brought their activities to an end. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com) |
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Box Office
Opening Weekend United States | $10,340, 22 Jun 2003 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | In the segment about the accidental explosion of the Greenwich Village townhouse at 18 West 11th Street, Dustin Hoffman can be seen standing next to a fire truck observing the scene. He was living in the townhouse next door with his wife at the time, Anne Byrne. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004). See more » |
Soundtracks | Jynueythek Ylow See more » |
Quotes |
Mark Rudd:
I cherished my hate as a badge of moral superiority. See more » |