LA 92 (2017)

Twenty-five years after the verdict in the Rodney King trial sparked several days of protests, violence and looting in Los Angeles, filmmakers examine that tumultuous period through rarely seen archival footage.

Directors:

Daniel Lindsay (as Dan Lindsay), T.J. Martin (as TJ Martin)

Stars:

Henry Alfaro, Danny Bakewell, John D. Barnett

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Henry Alfaro	...	Self - KABC Reporter (archive footage)
Danny Bakewell	...	Self - Civl Rights Activist (archive footage)
John D. Barnett	...	Self - Attorney for Theodore Briseno (archive footage) (as John Barnett)
Bart Bartholomew	...	Self (archive footage)
Michael Bostic	...	Self - LAPD Commander (archive footage)
Tom Bradley	...	Self - Los Angeles Mayor (archive footage)
Theodore Briseno	...	Self - Defendant (archive footage) (as Officer Theodore Briseno)
Tom Brokaw	...	Self (archive footage)
George Bush	...	Self (archive footage)
Edward Chang	...	Self - Black-Korean Alliance (archive footage)
Bill Clinton	...	Self - Democratic Presidential Candidate (archive footage) (as Gov. Bill Clinton)
Reginald Denny	...	Self (archive footage)
Soon Ja Du	...	Self (archive footage)
John Ferraro	...	Self - Council President District 4 (archive footage)
Daryl Gates	...	Self - LAPD Chief (archive footage)

Storyline

Twenty-five years after the verdict in the Rodney King trial sparked several days of protests, violence and looting in Los Angeles, filmmakers examine that tumultuous period through rarely seen archival footage.

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Plot Keywords:

1990s | police | fire | racism | riot | 

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Taglines:

The Past Is Prologue

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Genres:

Documentary | Crime | History

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for disturbing violence, bloody images, and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Directors Daniel Lindsay and T.J. Martin sorted through 1,700 hours of archival footage for the 114 minute documentary.

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Quotes

Himself - Ciy Councilmember: Mr. President, all of us I think have been stunned by what has happened. And I can't imagine that the chief or anybody else in the city would condone the kind of conversation that took place-both electronically and by voice- in that Foothill division that night. Blacks are not animals. They're not lizards. They're not apes. They're not gorillas anymore than any of us are. They're human beings. The first way to open the door to brutalizing people in any place is to cheapen their worth as human ...

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Connections

Features Rodney King Beating Video (1991)

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Soundtracks

Ebben ne andro lontana
From the opera "La Wally"
Written by Alfredo Catalani (as Catalani)

User Reviews

Brilliant

Simply using existing footage and avoiding any talking heads, this weaves a tale of how an incident incited violence in a community, what happened, and how nothing was really changed. I can't praise this enough for just letting images tell the story, never getting heavy handed with "experts." SEE THIS.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Korean

Release Date:

21 April 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

LA 92

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$297

Company Credits

Production Co:

National Geographic, Lightbox

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min

Color:

Color Black and White