The Weather Underground
The Weather Underground

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- 75/100 based on 3,713 votes
  • Released: 2002
  • Runtime: 92 mins
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  • Studio: The Free History Project
  • Genres: Documentary

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... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Weather Underground:

Lili Taylor
Bernardine Dohrn
Mark Rudd
Brian Flanagan
David Gilbert
Bill Ayers

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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.

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Cinema Writer - 10/10 by Jay Antania history lesson that takes us on a lacerating journey from the '60s anti-war movements to their emotional ripple effects in the modern-day
Variety - 10/10 by Scott FoundasAssembled in a straightforward, television-style presentation that gets the better of it.
New York Times - 10/10 by Elvis MitchellThis terrifically smart and solid piece of filmmaking lets the former Weathermen, now in their 50's and older, speak into the camera and reveal a bit of their personal histories as well as what the peace movement meant to them.
Internet Reviews - 9/10 by Steve RhodesA chilling, cautionary tale that needs to be seen by a wide audience. My only fear is that many will take away the wrong message from the film, thinking how daring these young revolutionaries were as they tried to blow up our government.
Washington Post - 9/10 by Desson ThomsonOne of the most thought-provoking documentaries of recent times.
L.A. Weekly - 9/10 by Ernest HardyThrough masterful editing, nimble music selection and smart use of documentary materials, the filmmakers shake the dust off cultural clichés to provide a provocative survey of the past. It’s a subversively sleek enterprise.
San Diego Metropolitan - 9/10 by Jean LowerisonThis film should be seen by every American, particularly those too young to have lived through those times.
Dallas Morning News - 9/10 by Gary DowellAn eye-opening look at idealism taken to extremes during one of the most turbulent periods of American history.
ToxicUniverse.com - 9/10 by John A. Nesbitintimate insider portrait of the radical Weather Underground in the context of its times
Planet Sick-Boy - 9/10 by Jon PopickIt's really jam-packed full of great stuff.

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