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The Weather Underground

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When the Beatles land in America in the early 1960s, young men wearing their hair long strike the nation as an abomination. But within a few years, youthful rebellion grows more severe: Witness the Weathermen, the radical antiwar activists who mobilize (unsuccessfully) to overthrow the U.S. government. With contemporary interviews and archival footage, this documentary elucidates the Weather Underground's controversial history and continuing significance.
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Fascinating documentary about the militant Weathermen.

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Peter Travers Rolling Stone Rated: 3/4 Aug 14, 2007 Full Review Lisa Kennedy Denver Post The Weather Underground leaves the viewer with many questions. To the filmmakers' credit, most of them are the right and urgent ones to ask. Rated: 3/4 Oct 31, 2003 Full Review James Adams Globe and Mail Directors Sam Green and Bill Siegel expertly limn the forces that gave rise to Weatherman and clearly sympathize with the group's motivations. At the same time, they don't stint on Weatherman's follies. Rated: 3.5/4 Oct 24, 2003 Full Review David Walsh World Socialist Web Site The most striking feature of the film ... is the banality of the political conceptions held by the members of the Weathermen and Weather Underground. Feb 15, 2021 Full Review Jay Antani Cinema Writer a history lesson that takes us on a lacerating journey from the '60s anti-war movements to their emotional ripple effects in the modern-day Rated: 4/4 Aug 17, 2010 Full Review Mark Halverson Sacramento News & Review Rated: 4/5 Aug 7, 2008 Full Review Read all reviews

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dustin d The Weather Underground is a retrospective on the '70s-era left-wing terrorist organization (that is the precursor to Antifa) depicting the seemingly normal, apparently well-meaning people who were in the group. The documentary presents a neutral viewpoint, but I would have liked more discussion on what motivated the terrorists and how they view their actions ~30 years later. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Every American should watch this... now!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member A really compelling documentary about the radical offshoot of the SDS responsible for a series of bombings of public buildings and for breaking Timothy Leary out of prison and smuggling him to Algiers. It's a fair assessment of both sides of the issue, interviewing former members of the group as well as the FBI agent who lead the task force that tracked their movements as well as more moderate members of the SDS like Todd Gitlin. Timely viewing since American society seems to be heading back towards a time where extreme political division creates groups like this. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member Fascinating story, amazing archival footage, but lacks a bit of depth and detail at times. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member Undeniably gripping documentary about domestic terrorists. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Excellent documentary about the violent Radical Left of the early 1970s. You will likely find some of these people and their actions highly repellant, but it's well worth reviewing what they did and why they did it. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis When the Beatles land in America in the early 1960s, young men wearing their hair long strike the nation as an abomination. But within a few years, youthful rebellion grows more severe: Witness the Weathermen, the radical antiwar activists who mobilize (unsuccessfully) to overthrow the U.S. government. With contemporary interviews and archival footage, this documentary elucidates the Weather Underground's controversial history and continuing significance.
Director
Sam Green, Bill Siegel
Producer
Sam Green, Bill Siegel, Carrie Lozano, Marc Smolowitz
Distributor
Shadow Distribution
Production Co
The Free History Project
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 17, 2002, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 14, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$560.2K
Runtime
1h 32m