In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco

In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco is a 1993 American made-for-television action drama film starring Tim Daly that aired on NBC on May 23, 1993.

In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco
GenreCrime
Action
Drama
Thriller
Written byPhil Penningroth
Directed byDick Lowry
StarringDavid Soul
Theme music composerMark Snow
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerKenneth Kaufman
ProducersAnn Kindberg
Dick Lowry
Wendell Rawls
Production locationsTulsa, Oklahoma
CinematographyFrank Beascoechea
EditorsAnita Brandt-Burgoyne
Jeff Cahn
Running time98 minutes
Production companiesPatchett Kaufman Entertainment
World International Network
DistributorNBC
Release
Original networkNBC
Picture formatColor
Audio formatStereo
Original releaseMay 23, 1993 (1993-05-23)

Synopsis

The film portrays the events leading up to and at the start of the Waco siege.

Cast

Production

Filming took place in the Tulsa, Oklahoma area.[1]

Reception

Todd Everett of Variety.com noted that, even though it was already being filmed during the actual series of events, the film is "an engrossing affair, with no signs of hasty production".[2] John O'Connor of The New York Times also noted the rapid production of the film that aired "little more than a month after the Texas fire that claimed the lives of David Koresh and 71 other people" and determined that "the elapsed time between news story and television docudrama grows ever shorter as networks scramble to exploit a seemingly inexhaustible based-on-fact marketplace."[3] Due to this fact, Howard Rosenberg of the Los Angeles Times points out that the film does not focus on the final storming of the compound on April 19 but rather "the initial storming of the Mt. Carmel compound 51 days earlier" and concludes that "Phil Penningroth's script provides a rationale not only for the initial assault but also for the more controversial one on April 19 that resulted in mass deaths".[4]

Penningroth's regret

Screenplay writer Phil Penningroth has regretted his involvement with this telefilm in the years since its premiere, expressing his feelings in an August 2001 article he wrote for the online magazine Killing the Buddha.[5]

References
  1. https://www.allmovie.com/movie/in-the-line-of-duty-ambush-in-waco-v24643
  2. Everett, Todd (21 May 1993). "Nbc Sunday Night at the Movies in the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco".
  3. "Review/Television; Docudrama on the Heels of the News". The New York Times. 22 May 1993.
  4. ROSENBERG, HOWARD (22 May 1993). "TV REVIEWS : 'Ambush in Waco' a Rationale for Assault" – via LA Times.
  5. https://killingthebuddha.com/mag/righting-waco-confessions-of-a-hollywood-propagandist/
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