The Weather Underground (film)
The Weather Underground is a 2002 documentary film based on the rise and fall of the American radical organization Weather Underground.[3]
| The Weather Underground | |
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| Directed by | Sam Green, Bill Siegel [1] |
| Starring | Bill Ayers Bernardine Dohrn Mark Rudd Brian Flanagan Naomi Jaffe Laura Whitehorn David Gilbert Kathleen Neal Cleaver Todd Gitlin |
Running time | 95 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $564,632[2] |
Summary
Using much archive footage from the time as well as interviews with the Weathermen each at their current state, the film constructs a linear narrative of the organization and serves as a cautionary tale for current volatile times. [4]
Reception
Critical response
The Weather Underground has an approval rating of 91% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 58 reviews, and an average rating of 7.79/10. The website's critical consensus states, "Fascinating documentary about the militant Weathermen".[5] Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 77 out of 100, based on 23 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[6]
Accolades
The film, directed by Sam Green and Bill Siegel, won the audience choice award at the Chicago Underground Film Festival and went on to be nominated for an Academy Award in 2004. [7]
See also
- Underground
- The Company You Keep
- American Pastoral, the 2016 film adaptation of Philip Roth's novel about American left-wing terrorism
References
External links
- The Weather Underground site for Independent Lens on PBS
- The Weather Underground at IMDb
- The Weather Underground on Sam Green's website
- The Weather Underground Official Site
