Steal This Movie (2000)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Robert Greenwald

Writers (WGA):

Anita Hoffman (book) and
Abbie Hoffman (book) ...

Release Date:

28 June 2002 (Spain)

Genre:

Biography | Drama

Plot:

Five years after Yippie founder Abbie Hoffman goes underground to avoid a drug-related prison sentence...

Plot Keywords:

1970s | 1960s | Fugitive | Undercover Cop | Radical

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Vincent D'Onofrio	...	Abbie Hoffman
Janeane Garofalo	...	Anita Hoffman
Jeanne Tripplehorn	...	Johanna Lawrenson
Kevin Pollak	...	Gerry Lefcourt
Donal Logue	...	Stew Albert
Kevin Corrigan	...	Jerry Rubin
Alan Van Sprang	...	David Glenn
Troy Garity	...	Tom Hayden
Ingrid Veninger	...	Judy Albert
Stephen Marshall	...	Louis Wertzel
Joyce Gordon	...	Florence Hoffman
Bernard Kay	...	John Hoffman
Jean Daigle	...	Sheriff
Johnie Chase	...	Josh
Joshua Dov	...	Hippie Kid - NYC

Also Known As:

Abbie! (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

107 min | Spain:106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Australia:M | Spain:13 | USA:R | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Brampton, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Ardent Films

Trivia:

Troy Garity, who plays Tom Hayden, is the son of the real Tom Hayden and Jane Fonda.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): The sign behind Abbie Hoffman for the "Chicago 7 Legal Defense Fund" is misspelled "Defence".

Movie Connections:

References "The Hollywood Squares" (1965)

Soundtrack:

Superbird

Amazing movie

I loved this movie. I thought it was a good account of part of Abbie Hoffman's life, and was historically accurate.

I would recommend that everyone see it. Abbie Hoffman is an important figure in history, and I'm glad that this movie is there to inform people of this.

The acting is done well also, even though I had a bit of trouble separating Vincent D'Onofrio's Law & Order: CI role with this one. (I sometimes have a lot of trouble with that when there are actors the I watch all the time on regular television shows) I think this is a great film that really makes you think about things, and makes you want to learn more about Abbie Hoffman.