Steal This Movie (2000) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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The rise and fall of Abbie Hoffman -- activist, radical, fugitive, lover. With the love of his life, Anita, by his side, Abbie outraged the establishment and seduced his passive generation into action. In 1968, Abbie, Anita, and a small circle of friends founded Yippie! -- a band of revolutionaries

Cast & Crew

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Robert Greenwald

Vincent D'onofrio

Janeane Garofalo

Jeanne Tripplehorn

Johanna Lawrenson

Kevin Pollak

Donal Logue

Film Details

MPAA Rating

Genre

Adaptation

Biography

Drama

Period

Political

Release Date

2000

Production Company

Lakeshore International

Distribution Company

Lionsgate; Lionsgate; Trimark Home Video

Location

Toronto, Ontario, Canada; New York City, New York, USA

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 51m

Synopsis

The rise and fall of Abbie Hoffman -- activist, radical, fugitive, lover. With the love of his life, Anita, by his side, Abbie outraged the establishment and seduced his passive generation into action. In 1968, Abbie, Anita, and a small circle of friends founded Yippie! -- a band of revolutionaries organized to protest the war at the Democratic National Convention. The police riots that followed made headlines the world over and exposed the repression at the heart of our free society. Abbie and seven others -- known as the Chicago Seven -- stood trial for inciting the riot and his chutzpah and brilliant theatrics earned him his status as a countercultural hero and led to their release on appeal. Few know the price he paid. Abbie and Anita lived under constant FBI surveillance and endured a Hoover-led smear campaign that cost them work, friends and, finally, their marriage.

Director

Robert Greenwald

Cast

Vincent D'onofrio

Janeane Garofalo

Jeanne Tripplehorn

Johanna Lawrenson

Kevin Pollak

Donal Logue

Kevin Corrigan

Alan Van Sprang

Troy Garity

Ingrid Veninger

Stephen Marshall

Joyce Gordon

Florence Hoffman

Bernard Kay

Andrew Hoffman

(Cameo Appearance)

Crew

David Appelt

Music Recorder & Mixer (The Bakery/Burbank--California)

Jon Avnet

Executive Producer

Kevin Bowe

Song ("Honey Honey Honey")

Jackson Browne

Song Performer ("My Back Pages")

Eric Burdon

Song Performer ("Power To The People")

Mary Chapin Carpenter

Song Performer ("Mellow Yellow")

Joseph Chambers

Song ("Time Has Come Today")

Willie Chambers

Song ("Time Has Come Today")

Ken Christmas

Executive Producer

Sheryl Crow

Song Performer ("Time Has Come Today")

Vincent D'onofrio

Executive Producer

Renee Davenport

David Peel & The Lower East Si

Song Performer ("Oink, Oink" "Legalize Marijuana")

Ray Davies

Songs ("At The Fair" "On Parade")

Linda Del Rosario

Production Designer

Ani Di Franco

Song Performer ("I'Ts All Over Now Baby Blue" "When I'M Gone")

Samudio Domingo

Song ("Whooly Bully")

Bob Dylan

Songs ("My Back Pages" "It'S All Over Now Baby Blue")

Steve Earle

Song Performer ("Time Has Come Today")

Bruce Fortune

Supervising Sound Designer

Bruce Fortune

Supervising Sound Editor

Aretha Franklin

Song Performer ("I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)")

The Fugs

Song Performer ("Supergirl")

Douglas Ganton

Bradley H Gordon

Bruce Graham

Robert Greenwald

Stephan Grossman

Song ("Troubled Voodoo Blues")

Tim Hardin

Song Performer ("Reason To Believe")

Tim Hardin

Richie Havens

Song ("Follow")

Abbie Hoffman

Book As Source Material ("To America With Love: Letters From The Underground")

Anita Hoffman

Book As Source Material ("To America With Love: Letters From The Underground")

Marty Jezer

Book As Source Material ("Abbie Hoffman: American Rebel")

Paul Jones

Song ("Troubled Voodoo Blues")

Evyen Klean

Music Supervisor

Philip Kleinbart

Executive In Charge Of Production

Tuli Kupferberg

Song ("Supergirl")

Elizabeth Selzer Lang

Gerald Lefcourt

Associate Producer

Donovan Leitch

Songs ("Season Of The Witch" "Mellow Yellow")

John Lennon

Song ("Power To The People")

Denis Lenoir

Director Of Photography

Denis Lenoir

Donal Logue

Song Performer ("Yodeling Yippie")

Tony Lucibello

1st Assistant Director; Assistant Director

Martin Malivoire

Special Effects Coordinator

Jeanne Mccarthy

Country Joe Mcdonald

Songs ("Feel Like I'M Fixin' To Die Rag" "Superbird")

Sherry Mcmorran

Costume Designer

Jerry Merrick

Song ("Follow")

Graham Nash

Graham Nash

Song Performer ("Chicago")

Philm Ochs

Song Performer ("I Ain'T Marchin' Anymore")

Philm Ochs

Song; Song ("When I'M Gone")

Joan Osborne

Song Performer ("My Back Pages")

Richard Paris

Production Designer

David Peel

Songs ("Oink, Oink" "Legalize Marijuana")

Edelgard Pfluegel

Billy Preston

Song Performer ("Power To The People")

Bonnie Raitt

Song Performer ("I'Ts All Over Now Baby Blue")

Kimberly Ray

Jacobus Rose

James Ryder

Ed Sanders

Song ("Yodeling Yippie")

Timothy Schmidt

Song Performer ("Carry On")

Ronnie Shannon

Song ("I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)")

Edwin Starr

Song Performer ("War")

Stephen Stills

Song ("Carry On")

Marilyn Stonehouse

Unit Production Manager

Barrett Strong

Marilyn Terry

Norman Whitfield

Douglas Williams

Song ("America The Beautiful")

Film Details

MPAA Rating

Genre

Adaptation

Biography

Drama

Period

Political

Release Date

2000

Production Company

Lakeshore International

Distribution Company

Lionsgate; Lionsgate; Trimark Home Video

Location

Toronto, Ontario, Canada; New York City, New York, USA

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 51m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Limited Release in United States August 18, 2000

Released in United States 2000

Released in United States July 2000

Released in United States June 2000

Released in United States March 2000

Released in United States May 2000

Released in United States on Video January 23, 2001

Released in United States September 2000

Released in United States Summer August 18, 2000

Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Santa Monica, California February 23 - March 1, 2000.

Shown at Deauville Festival of American Film September 1-10, 2000.

Shown at Nantucket Film Festival June 21-25, 2000.

Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival (in competition) March 2-12, 2000.

Shown at South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival in Austin, Texas March 10-18, 2000.

Shown at Stony Brook Film Festival, July 19-29, 2000.

Shown at the Cannes Film Festival (market) May 10-21, 2000.

Began shooting July 27, 1998.

Released in United States 2000 (Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Santa Monica, California February 23 - March 1, 2000.)

Released in United States on Video January 23, 2001

Released in United States March 2000 (Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival (in competition) March 2-12, 2000.)

Released in United States March 2000 (Shown at South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival in Austin, Texas March 10-18, 2000.)

Completed shooting September 25, 1998.

Troy Garity is Tom Hayden's real-life son.

Released in United States May 2000 (Shown at the Cannes Film Festival (market) May 10-21, 2000.)

Released in United States June 2000 (Shown at Nantucket Film Festival June 21-25, 2000.)

Released in United States July 2000 (Shown at Stony Brook Film Festival, July 19-29, 2000.)

Limited Release in United States August 18, 2000

Released in United States Summer August 18, 2000

Released in United States September 2000 (Shown at Deauville Festival of American Film September 1-10, 2000.)

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