Steal This Movie!

Infobox_Film
name = Steal This Movie!


imdb_id = 0161216
producer = Jon Avnet
Ken Christmas
Vincent D'Onofrio
director = Robert Greenwald
writer = Marty Jezer
Bruce Graham
starring = Vincent D'Onofrio
Janeane Garofalo
Jeanne Tripplehorn
Kevin Corrigan
Donal Logue
Panou
music = Mader
cinematography = Denis Lenoir
editing = Kimberly Ray
distributor =
released = 2000
runtime = 107 min.
language = English
budget = |

"Steal This Movie" (2000) is an American biographical film of 1960s radical figure Abbie Hoffman. It was directed by Robert Greenwald and the screenplay was written by Bruce Graham. It is based on a number of books, including "To America with Love: Letters From the Underground" by Anita and Abbie Hoffman and "" by Marty Jezer.

The film follows Abbie Hoffman's (Vincent D'Onofrio) relationship with his second wife Anita (Janeane Garofalo) and their 'awakening' and subsequent conversion to an activist life. The title of the film is a play on Hoffman's 1970 counter-culture guidebook titled "Steal This Book".

Criticism and response

Some criticism of the film is that it is hagiographic of Abbie Hoffman and fails to give proper credit to other activists of the era like Paul Krassner, who co-founded the Yippies with Hoffman and his wife. Other critics disliked the film’s editing, which frequently relied upon the use of documentary footage, voiceovers, and subtitles to help advance the plot. However, nearly all film reviewers agreed that the strong acting performance of Vincent D'Onofrio as Hoffman overcame the film’s otherwise minor flaws and modest budget.

In September 2000 america Hoffman, son of Abbie and Anita, filed suit against Lion's Gate Films in an attempt to block further distribution of the film, accusing the filmmakers of invasion of privacy and presenting an "unauthorized, false and uncomplimentary portrayal" of him as a child. In the suit, america protested his portrayal in the film as "a wimpy, quiet, sulking and effeminate 'mama's boy,'" and accused filmmakers of implying america "may be a homosexual." [ [http://www.imdb.com/news/sb/2000-09-04#film4 Movie & TV News @ IMDb.com - Studio Briefing - 4 September 2000 ] ] America later dropped the suit and retracted his claims against the filmmakers, stating "I understand that the filmmaker's characterization of me and my relationship to my father was made in good faith and with honorable intentions." ["Hoffman's Son Settles Movie Suit" - Associated Press, January 9, 2001]

References

External links

* [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5858962939917432628 Steal This Movie on google video]
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