Steal This Movie (2000)

• Year: 2000
• Released: 28 Jun 2002
• Country: United States
• Adwords: 2 nominations
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0161216/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/steal_this_movie
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• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: English
• MPA Rating: R
• Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
• Runtime: 107 min
• Writer: Anita Hoffman, Abbie Hoffman, Marty Jezer
• Director: Robert Greenwald
• Cast: Vincent D’Onofrio, Janeane Garofalo, Jeanne Tripplehorn
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	6.4/10
	36/100
	51% – Critics
	71% – Audience

Steal This Movie Storyline

Five years after Yippie founder Abbie Hoffman goes underground to avoid a drug-related prison sentence, he contacts a reporter to get out the story of the FBI’s covert spying, harassment and inciting of violence they then blame on the Left. The skeptical reporter interviews Anita, Hoffman’s wife, a single mom on welfare in New York City; Hoffman’s attorney, Gerry Lefcourt; and others. As they talk, we see Hoffman’s career in flashbacks, from early civil rights organizing through the trial of the Chicago Eight. While underground, as mental illness takes its toll, he meets Johanna Lawrenson, and an odd family develops: Abbie, Anita, their son, and Johanna. Will vindication ever arrive?—

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Abbie Hoffman: American

“Steal This Movie” is the biopic of Abbie Hoffman, the famed activist and self proclaimed “orphan of America.” The movie paints a portrait of Abbie as a man who loved his country, only not the way the status quo would have wanted him to. Vincent D’Onofrio plays the lead with a real passion, and Janeane Garofalo also displays competent dramatic ability as Abbie’s wife Anita. This movie shows America in the 1960s at its best and worst. What I found interesting was its use of grainy film for flashbacks, to take on the look of a ’60s documentary. If you were alive in Abbie Hoffman’s time, you either loved him or hated him. Seeing the story of his life may give you a new perspective on who he was.

Good biography of a great man

‘Steal This Movie’ is a well-thought, well-written well-acted, well-made dramatization of the life of left-wing activist Abbie Hoffman, probably the most famous of the Chicago Seven. (The title is a play on the title of Hoffman’s autobiography, ‘Steal This Book’, though it certainly doesn’t have the poignancy of that title.) ‘Steal This Movie’ made some bold casting choices. The lead role was given to Vincent D’Onofrio: not an obvious choice, because Vincent looks very little like Abbie, which caused many die-hard history aficionados to bash the decision. However, Vincent fills the role wonderful, brilliantly, expressing all the conflicting sides of Hoffman’s personality, his sense of humor, his dead seriousness, strict political consciousness, bi-polar disorder, having to live in hiding and away from his wife and son. He makes the character come alive much more than someone else could have by simply looking and talking like him. Abbie’s wife Anita is played wonderfully by SNL’s Janeane Garofalo, accomplished comedian but not so as a dramatic actress.

Though it doesn’t have that much cinematic value by its own right, ‘Steal This Movie’ does a fantastic job of getting through both the spirit of the time and the greatness and difficulties of Hoffman’s activities and his character – a great and fascinating person whose impact has long been overlooked. It’s also a wonderful document of an important period that is practically ignored (relatively, of course). For those interested in the late 60s, in the hippie movements, Black Panthers and other left wing political movements of the time, and of course in Hoffman himself – it’s invaluable, on top of being both touching and entertaining. A good watch.

Organizing activities can be harmful to your health.

Robert Greenwald directs this brilliant biopic of ’60s counter-culture rabble-rouser Abbie Hoffman(Vincent D’Onofrio)following his involvement with civil rights demonstrations in the south; his association with the infamous Chicago 7 and his disappearance underground in the ’70s. Great mix of actual historic footage and well paced dialogue based on the books of Hoffman and his wife Anita. The perky Janeane Garofalo portrays Anita Hoffman and Jeanne Tripplehorn plays Hoffman’s girlfriend Johanna Lawrence. Also in the cast are Kevin Pollak, Troy Garity and Kevin Corrigan. D’Onofrio is excellent in the lead role. This is the least heard account of events, but very thought provoking and interesting.