In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco
In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco | |
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Genre | Crime Action Drama Thriller |
Written by | |
Directed by | Dick Lowry |
Starring | Tim Daly |
Theme music composer | Mark Snow |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producer | |
Producers | Dick Lowry |
Production location | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Cinematography | |
Editors | Anita Brandt-Burgoyne |
Running time | 98 minutes |
Production companies | |
Distributor | NBC |
Release | |
Original network | NBC |
Picture format | Color |
Audio format | Stereo |
Original release | May 23, 1993 |
In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco is a 1993 American made-for-television action drama film starring Tim Daly that aired on NBC on May 23, 1993.
Synopsis[]
The film portrays the events leading up to and at the start of the Waco siege.
Cast[]
- Tim Daly as David Koresh
- William O'Leary as Adrian
- Neal McDonough as Jason
- Lewis Smith as Robert Williams
- Marley Shelton as Laura
- Jeri Ryan as Rebecca
- Debra Jo Rupp as Dorrie
- Clu Gulager as McLennan County Sheriff
- Gordon Clapp as Glenn
- Richard McGonagle
- Susanna Thompson as Meg
- Heather McAdam as Michelle
- Kris Kamm
- Dan Lauria as Bob Blanchard
- as Libby
- as Carol
- Cara Buono
- Glenn Morshower as Conway LeBleu
- as Sue Llamas
- Miriam Byrd-Nethery as Harriet
- as Bill
- as Hector
- featured uncredited ATF agent
- Alana Austin as Betsy
- Kent Broadhurst as Cole
- as Lizabeth
- James Marsden as Steven Willis
- as Adventist Man
- as Luis
- as Stan
- as Editor
- as Tribble
- as Farmer
- Staci Wilson as Delivery Driver
- as T.V. Reporter
- as Cameron
- Darryl Cox as Clerk
- as Gun Dealer
- as Drug Suspect
- as Mailman
- as Sprague
- as Reporter
Production[]
Filming took place in the Tulsa, Oklahoma area.[1]
Reception[]
Todd Everett of Variety.com noted that, even though it was already being filmed during the actual series of events, the film is "an engrossing affair, with no signs of hasty production".[2] John O'Connor of The New York Times also noted the rapid production of the film that aired "little more than a month after the Texas fire that claimed the lives of David Koresh and 71 other people" and determined that "the elapsed time between news story and television docudrama grows ever shorter as networks scramble to exploit a seemingly inexhaustible based-on-fact marketplace."[3] Due to this fact, Howard Rosenberg of the Los Angeles Times points out that the film does not focus on the final storming of the compound on April 19 but rather "the initial storming of the Mt. Carmel compound 51 days earlier" and concludes that "Phil Penningroth's script provides a rationale not only for the initial assault but also for the more controversial one on April 19 that resulted in mass deaths".[4]
Penningroth's regret[]
Screenplay writer Phil Penningroth has regretted his involvement with this telefilm in the years since its premiere, expressing his feelings in an August 2001 article he wrote for the online magazine Killing the Buddha.[5]
References[]
- ^ https://www.allmovie.com/movie/in-the-line-of-duty-ambush-in-waco-v24643
- ^ Everett, Todd (21 May 1993). "Nbc Sunday Night at the Movies in the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco".
- ^ "Review/Television; Docudrama on the Heels of the News". The New York Times. 22 May 1993.
- ^ ROSENBERG, HOWARD (22 May 1993). "TV REVIEWS : 'Ambush in Waco' a Rationale for Assault" – via LA Times.
- ^ https://killingthebuddha.com/mag/righting-waco-confessions-of-a-hollywood-propagandist/
External links[]
- American television films
- American films
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- 1993 television films
- 1993 films
- Films based on actual events
- Films set in Texas
- Waco siege
- Films shot in Oklahoma
- Films directed by Dick Lowry