He ran down the hill to see what dog was barking at. How government agents set randy weaver up and took his family. It was based on the book every knee shall bow by reporter jess walter. The siege at ruby ridge is a 1996 docudrama television film directed by roger young and written by lionel chetwynd about the confrontation between the family of randy weaver and the us federal government at ruby ridge in 1992. The tenday siege, begun over a minor gun charge, resulted in the deaths of weavers son, wife and dog, and a u. When weaver resisted a federal arrest warrant, the u. Watch ruby ridge american experience official site pbs. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. It began on august 21, when randy weaver, members of his immediate family, and family friend kevin harris resisted deputies of the united states marshals service usms and the hostage rescue team of the federal bureau of investigation fbi hrt. When armed suspects stand off against the law today, one event continues to cast a shadow on both sides of the police line. Conditions of use privacy notice interestbased ads. Atf, who purchased two illegal sawedoff shotguns from weaver in october 1989.
Featured in the cast is laura derns reallife mother, diane ladd, and, in the small role of the weavers daughter, a very young kirsten dunst. The siege at ruby ridge is a 1996 docudrama television film directed by roger young and written by lionel chetwynd about the confrontation between the. The incident caused major public outcry against the fbi and u. Docudrama starring randy quaid and laura dern as randy and vicky weaver, rightwing zealots who confronted the government on an idaho. Situational reevaluation, roe suspension, siege end 1. Ruby ridge, location of an incident in august 1992 in which fbi agents and u. Its fitting that randy quaid went on to talk about being hounded by some evil force in hollywood years later. Weavers wife, vicki, his 14yearold son sammy, and u. The siege at ruby ridge first aired over cbs on may 19 and 21, 1996. Sold by sparks dvd sales and ships from amazon fulfillment. On august 22, the second day of the siege, between 2. This documentary covers the 11 day siege between the government and the randy weaversfamily. The miniseries was edited together to become the film the siege at ruby ridge. Ruby ridge was the site of an 11day siege in 1992 in the northwest united states in boundary.
The siege at ruby ridge 3h 12min drama, history tv movie 19 may 1996 a miniseries dramatization of the controversial 1992 attack by federal agents on the idaho home of randy weaver, a white separatist. Weaver, his family, and a friend named kevin harris were involved in the siege with u. Very few people even remember ruby ridge, let alone what occurred and this just might be the greatest tragedy of all. We look at the most anticipated streaming titles for june 2020, from the twilight zone season 2 to spike lees da 5 bloods.
A tense standoff ensued, and on august 22 the fbi joined the marshals. In the second day of a standoff at randy weaver s remote northern idaho cabin atop ruby ridge, fbi sharpshooter lon horiuchi wounds randy weaver and kevin harris, and then kills weavers wife. Marshal william degan were killed during the siege. Randall claude randy weaver born january 3, 1948 is an former american united states army engineer and green beret, known for his role in the ruby ridge standoff near naples, idaho in 1992. This siege lit a fire for the neo nazi and militia movement.