The Right of the People (1986)

Directed by

Jeffrey Bloom

Genre

tv movie, crime

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 40m

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A crime drama that follows a prosecutor and a police officer as they grapple with the aftermath of a violent mass shooting. The story explores the personal and legal consequences, and the community's demand for change.

tensegrittyseriousgrimurgentthoughtfuldisturbingprovocative

What happens

The Right of the People is a 1986 made-for-TV crime drama movie starring Michael Ontkean, Billy Dee Williams, Jane Kaczmarek, Jamie Smith Jackson and Lisa Jakub, with special guest John Randolph. It debuted on ABC on January 13, 1986. The movie, originally intended as a feature film, was written and directed by Jeffrey Bloom. He wrote the script in outrage over the mass murder during the robbery of a Los Angeles Bob's Big Boy restaurant in 1980. At the network's request, Bloom revised his original script to increase anti-gun viewpoints in the story. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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