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Oklahoma City

Documents the beliefs and experiences of Timothy McVeigh in the lead-up to his bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, which claimed 168 lives.

Director

Barak Goodman

Year

Genre

documentary, crime, history

Box Office

N/A

Production

American Experience Films,Ark Media

Awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. 2 wins & 2 nominations total

Homepage

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/oklahoma-city/

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Self - Social Security Administration

Self - Radio Talk Show Host

Self - FBI Negotiator

Self - ATF Team Leader

Self - Aryan Nations Founder

Self - Reporter

Self

Self - Mother

Self - Father

Self

Self

Self - Journalist

Self - Police Inspector

Self - Mother

Self - Journalist

Self - Writer

Self - FBI Agent

Self - FBI Special Agent

Self

Self - Writer

Self - FBI Investigator

Self

Timothy McVeigh

Self - News Anchor

Self - Biographer

Self - Journalist

Self - Former Militia Member

Self - US Marine Corps

Self - Author

William L. Pierce

Self - Journalist

Self

Self - FBI Special Agent in Charge

Self - Police Officer

Jennifer Rodgers

Self - FBI Negotiator

Self - Former Branch Davidian

Self - Housing & Urban Development

Self - Surgeon

Andrew Sullivan

Self - FBI Agent

Self - Writer

Self

Self - Writer

Self - Writer

Leonard Zeskind

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Herself - Police Officer Herself - Journalist Himself - Fbi Special Agent In Charge Himself - Writer Himself - Biographer Himself - Journalist

Manis:
The fbi was on high alert. - Oklahoma City

Manis: The fbi was on high alert.

I mean, domestic terrorism now
was top order. - Oklahoma City

I mean, domestic terrorism now was top order.

And there was a massive amount
of investigation and arrests - Oklahoma City

And there was a massive amount of investigation and arrests

Morlin:
By the mid-'80s, - Oklahoma City

Morlin: By the mid-'80s,

So the feds were interested in,
who's there, - Oklahoma City

So the feds were interested in, who's there,

Levitas: Randy weaver was a person
with white separatist beliefs - Oklahoma City

Levitas: Randy weaver was a person with white separatist bel...

Morlin: They were 50 miles or
so from the canadian border. - Oklahoma City

Morlin: They were 50 miles or so from the canadian border.

They had no electricity, - Oklahoma City

They had no electricity,

We're talking about a cabin - Oklahoma City

We're talking about a cabin

These are people that want
to be left alone. - Oklahoma City

These are people that want to be left alone.

Walter: The weavers
were deeply religious - Oklahoma City

Walter: The weavers were deeply religious

They were really imagining
this fortress, - Oklahoma City

They were really imagining this fortress,

Man: I don't know that
randy weaver knew - Oklahoma City

Man: I don't know that randy weaver knew

But they started showing up. - Oklahoma City

But they started showing up.

They attended family picnics,
those kinds of things. - Oklahoma City

They attended family picnics, those kinds of things.

But as randy began
to interact more with them, - Oklahoma City

But as randy began to interact more with them,

Butler: A movement is
growing all over the world. - Oklahoma City

Butler: A movement is growing all over the world.

Good men are coming forth, - Oklahoma City

Good men are coming forth,

Morlin: By the time randy weaver started
showing up at the aryan nations, - Oklahoma City

Morlin: By the time randy weaver started showing up at the a...

And, unfortunately
for randy weaver, - Oklahoma City

And, unfortunately for randy weaver,

Levitas:
They had lots of events there - Oklahoma City

Levitas: They had lots of events there

Morlin: This guy got
next to randy weaver - Oklahoma City

Morlin: This guy got next to randy weaver

And one thing led to another, - Oklahoma City

And one thing led to another,

Noble: In my opinion, the atf
pretty much entrapped him - Oklahoma City

Noble: In my opinion, the atf pretty much entrapped him

Morlin: They figured,
"if we arrest this guy - Oklahoma City

Morlin: They figured, "if we arrest this guy

Botting: So they asked
him to be an informant, - Oklahoma City

Botting: So they asked him to be an informant,

Randy weaver didn't trust
the government - Oklahoma City

Randy weaver didn't trust the government

However, he failed to appear
for his next court appearance. - Oklahoma City

However, he failed to appear for his next court appearance.

Walter: Once you don't
show up for trial, - Oklahoma City

Walter: Once you don't show up for trial,

And the u.S. Marshals service
doesn't know - Oklahoma City

And the u.S. Marshals service doesn't know

Botting: The marshals brought in
their special surveillance team - Oklahoma City

Botting: The marshals brought in their special surveillance ...

Man: Well, this is the
approach from the east. - Oklahoma City

Man: Well, this is the approach from the east.

Morlin: One of the things
that they decided to do - Oklahoma City

Morlin: One of the things that they decided to do

The tapes showed
that randy weaver was there - Oklahoma City

The tapes showed that randy weaver was there

Botting:
On the day of the shooting, - Oklahoma City

Botting: On the day of the shooting,

The other element was on the
ground, closer to the cabin, - Oklahoma City

The other element was on the ground, closer to the cabin,

All we know at that point was,
there was a shootout. - Oklahoma City

All we know at that point was, there was a shootout.

Morlin: Who shot who
first is still subject - Oklahoma City

Morlin: Who shot who first is still subject

The fbi had every reason
to think, - Oklahoma City

The fbi had every reason to think,

Walter: Because they believe that
they are deploying into a firefight - Oklahoma City

Walter: Because they believe that they are deploying into a ...

Well, the weavers
are always armed. - Oklahoma City

Well, the weavers are always armed.

Botting: I got there and
there were trucks and jeeps - Oklahoma City

Botting: I got there and there were trucks and jeeps

It was just overwhelming
how much was happening - Oklahoma City

It was just overwhelming how much was happening

Morlin:
Where we were, - Oklahoma City

Morlin: Where we were,

But there were, you know, - Oklahoma City

But there were, you know,

Neighbors and friends
of randy weaver - Oklahoma City

Neighbors and friends of randy weaver

If we can tell you something,
we will, - Oklahoma City

If we can tell you something, we will,

Morlin: We were down a
good two miles or so - Oklahoma City

Morlin: We were down a good two miles or so

So we had no clue
as to what the fbi had in mind. - Oklahoma City

So we had no clue as to what the fbi had in mind.

Walter:
As morning dawns on ruby ridge, - Oklahoma City

Walter: As morning dawns on ruby ridge,

These are snipers who've been
trained to, you know, - Oklahoma City

These are snipers who've been trained to, you know,

Randy weaver, kevin harris,
and sara weaver - Oklahoma City

Randy weaver, kevin harris, and sara weaver

They make their way out
with their weapons to the shed - Oklahoma City

They make their way out with their weapons to the shed

They run back to the house
and another shot rings out. - Oklahoma City

They run back to the house and another shot rings out.

This shot goes through the door,
hits vicki weaver in the face, - Oklahoma City

This shot goes through the door, hits vicki weaver in the fa...

Morlin: When word came down that
sammy and vicki weaver were dead, - Oklahoma City

Morlin: When word came down that sammy and vicki weaver were...

Potok: The events at ruby ridge
lit up the radical right. - Oklahoma City

Potok: The events at ruby ridge lit up the radical right.

Here was a government that would
murder men, women, and children - Oklahoma City

Here was a government that would murder men, women, and chil...

Potok: The roadblock
became a gathering point - Oklahoma City

Potok: The roadblock became a gathering point

This was the first time
the movement had gathered - Oklahoma City

This was the first time the movement had gathered

It became a political event
of its own. - Oklahoma City

It became a political event of its own.

These were people who saw
themselves in randy weaver. - Oklahoma City

These were people who saw themselves in randy weaver.

You look at what happened - Oklahoma City

You look at what happened

The idea that the far right had
at that moment - Oklahoma City

The idea that the far right had at that moment

Zeskind: Ruby ridge, more even
than robert mathews and the order, - Oklahoma City

Zeskind: Ruby ridge, more even than robert mathews and the o...

For them, the government
was after weaver's guns - Oklahoma City

For them, the government was after weaver's guns

And guns and religion became
the twin pillars - Oklahoma City

And guns and religion became the twin pillars

Morlin: In late summer,
1992, after ruby ridge, - Oklahoma City

Morlin: In late summer, 1992, after ruby ridge,

Levitas: Louis beam, former grand
dragon of the ku klux klan, said, - Oklahoma City

Levitas: Louis beam, former grand dragon of the ku klux klan...

Essentially,
anybody representative - Oklahoma City

Essentially, anybody representative

Noble: The government is
an enemy of the people. - Oklahoma City

Noble: The government is an enemy of the people.

And in this war, - Oklahoma City

And in this war,

We're either going to win
as the white race - Oklahoma City

We're either going to win as the white race

Man:
602 to operations. - Oklahoma City

Man: 602 to operations.

Man: Probably about
10:00 in the morning, - Oklahoma City

Man: Probably about 10:00 in the morning,

There's a lady who's trapped, - Oklahoma City

There's a lady who's trapped,

So I got an amputation set,
I got some nylon rope, - Oklahoma City

So I got an amputation set, I got some nylon rope,

When I got to the building,
it was surreal. - Oklahoma City

When I got to the building, it was surreal.

There were a lot
of first responders there - Oklahoma City

There were a lot of first responders there

And then I was led
into the basement. - Oklahoma City

And then I was led into the basement.

You just couldn't see them
because it was so dark. - Oklahoma City

You just couldn't see them because it was so dark.

When they fired up these lights, - Oklahoma City

When they fired up these lights,

Everywhere you look
in this floor - Oklahoma City

Everywhere you look in this floor

These circles were three
and four feet in diameter, - Oklahoma City

These circles were three and four feet in diameter,

Sullivan: They led me to
where daina was trapped. - Oklahoma City

Sullivan: They led me to where daina was trapped.

There was a first responder
with his hand on the beam - Oklahoma City

There was a first responder with his hand on the beam

And if it trembled or moved,
we were told we had to go. - Oklahoma City

And if it trembled or moved, we were told we had to go.

The beam was lying on her leg,
her tibia, just below the knee. - Oklahoma City

The beam was lying on her leg, her tibia, just below the kne...

Basically, to do the amputation, - Oklahoma City

Basically, to do the amputation,

And so I took the traction rope
and tightened it down - Oklahoma City

And so I took the traction rope and tightened it down

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Documents the beliefs and experiences of Timothy McVeigh in the lead-up to his bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, which claimed 168 lives.

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Director: Barak Goodman

Writer: Barak Goodman

Production: American Experience Films,Ark Media

Genre: documentary, crime, history

Year: 2017

MetaScore: 74/100

ImdbRating: 7.4

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 21 Jan 2017

Awards: Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. 2 wins & 2 nominations total

Homepage: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/oklahoma-city/

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