Attica

I had a very keen interest in this documentary because I just read the excellent Pulitzer Prize winning book about Attica called "Blood in the Water." I also watched the movie titled "Against the Wall" which was a dramatization of the Attica uprising starring Samuel L.

Americana is any collection of materials and things concerning or characteristic of the United States or of the American people, and is representative or even stereotypical of American culture as a whole. Right now I'm into Atticana.

Great movie if you're looking to get the facts about what actually happened during the Attica Prison Riot in 1971. But the writers were obviously so concerned with being fair and accurate that they forgot about stuff like drama, action, and humor, and atmosphere.

I am curious if they included the nude scene at the end where we were all stripped down and beaten by the guards as we were filed back into the building. It was pretty realistic.

ATTICA, a made-for-TV film released in 1980, is an intense re-telling of the true story of the Attica prison riot in 1971 which led to a number of inmates being gunned down in cold blood by the authorities. This devastating incident is an almost legendary part of American history - I knew about it from watching DOG DAY AFTERNOON - so I was eager to see how the material was handled.

I was an extra in the movie -- the blond guard who was taken hostage.To answer a previous question, the "nude" scene was not at the end of the movie and was shot as we hostages were driven outside (most of us were nude, but not all) into the yard where about 1,000 other extras were supposed to be trying to kill us while other inmates protected us.

I saw "Attica" more than 30 years ago. I am distressed that it still has never been available on DVD (or even VHS).

Just a little note, my brother in law was the foreman on the jury, I still remember seeing his face on T.V.

I think Emma Goldman noted that every civil war is class war. In this instance, that really rings true.