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Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst (2004)
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Reviews Counted:46
Fresh:40
Rotten:6
Average Rating:7.3/10
Consensus: Guerilla is a riveting documentary that chronicles in enlightening fashion the 1974 kidnapping of heiress Patty Hearst.
Theatrical Release:Nov 26, 2004 Limited
Box Office: $22,444
Synopsis: In 1974, young Patty Hearst became a media icon after she was kidnapped from her apartment by a group calling itself the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA). At the time, Patty was an impressionable... In 1974, young Patty Hearst became a media icon after she was kidnapped from her apartment by a group calling itself the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA). At the time, Patty was an impressionable college student who happened to be the granddaughter of the infamous William Randolph Hearst. The SLA's demands on Hearst's family were unique; hoping to spark a class war in America, they instructed the Hearsts to make a multimillion dollar donation of food to the poor. But the story firmly imprinted itself in the history books when, two months after the initial abduction, Patty appeared to have joined forces with the SLA, and was caught on camera wielding a gun as the team robbed a bank. This documentary on Hearst's story offers some fascinating insights on what happened to her during her time with the SLA. Some startling footage has been unearthed, and some former members of the SLA come forward to give their accounts of the story. Hearst has subsequently enjoyed a post-kidnapping career as an actress, and has appeared in a number of films by the infamous "Pope of Trash" John Waters, whose 2000 film CECIL B. DEMENTED owes a sizable debt to Hearst's kidnapping tale. [More]
Director: Robert Stone
Director: Robert Stone
Studio: Magnolia Pictures
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Reviews for Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst
A gripping, thought-provoking film that works as both a thriller and a social document.
British director Robert Stone takes a dispassionate look at this circus, and his retelling of events makes the situation more complicated than I remembered.
The footage is astonishing, revealing the events of 30 years ago and some scary truths about where the world is today.
A mostly compelling and exceedingly fair-minded look back at the case.
Fine as far as it goes -- a worthy lesson in counter-culture history and the rise of media hysteria.
Younger audiences will receive the kind of modern-history lesson that's never taught in school.
Guerrilla is so dull that it almost makes you wonder what was all the fuss about the Symbionese Liberation Army.
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