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I Got Bombed at Harvey's

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On August 26, 1980, an elaborately constructed bomb packed with 1,000 pounds of dynamite was wheeled into Harvey's Wagon Wheel Casino in Lake Tahoe alongside a handwritten demand for $3 million. What followed was a surreal 33-hour standoff between the FBI and a device so intricate it was considered virtually undefeatable. With a ticking clock, a brazen extortion plot, and a mastermind convinced he couldn't be caught, the crisis gripped law enforcement and captivated the nation. But beneath the spectacle and suspense lies a far more dark and personal story. Told through the eyes of the bomb builder's son, I GOT BOMBED AT HARVEY'S transforms an outrageous true-crime saga into an intimate portrait of a family trapped in the orbit of a volatile, domineering father. With the same high-energy style and stranger-than-fiction twists that defined their SXSW breakout The Pez Outlaw, co-directors Bryan Storkel and Amy Bandlien Storkel balance propulsive storytelling with raw emotional access. As the son reckons with the trauma, loyalty, and fear that shaped his childhood, the film becomes more than a thriller -- it's a story of generational damage and hard-won redemption, as he confronts the PTSD left in the aftermath and begins to reclaim his own future.

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Amy Bandlien Storkel

Director

Bryan Storkel

Director

Bo Butterworth

Producer

Karen Bowlin

Producer

Howard T. Owens

Executive Producer

Ben Silverman

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Synopsis On August 26, 1980, an elaborately constructed bomb packed with 1,000 pounds of dynamite was wheeled into Harvey's Wagon Wheel Casino in Lake Tahoe alongside a handwritten demand for $3 million. What followed was a surreal 33-hour standoff between the FBI and a device so intricate it was considered virtually undefeatable. With a ticking clock, a brazen extortion plot, and a mastermind convinced he couldn't be caught, the crisis gripped law enforcement and captivated the nation. But beneath the spectacle and suspense lies a far more dark and personal story. Told through the eyes of the bomb builder's son, I GOT BOMBED AT HARVEY'S transforms an outrageous true-crime saga into an intimate portrait of a family trapped in the orbit of a volatile, domineering father. With the same high-energy style and stranger-than-fiction twists that defined their SXSW breakout The Pez Outlaw, co-directors Bryan Storkel and Amy Bandlien Storkel balance propulsive storytelling with raw emotional access. As the son reckons with the trauma, loyalty, and fear that shaped his childhood, the film becomes more than a thriller -- it's a story of generational damage and hard-won redemption, as he confronts the PTSD left in the aftermath and begins to reclaim his own future.
Director
Amy Bandlien Storkel, Bryan Storkel
Producer
Bo Butterworth, Karen Bowlin
Production Co
West Buttermilk, Propagate, Sidestilt Films
Genre
Crime, Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 33m