The 60s

The 60s (1999)

The Herlihys are a working class family from Chicago whose three children take wildly divergent paths: Brian joins the Marines right out of High School and goes to Vietnam, Michael becomes involved in the civil rights movement and after campaigning for Bobby Kennedy and Eugene McCarthy becomes involved in radical politics, and Katie gets pregnant, moves to San Francisco and joins a hippie commune. Meanwhile, the Taylors are an African-American family living in the deep South. When Willie Taylor, a minister and civil rights organizer, is shot to death, his son Emmet moves to the city and eventually joins the Black Panthers, serving as a bodyguard for Fred Hampton.

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  • Release Date: 1999-02-07
  • Runtime: 2h 52min
  • Director: Mark Piznarski

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  • Cast

    • Josh Hamilton

      Michael Herlihy

    • Julia Stiles

      Katie Herlihy

    • Jerry O'Connell

      Brian Herlihy

    • Jeremy Sisto

      Kenny Klein

    • Jordana Brewster

      Sarah Weinstock

    • Leonard Roberts

      Emmet Taylor

    • Bill Smitrovich

      Bill Herlihy

    • Annie Corley

      Mary Herlihy

    • Donovan Leitch

      Neal Reynolds

    • David Alan Grier

      Fred Hampton

    • Charles S. Dutton

      Reverend Willie Taylor

    • Cliff Gorman

      Father Daniel Berrigan

    • April Mills

      Constance

    • Marc Blucas

      Buddy Wells

    • Jenna Byrne

      Melissa

    • Carnie Wilson

      Mama Earth

    • John C. Meier

      Cop #3

    • David Denman

      SDS Radical

    • Ronald William Lawrence

      Civil Rights Leader #1

    • Kimberly Scott

      Althea Taylor

    • Monti Sharp

      Civil Rights Leader #2

    • Chonique Sneed

      Dancer

    • Sara Van Horn

      Sister Elisabeth

    • Brian Donovan

      Chicago Delegate / Reed Student

    • Raynor Scheine

      Sheriff

    • Gibbs Tolsdorf

      Marine

    • James Arone

      Father Monahan

    • David Paul Needles

      Toby Manders

    • David Tom

      Tommy

    • Lauren Birkell

      Joanie

    • Grant Gelt

      Jimmy Dunbar

    • Lynn Tufeld

      Nurse

    • Ping Wu

      Chinese Waiter

    • Jeremiah Birkett

      Marquette

    • Nigel Thatch

      Corey

    • Elisabeth Röhm

      Amanda Stone

    • Mushond Lee

      Huey Newton

    • Michael Maize

      Leather Hat

    • Hugh Ross

      Owl Man

    • Miranda Bailey

      Digger Girl

    • Steve Eastin

      Big Max

    • Roger Hampton

      Half Sauced Man

    • Tim Reinhard

      John Denny

    • Michael Harney

      Tom Gryzbowski

    • Sean Hennigan

      Sergeant

    • Brian Klugman

      Wahoo

    • Heath Lourwood

      WavyGravy

    • Grant Mathis

      FBI Agent #2

    • Clay Wilcox

      Trippie Hippie

    • Andrew Woodworth

      Red

    • Lorin McCraley

      Hippie Guy

    • Ryan Cutrona

      Chairman of Draft Board

    • James DeBello

      O'Doud

    • Rosanna Arquette

      Hippie Mother (uncredited)

    • Steven Boe

      Doctor (uncredited)

    • Craig Calman

      Haight Ashbury Hippie (uncredited)

    • Johan-Carl Nowack

      Freedom Rider Singer

    • Charles Wheat

      Dancer

    • Philip Cordaro

      Singer / Guitar Player on Bus

    • Carl E. Nelson

      Marine Pal

    • James E. Treloar

      Train Engineer

    • Stan Garner

      Train Conductor

    • Michael Kaufman

      Leonard Tannen

    • Desiree Paterson

      Nun

    • Jennifer Bauerle

      Katie's Friend #2

    • Oded Gross

      Berkeley Delegate

    • Nicky Merchant

      Katie's Friend #1

    • Jason Nesmith

      Singer in Band

    • Mike Williams

      Singer in Band

    • Ryan Chism

      Singer in Band

    • James Michael Marshall

      Doorman

    • William Barillaro

      Bus Driver

    • Terrance Ellis

      2nd Blackman

    • John H. Freeland Jr.

      Blackman

    • Barbara Roberts

      Marquette's Mother / Woman in Mississippi

    • Danny Rogers

      Cop #1

    • Si Paciorek

      Clinic Doctor

    • Bix Barnaba

      Hippie in Need

    • Dana Smith

      Bobby Seale

    • Gregory Storm

      David Hillard

    • Mark Leahy

      Reporter #1

    • Bill Willens

      Allen Ginsberg

    • Austin Marriott

      Baby Rainbow

    • Benjamin Marriott

      Baby Rainbow

    • Shane Barach

      Vietnam Vet

    • Mitch Gibney

      FBI Agent #1

    • Wavy Gravy

      Trip Captain

    • Hannah Whelan

      Rainbow (Toddler)

    • Lou Simon

      Panther

    • James Furlong

      Hippie (uncredited)

    • Eli Jones

      Cross-dressing Draftee (uncredited)

    • Anthony Jordan

      Frat House Partier / Dancer (uncredited)

    • Marcus Le Bov

      Hate Ashbury - Hippie (uncredited)

    • Mindy Miller

      Diner Waitress (uncredited)

    • Michael Emanuel

      Coach

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