The 60s

The 60s

172 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Feb. 7, 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.

The 60s

172 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Feb. 7, 1999

The 60s
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.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers NBC Studios, Lynda Obst Productions
Original title The 60s
Directors Melanie Grefe, Catherine Bond, Mark Piznarski, Adell Aldrich, Tony Adler
Writers Robert Greenfield , Jeffrey Alan Fiskin, Bill Couturié

Cast

Josh Hamilton

as Michael Herlihy

Julia Stiles

as Katie Herlihy

Jerry O'Connell

as Brian Herlihy

Jeremy Sisto

as Kenny Klein

Jordana Brewster

as Sarah Weinstock

Leonard Roberts

as Emmet Taylor

Bill Smitrovich

as Bill Herlihy

Annie Corley

as Mary Herlihy

Donovan Leitch

as Neal Reynolds

David Alan Grier

as Fred Hampton

Charles S. Dutton

as Reverend Willie Taylor

Cliff Gorman

as Father Daniel Berrigan

April Mills

as Constance

Marc Blucas

as Buddy Wells

Jenna Byrne

as Melissa

Carnie Wilson

as Mama Earth

John Meier

as Cop #3

David Denman

as SDS Radical

Ronald William Lawrence

as Civil Rights Leader #1

Kimberly Scott

as Althea Taylor

Monti Sharp

as Civil Rights Leader #2

Chonique Sneed

as Dancer

Sara Van Horn

as Sister Elisabeth

Brian Donovan

as Chicago Delegate / Reed Student

Raynor Scheine

as Sheriff

Gibbs Tolsdorf

as Marine

James Arone

as Father Monahan

David Paul Needles

as Toby Manders

David Tom

as Tommy

Lauren Birkell

as Joanie

Grant Gelt

as Jimmy Dunbar

Lynn Tufeld

as Nurse

Ping Wu

as Chinese Waiter

Jeremiah Birkett

as Marquette

Nigel Thatch

as Corey

Elisabeth Röhm

as Amanda Stone

Mushond Lee

as Huey Newton

Michael Maize

as Leather Hat

Hugh Ross

as Owl Man

Miranda Bailey

as Digger Girl

Steve Eastin

as Big Max

Roger Hampton

as Half Sauced Man

Tim Reinhard

as John Denny

Michael Harney

as Tom Gryzbowski

Sean Hennigan

as Sergeant

Brian Klugman

as Wahoo

Heath Lourwood

as WavyGravy

Grant Mathis

as FBI Agent #2

Clay Wilcox

as Trippie Hippie

Lorin McCraley

as Hippie Guy

Ryan Cutrona

as Chairman of Draft Board

James DeBello

as O'Doud

Rosanna Arquette

as Hippie Mother (uncredited)

Steven Boe

as Doctor (uncredited)

Craig Calman

as Haight Ashbury Hippie (uncredited)

Emmy Collins

as Bad Trip Counselor (uncredited)

Johan-Carl Nowack

as Freedom Rider Singer

Charles Wheat

as Dancer

Philip Cordaro

as Singer / Guitar Player on Bus

Carl E. Nelson

as Marine Pal

James E. Treloar

as Train Engineer

Stan Garner

as Train Conductor

Michael Kaufman

as Leonard Tannen

Jennifer Bauerle

as Katie's Friend #2

Oded Gross

as Berkeley Delegate

Nicky Merchant

as Katie's Friend #1

Jason Nesmith

as Singer in Band

Mike Williams

as Singer in Band

Ryan Chism

as Singer in Band

William Barillaro

as Bus Driver

Terrance Ellis

as 2nd Blackman

John H. Freeland Jr.

as Blackman

Barbara Roberts

as Marquette's Mother / Woman in Mississippi

Danny Rogers

as Cop #1

Si Paciorek

as Clinic Doctor

Bix Barnaba

as Hippie in Need

Dana Smith

as Bobby Seale

Gregory Storm

as David Hillard

Mark Leahy

as Reporter #1

Bill Willens

as Allen Ginsberg

Austin Marriott

as Baby Rainbow

Benjamin Marriott

as Baby Rainbow

Shane Barach

as Vietnam Vet

Mitch Gibney

as FBI Agent #1

Wavy Gravy

as Trip Captain

Hannah Whelan

as Rainbow (Toddler)

Lou Simon

as Panther

James Furlong

as Hippie (uncredited)

Eli Jones

as Cross-dressing Draftee (uncredited)

Anthony Jordan

as Frat House Partier / Dancer (uncredited)

Marcus Le Bov

as Hate Ashbury - Hippie (uncredited)

Mindy Miller

as Diner Waitress (uncredited)

Dana Winseman

as Woodstock Doctor (uncredited)

Michael Emanuel

as Coach