The Right of the People

*The Right of the People*
The Right of the People
Genre	Drama
Written by	Jeffrey Bloom
Directed by	Jeffrey Bloom
Starring	Michael Ontkean; Jane Kaczmarek; Billy Dee Williams
Music by	Billy Goldenberg
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Charles W. Fries
Producers	Thomas Fries; Ian McDougall (associate producer)
Cinematography	Gil Hubbs
Editor	Leslie Dennis Bracken
Running time	100 min.
Production companies	Big Name Films; Fries Entertainment
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	January 13, 1986

The Right of the People is a 1986 made-for-TV crime drama movie starring Michael Ontkean, Billy Dee Williams, Jane Kaczmarek, Jamie Smith Jackson and Lisa Jakub, with special guest John Randolph. It debuted on ABC on January 13, 1986.^[1] The movie, originally intended as a feature film, was written and directed by Jeffrey Bloom. He wrote the script in outrage over the mass murder during the robbery of a Los Angeles Bob's Big Boy restaurant in 1980.^[1] At the network's request, Bloom revised his original script to increase anti-gun viewpoints in the story.^[1]

Plot[edit]

Christopher Wells is a District Attorney, in fictional St. Lawrence, Kansas. One evening, his wife, Angela, and daughter Katie, are among several people shot to death in a robbery by two ex-cons. Wells, previously opposed to handguns, then pushes for mass arming of his town's citizens for self defense, while his best friend, police officer Mike Trainor, and Angela's friend Alicia remain opposed. Nonetheless, Wells' proposal passes and the movie explores Bloom's visions of an armed public.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c Buck, Jerry (January 13, 1986). "'Right of the People' probes gun ownership controversy". Television. Hattiesburg American. Associated Press. p. 8A. Retrieved January 10, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

External links[edit]

The Right of the People at IMDb

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[Buck_1986-1] Buck, Jerry (January 13, 1986). "'Right of the People' probes gun ownership controversy". Television. Hattiesburg American. Associated Press. p. 8A. Retrieved January 10, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

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