A.T.F.

Summary

A.T.F. is a 1999 American television film directed by Dean Parisot and written by Patricia Cornwell and Michelle Ashford, based on a story by Cornwell. The film stars Kathy Baker and Amy Brenneman as ATF agents who work to infiltrate an armed militia, a group which the film describes as akin to the Branch Davidians, a religious group held off ATF agents and were later set siege to by the FBI in Waco, Texas in the Waco Siege of 1993.

A.T.F.
Written byPatricia Cornwell
Michelle Ashford
Story byPatricia Cornwell
Directed byDean Parisot
StarringKathy Baker
Amy Brenneman
Music byWendy Blackstone
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersMichelle Ashford
Patricia Cornwell
Tracy Fetterolf
Jeff Henry
David J. Latt
Dean Parisot
Larry Rapaport
CinematographyJerzy Zieliński
EditorNed Bastille
Running time88 minutes
Production companiesColumbia TriStar Television
Round 2 Productions
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseSeptember 6, 1999 (1999-09-06)

A.T.F. was produced by Columbia TriStar Television as a television pilot for ABC,[1] on which it aired on September 6, 1999.

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Following the infamous tragedy in Waco, Texas, in which the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (A.T.F.) found themselves in a battle with an armed militia, the organization, led by director Maggie Hale (Kathy Baker), finds itself in a new fight. Agent Robyn O'Brien (Amy Brenneman) goes undercover to infiltrate a militia selling illegal street-sweeper guns, dismissing Hale's orders to stay away. When O'Brien gets held prisoner inside the militia's compound, the A.T.F. is left with the decision to start another Waco and attack the militia, or come up with another way to save her.[2]

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  1. ^ Schneider, Michael (May 11, 1998). "Network Pilots Run From 'Quirky' to 'Hollyweird': Capturing a Youthful Viewing Audience More Glitz than Science". Ad Age. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  2. ^ "ATF (1999)". www.Shop.WarnerArchive.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.

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