The 60s
1999The 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.
Acted in
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 C. 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
Andrew Woodworth
as Red
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)
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
Desiree Paterson
as Nun
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
James Michael Marshall
as Doorman
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)
Michael Emanuel
as Coach