Symbionese Liberation Army

"Death to the fascist insect that preys upon the life of the people" The motto of the Symbionese Liberation Army

Film history of the SLA

The SLA was a media savvy organisation. They distributed photographs, press releases, and radio-quality taped interviews explaining their activities. Additionally, the first television media frenzy occurred outside of the Hearst family residence during the kidnapping. The media history importance of the SLA has led to a number of films focusing on them.

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The saga of the SLA was the subject of an unsuccessful yet highly controversial 1976 film, entitled Patty. The film attempted to portray the organization as a sex cult rather than a band of revolutionaries, and received profoundly negative reviews from virtually all cinematic columnists who saw it. The movie, which was rated X by the Motion Picture Association of America, was shown in only a few markets, most of them large urban areas.

Related Topics:
1976 - Patty - Motion Picture Association of America

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Other films include:

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• Patty Hearst, film, based on Every Secret Thing, directed by Paul Schrader, 1988. {{imdb title|id=0095836|title=Patty Hearst}}
• The Ordeal of Patty Hearst (1979) (TV)
• Patty Hearst: The E! True Hollywood Story (2000) (TV)
• Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst aka Neverland: The Rise and Fall of the Symbionese Liberation Army, Directed by Robert Stone, 2004, documentary.