Steal This Movie (2000)

Based of the best stolen book about Yippie founder Abbie Hoffman, Steal This Movie (2000) recounts the political figure’s rise in the 60s and his need to go into hiding. The form the story takes is through an interview with those around Hoffman—his wife and attorney, for example—and through them we’re presented with a narrative via flashbacks on the controversial figure. The story spans all the way from the early days of civil rights to the Chicago Eight trial, and beyond. Janeane Garofalo plays Anita, Abbie’s wife. She winds up being the only instance of anything remotely sexy in the film. While dancing like a hippy and rolling around in the mud, we get a couple of shots of her with poky nips sticking out of her shirt. You could make the claim that she steals away the movie!