A.T.F.

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A.T.F.

American TV series or program


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.

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

Plot

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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References

  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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