Abbie Hoffman

[angusosodom]

@ArtificialRed1083 I dare you to try to fuck me. Would it turn you on if I dressed up like Ayn Rand?

[richardkiney1]

Bravo to the Chicago police!

[SeisanStnc]

Notice that the people who bash Hoffman have no substantive arguments. They simply name call, use emotional trigger words, and throw inflammatory accusations around. There is never any discussion about the impact on society good or bad, the necessity of this kind of movement in the first place, the effectiveness or lack thereof of the Yippies' strategy, nor anything else. Just infantile ranting, completely devoid of intellectual analysis.

[MedusaFrauVenus]

Just another Jew agitator. Communist piece of shit.

[angusosodom]

@MedusaFrauVenus You realize, of course, that using "Jew agitator" as a putdown doesn't exactly legitimize your viewpoint? Hitler just called...he wants 1939 back.

[thedwork]

@MedusaFrauVenus when i lived in london for about 4-5 months back in 86', it was so awesome. pub grub, theater, hyde park and lots of tennis. and of course BEER! i wish you were there medusa. good times...

[nametroubles]

You guys are awesome. Thanks for making a movie about my hero. He literally changed my life. Steal this Book may be dated, but it is still an eye opener.

[miked761]

Our government insisted there "was a bear in the woods" Abbie insisted there was not. After we left S.E.Asia millions were butchered and refugees poured out of viet nam well in to the 80's. NO ONE PROTESTED THE MURDED OF MILLONS! or the marxist pigs!

[msteven515]

Amateur effort.

[MsDancersProductions]

this is so epic. This was a huge help to my project on him. Thanks for making this, you did an amazing job! :D

[mamacujo]

Uhhh, Signs goes back just a bit further than Tesla. Try, 5 Man Electrical Band. Zeppelin is correct.

Hoffman was a freakin' bag of crap Marxist. You think he was so great, try living in a country that subscribes to this tripe. Maybe China, North Korea or Cuba. Yeah their awesome. Buncha idiots. All you worshipers must be teeny boppers. Are your mommies and daddies libtards?

[fleetwood86]

Hoffman's "nirvana" is alive and well in China, N Korea, Saudi Arabia, and the far reaches of Russia. Let this twisted utopian vision rot along with his moronic acolytes.

[QStreetUnderground]

There are two distinct sectors that make up a country and its governing body. The first is the Economic System of that country (capitalism,communism,socialis­m). The second is the way it is governed (democratic, monarchy, autocracy). The reason countries like China and North Korea give Communism such a bad name is because their style of GOVERNANCE is Totalitarian and therefore highly oppresive to the populace. What Hoffman believed in was a communist economic model, with DEMOCRATIC gov't model.

[fleetwood86]

Which is about as possible as putting a camel through a needle's eye. I would like to see where in the history of the world this dope-fueled vision was ever successful.

[prkrsmth]

I will take his place

[blahblahblah8183]

It's too bad young people today are so desensitized and alienated, that there are no more Abbie Hoffmans. He was a real American hero. Who will take his place?

[nametroubles]

@blahblahblah8183 We just need to take heart. Keep on being hip. They'll come around. Every year that goes by makes the establishment more oppressive. We will rebel in time. Just try not to sound so much like a square. I know it can be hard at times.

[blacknumber187]

anyone know the song starting at 4:37 ? and the song at 6:45? ....both sound pretty cool .

[TimSev64]

4:37: 'Signs' by Tesla

6:45: 'D'yer Mak'er' by Led Zeppelin

[blacknumber187]

thanks dude , PEACE :)

[PeaceX200]

THE BEALTES ROCKK!!

[acerb45666555]

the very mention of Abbie Hoffman brings it all back. which is good! peace :)

[glav14]

yea its called "steal this movie"

[nametroubles]

@glav14 This is so not steal this movie. I am not sure what the name of this documentary is, but it is not the film starring vincent d'noffrio. Steal this movie was fun to watch, but not very historically accurate, considering d'noffrio portraying hoffman saying he not anything that ends in -ist. However, Abbie was very much the kind of guy that would say he was a communist just to get someone riled up. His time in the underground during the film was not portrayed as the sad madness it really wa

[suburbandweller]

Where are the Liberal Lions like him today? Sad this country has turned into corporate drones.

[santonygr3544]

is there a movie about abbie hofffman ?

is abbie hoffman the well known "FREE" ?

hope i ll get answers ;)

[ChicoNahui]

Yes, there is a Hollywood Biopic about Abbie, it was directed by and stars Vincent Di'nafrio (sp?).

And yes, Mr. Hoffman is indeed the writer known as "Free".

Revolution for the Hell of it!

[santonygr3544]

ye i ve read the book.

is the film worth watching? i mean does it contain real facts and figures or new-american shit?

(hollywood sucks for me ...)

[ChicoNahui]

The film is quite watchable, it pretty much shows the stuff from the books, espesh the Autobiography of Abbie Hoffman.

Vinnie D is about three feet taller than Abbie was, but thas okay, i heard he fought to get it made.

[kevincostnermyhero]

Vincent D'Onofrio is the correct spelling, and he's a damn good actor. I loved STM, and VDO's representation of Abbie. Great film.

[icatchawave]

well done. good movie.

[VegensRCows]

Uhm... where is Forest Gump and Lt Dame?

[MaggieClifford]

Thank you for sharing this. Your work has paid off. I think you should make clear, however, that many of the images you use are from the film "steal this movie," and are not actually Abbie Hoffman. Not necessarily because of copy write issues, but because these images and words may not be accurately representatives of Abbie Hoffman. It is important to recognize a myth created by Hollywood. Because this clip has already been posted, you could make a note of it in the Info section.

[MaggieClifford]

*accurate representatives

[iorioriorio]

I disagree.. abbie would have loved the vince donofrio version...he was all about the myth! That was his shtick...in fact abbie never existed! It was all vince, who is now 75 years old!

[MaggieClifford]

i'm not even trying to argue whether or not abbie would have liked donofrio's version, i'm just saying that it should be made clear that most of the images and scenes are not actually him.

[iorioriorio]

True,.... and also, I doubt that the kids who made this had access to alot of the footage from the yippie days: a lot easier to pirate the Vince donofrio movie.!! Of course, abbie would have probably agreed to pirate it himself!

[glav14]

thanks! did u guys like the end with the led zeppelin song? thats my favorite part

[lonelygirlI5]

This documentary rocks! Thanks for sharing this.

[glav14]

thanks guys

[toytoy74]

Real American hero in every true sense of the word.What little information I have read about him after the fact I find to be very inspirational.Nobosy has that kind of guts and bravery anymore.....myself included.This generation is in dire need of someone like Abby who can speak truth to power without self promoting agenda pushing,someone with the voice to rally the frustrated masses that feel powerless.

[v0t34m3]

I agree 110% Fuck The System, Abbie Hoffman forever YIPPIE!

[nametroubles]

@toytoy74 What is stopping you?

[Acecool444]

@toytoy74 It's not that nobody has the courage or inspiration anymore, as you no longer get beat up or thrown into jail for a few days, You just disappear! i.e. Look at the nice frame job the C.I.A. used against Julian Assange for use of free press, free speech reporting, and if the law fails, a C.I.A. assassination team will be next. All leading to the conspiracy for One World Order, not New World Order, by destroying the liberties of it's people. Subtle change is hardly noticed!

[brooks999]

the times are back! fuck the war in iraq! fuck the new world order! 9/11 truth now!!! yippie!

[lilcarmelskin8]

fuck conspiracy theorists!

[brooks999]

i bet you dont even know what that means. you just heard the term somewhere and thought it was an easy target. look up conspiracy in the dictionary, you might be surprised that the "official story" of 9/11, by definition,is a CONSPIRACY THEORY. they happen all the time, in EVERY government. i guess anything you dont understand you just call a conspiracy?

[PhallicAggression]

A conspiracy theory is a term that has come to refer to any tentative theory which explains a historical or current event as the result of a secret plot by usually powerful Machiavellian conspirators, such as a "secret team" or "shadow government".

Do you agree with that definition? Conspiracy theories exist because people invent them, not because they are true.

[brooks999]

conspiracy exists because thats reality. not because people make it up. the official story of 911 is just a conspiracy theory by definition. 19 cave men with box cutters? doing it on the same day we are running war games simulating hijacked aircraft crashing into the world trade center? come on brother. thats an inside job. snap out of it

[glav14]

Great Video.