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AnimationCrimeDocumentary

Tower

- August 1, 1966, was the day our innocence was shattered.

Combining archival footage with rotoscopic animation, Tower reveals the action-packed untold stories of the witnesses, heroes and survivors of America’s first mass school shooting, when the worst in one man brought out the best in so many others.

Release Date : 2016-03-13

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Independent LensGo-Valley

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Violett Beane

Character Name : Claire Wilson James

Original Name : Violett Beane

Gender : Female

Chris Doubek

Character Name : Allen Crum

Original Name : Chris Doubek

Gender : Male

Blair Jackson

Character Name : Houston McCoy

Original Name : Blair Jackson

Gender : Male

Louie Arnette

Character Name : Ramiro "Ray" Martinez

Original Name : Louie Arnette

Gender : Male

Josephine McAdam

Character Name : Rita Starpattern

Original Name : Josephine McAdam

Gender : Male

Aldo Ordoñez

Character Name : Aleck Hernandez Jr.

Original Name : Aldo Ordoñez

Gender : Male

Seamus Bolivar-Ochoa

Character Name : John "Artly" Fox

Original Name : Seamus Bolivar-Ochoa

Gender : Male

Monty Muir

Character Name : Neal Spelce

Original Name : Monty Muir

Gender : Male

Cole Bee Wilson

Character Name : Tom Eckman

Original Name : Cole Bee Wilson

Gender : Male

Vicky Illk

Character Name : Brenda Bell

Original Name : Vicky Illk

Gender : Male

Anthony Martinez

Character Name : Lee "Junior" Zamora

Original Name : Anthony Martinez

Gender : Male

Rebecca Beegle

Character Name : Comforting Woman

Original Name : Rebecca Beegle

Gender : Male

Ron Pippin

Character Name : Phil Miller

Original Name : Ron Pippin

Gender : Male

Timothy Lucas

Character Name : Kent Kirkley

Original Name : Timothy Lucas

Gender : Male

Karen Davidson

Character Name : Margaret C. Berry

Original Name : Karen Davidson

Gender : Male

Jeremy Brown

Character Name : Jerry Day

Original Name : Jeremy Brown

Gender : Male

Cole Bresnehen

Character Name : James Love

Original Name : Cole Bresnehen

Gender : Male

Tyler Mager

Character Name : Student With Rifle

Original Name : Tyler Mager

Gender : Male

John Fitch

Character Name : Billy Speed

Original Name : John Fitch

Gender : Male

Steve Eckelman

Character Name : Man in Suit

Original Name : Steve Eckelman

Gender : Male

Patrick Floyd

Character Name : Billy Snowden

Original Name : Patrick Floyd

Gender : Male

Kevin Lindsay

Character Name : John Pipkin

Original Name : Kevin Lindsay

Gender : Male

Theo Earl Maitland

Character Name : Baby Boy Wilson

Original Name : Theo Earl Maitland

Gender : Male

Reviews

R

Reno

@Rangan

2024-05-16

**About the first such incident in the US history.** It was like another documentary film that I saw one last week. But this time it was an even bigger scale. This, the original event took place exactly 50 years ago and first of its kind. Since then hundreds of similar events have been recorded. Many of them were made into films, but I don't remember this one was ever turned into one. This is about a raged gunman on the college campus, where many people got killed and injured. A shocking incident, even cops did not know how to handle it at first. So, the film reveals one of the most horrific episodes ever happened in the American soil. Like everything has a first time, this is where it all began for this kind of event. The filmmakers used some of the original archive footage to tell the story, but the majority of the film was the animation. Since it was a documentary film and was made under a tight budget, the visuals were not that pleasant, but the notion was well achieved. Documentary films and interviews are like thunder and lightening. So there are interviews in it, but most of them were made-up of. I mean they were real, though not with the real people, except their recorded voice interviews in most of the cases. It was challenging to bring back the original event on the screen since it is not a feature film to recreate whatever way they want, especially that occurred half a century ago. But very appreciable for even giving us this much of detail to feel the vibe. > ❝One of the truths I have learnt is that there are monsters that walk among us.❞ It was like any other normal day on the campus of the University of Texas in Austin. But the scenario has suddenly changed when two student couple fell on the ground not aware of what just happened, and so the people around. After some time, it became clear that a gunman open fired on them and many others from a nearby tower, but the real issue is nobody could see him. Soon it reached the radio and television, and alert has been circulated. Then the cops got involved to solve the matter and how it all ends covered in the rest of the films. This is a good film, revealed most of the parts as much as in details, but I'm not fully convinced. Because the concept of narration was quite similar to feature film style where they want to keep the mystery. It all begins with one perspective and multiplies as it progresses. Except not focusing enough on the negative character. I understood the situation of the event, but I did not get enough detail about the gunman. It was like one side of the story. So mysterious and it stayed that way. Shorter and well paced. This is definitely worth checking out, though not a must see. To learn the history, the bad one. I had no idea about it prior to watch, but at the end, I felt it accomplished everything on its capacity to give out the truth. No matter it is a documentary film, along with the suspense, the tension was well balanced. So, more or less it is same as like watching a regular crime film. That's especially for those who are not into documentary films. I hope someone would make a feature film out of it. _8/10_