Grass Roots (1992)
This sequel to the 1983 miniseries, "Chiefs," continues the saga of the Lee family with Will Lee, an ambitious Georgia lawyer running for the U.S. Senate at the same time he is forced by a local judge to defend a young man in a murder trial. On top of this, he becomes the target of an assassin hired by a white-supremacist organization.
Director: Jerry London
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Mel Harris as Kate Rule |
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Corbin Bernsen as Will Lee |
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Katherine Helmond as Emma Carr |
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Raymond Burr as Judge Boggs |
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Rod Taylor as Gen. Willoughby |
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John Glover as Harold Perkerson / Jason Ross |
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Claude Akins as Sheriff Cox |
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Reginald VelJohnson as Det. Mickey Henderson |
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James Wilder as Jerry Lomax |
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Herb Edelman as Manny Pearl |
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Henry Jones as Sen. Ben Carr |
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Cristi Conaway as Charlene Joiner |
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Joanna Cassidy as Ann Heath |
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Tim O'Connor as Billy Lee |
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Julian Holloway as Elton Hunter |
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Christopher Murray as Jack Buchanan |
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Carlyle King as Suzy |
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Tom Nowicki as Tommy Newman |
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Michael H. Moss as Det. Sgt. Charlie Pittman |
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Larry Black as Gov. Mack Dean |
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Donna Biscoe as Lisa Conroy |
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David Dwyer as Deputy Bart |
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C. Harrison Avery Jr. as Roosevelt Watkins |
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Tracy L. Scruggs as Sarah Clark |
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Fred Covington as Police Captain |
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Edith Ivey as Mrs. Billy Lee |
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Levi Lee as Rev. Calhoun |
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Charles Lawlor as Dr. Albright |
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Judson Vaughn as Ernest Jenkins |
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James Mayberry as Frank |
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Donzaleigh Abernathy as Cora Mae Turner |
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Melanie Ramsay as TV Commentator |
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Bruce Taylor as FBI Agent |
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Libby Whittemore as Marla Scott |
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Scott Hilley as Auctioneer |
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Lisa Nanette Allender as Sylvie |
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Rick Andosca as |
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Karen Beyer as Amy |
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Haynes Brooke as Rookie Cop |
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Jerry Campbell as Bartender |
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Kathryn Firago as Millie Buchanan |
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Porter Fowler as Announcer |
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Chad Governale as Deputy |
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Geoff McKnight as Police Sergeant |
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Michael H. Moss as |
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Ric Reitz as Doctor |
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Adrian Roberts as Marty |
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L. Sidney as Police Officer |
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Ron Clinton Smith as Arresting Cop |
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Jimmy Summers as Court Bailiff |
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Alex Van as Bobby |
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Jordan Williams as Capitol Policeman |
| Production | Aaron Spelling | Executive Producer |
| Production | E. Duke Vincent | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Laurence Rosenthal | Music |
| Writing | Derek Marlowe | Teleplay |
| Writing | Stuart Woods | Novel |
| Production | Martin Manulis | Producer |
| Camera | Billy Dickson | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Michael Brown | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frances Harrison Hays | Costume Supervisor |
| Art | Barbara Haberecht | Set Decoration |
| Art | Charles C. Bennett | Production Design |
| Art | Julia Starr Sanford | Art Direction |
| Directing | Jerry London | Director |
| Art | George A. Lee | Assistant Property Master |