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Grass Roots

Grass Roots

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

155 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

24 February 1992

Country

United States of America

Cast

Mel Harris

Mel Harris

Kate Rule

Corbin Bernsen

Corbin Bernsen

Will Lee

Katherine Helmond

Katherine Helmond

Emma Carr

Raymond Burr

Raymond Burr

Judge Boggs

Rod Taylor

Rod Taylor

Gen. Willoughby

John Glover

John Glover

Harold Perkerson / Jason Ross

Claude Akins

Claude Akins

Sheriff Cox

Reginald VelJohnson

Reginald VelJohnson

Det. Mickey Henderson

James Wilder

James Wilder

Jerry Lomax

Herb Edelman

Herb Edelman

Manny Pearl

Henry Jones

Henry Jones

Sen. Ben Carr

Cristi Conaway

Cristi Conaway

Charlene Joiner

Joanna Cassidy

Joanna Cassidy

Ann Heath

Tim O'Connor

Tim O'Connor

Billy Lee

Julian Holloway

Julian Holloway

Elton Hunter

Christopher Murray

Christopher Murray

Jack Buchanan

Carlyle King

Carlyle King

Suzy

Tom Nowicki

Tom Nowicki

Tommy Newman

Michael H. Moss

Michael H. Moss

Det. Sgt. Charlie Pittman

Larry Black

Larry Black

Gov. Mack Dean

Donna Biscoe

Donna Biscoe

Lisa Conroy

David Dwyer

David Dwyer

Deputy Bart

C. Harrison Avery Jr.

C. Harrison Avery Jr.

Roosevelt Watkins

Tracy L. Scruggs

Tracy L. Scruggs

Sarah Clark

Fred Covington

Fred Covington

Police Captain

Edith Ivey

Edith Ivey

Mrs. Billy Lee

Levi Lee

Levi Lee

Rev. Calhoun

Charles Lawlor

Charles Lawlor

Dr. Albright

Judson Vaughn

Judson Vaughn

Ernest Jenkins

James Mayberry

James Mayberry

Frank

Donzaleigh Abernathy

Donzaleigh Abernathy

Cora Mae Turner

Melanie Ramsay

Melanie Ramsay

TV Commentator

Bruce Taylor

Bruce Taylor

FBI Agent

Libby Whittemore

Libby Whittemore

Marla Scott

Scott Hilley

Scott Hilley

Auctioneer

Lisa Nanette Allender

Lisa Nanette Allender

Sylvie

Rick Andosca

Rick Andosca

Karen Beyer

Karen Beyer

Amy

Haynes Brooke

Haynes Brooke

Rookie Cop

Jerry Campbell

Jerry Campbell

Bartender

Kathryn Firago

Kathryn Firago

Millie Buchanan

Porter Fowler

Porter Fowler

Announcer

Chad Governale

Chad Governale

Deputy

Geoff McKnight

Geoff McKnight

Police Sergeant

Michael H. Moss

Michael H. Moss

Ric Reitz

Ric Reitz

Doctor

Adrian Roberts

Adrian Roberts

Marty

L. Sidney

L. Sidney

Police Officer

Ron Clinton Smith

Ron Clinton Smith

Arresting Cop

Jimmy Summers

Jimmy Summers

Court Bailiff

Alex Van

Alex Van

Bobby

Jordan Williams

Jordan Williams

Capitol Policeman

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