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Release Date:
20 December 1991 (USA)
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Tagline:
The Story That Won't Go Away more
Plot:
A New Orleans DA discovers there's more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won 2 Oscars.
Another 10 wins
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20 nominations
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(57 articles)
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Thirteen Days: on the brink of nuclear war, Hollywood steps in
(From The Guardian - Film News. 26 November 2009, 12:00 AM, PST)
(From Cinema Blend. 30 November 2009, 4:06 PM, PST)
Thirteen Days: on the brink of nuclear war, Hollywood steps in
(From The Guardian - Film News. 26 November 2009, 12:00 AM, PST)
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Past the controversy
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Sally Kirkland | ... | Rose Cheramie | |
| Anthony Ramirez | ... | Epileptic | |
| Ray LePere | ... | Zapruder | |
| Steve Reed | ... | John F. Kennedy - Double | |
| Jodie Farber | ... | Jackie Kennedy - Double (as Jodi Farber) | |
| Columbia Dubose | ... | Nellie Connally - Double | |
| Randy Means | ... | Gov. Connally - Double | |
| Kevin Costner | ... | Jim Garrison | |
| Jay O. Sanders | ... | Lou Ivon | |
| E.J. Morris | ... | Plaza Witness #1 | |
| Cheryl Penland | ... | Plaza Witness #2 | |
| Jim Gough | ... | Plaza Witness #3 | |
| Perry R. Russo | ... | Angry Bar Patron | |
| Mike Longman | ... | TV Newsman #1 | |
| Edward Asner | ... | Guy Bannister |
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Also Known As:
JFK (France)
JFK - Affaire non classée (France) (poster title)
Project X (USA) (working title)
J.F.K. (Spain) [es]
JFK (Greece) (short title) [el]
JFK (Poland) [pl]
JFK - A Pergunta que Não Quer Calar (Brazil) [pt]
JFK - A nyitott dosszié (Hungary) [hu]
JFK - Historien der ikke vil dø (Denmark) [da]
JFK - Tatort Dallas (Germany) [de]
JFK - avoin tapaus (Finland) [fi]
JFK - historien man aldrig glömmer (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
JFK - un caso ancora aperto (Italy) [it]
JFK, i istoria pou harahtike sti mnimi mas (Greece) [el]
JFK-Dzej Ef Kej (Serbia) [sr]
JFK: Het verhaal dat nooit ophoudt (Netherlands) [nl]
JFK: caso abierto (Spain) [es]
John F. Kennedy - Tatort Dallas (Germany) [de]
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JFK - Affaire non classée (France) (poster title)
Project X (USA) (working title)
J.F.K. (Spain) [es]
JFK (Greece) (short title) [el]
JFK (Poland) [pl]
JFK - A Pergunta que Não Quer Calar (Brazil) [pt]
JFK - A nyitott dosszié (Hungary) [hu]
JFK - Historien der ikke vil dø (Denmark) [da]
JFK - Tatort Dallas (Germany) [de]
JFK - avoin tapaus (Finland) [fi]
JFK - historien man aldrig glömmer (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
JFK - un caso ancora aperto (Italy) [it]
JFK, i istoria pou harahtike sti mnimi mas (Greece) [el]
JFK-Dzej Ef Kej (Serbia) [sr]
JFK: Het verhaal dat nooit ophoudt (Netherlands) [nl]
JFK: caso abierto (Spain) [es]
John F. Kennedy - Tatort Dallas (Germany) [de]
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MPAA:
Rated R for language. (also 1992 edited version)
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Runtime:
189 min | USA:206 min (director's cut)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Finland:K-12 |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:AA (Ontario) |
Canada:PG (Manitoba) (TV rating) |
Iceland:12 |
Brazil:14 |
Singapore:NC-16 (re-rating) |
Singapore:PG (original rating) (cut) |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-11 (DVD rating) |
Germany:12 (bw) |
Netherlands:12 |
Norway:11 |
South Korea:15 |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:11 |
UK:15 |
USA:R (No. 31561)
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Trivia:
James Woods eagerly lobbied for the role of Garrison. However he and Oliver Stone had vast creative differences, Woods wanting the film to be more of a biography of Jim Garrison with much more emphasis on his personal life, while Stone wanted it to be primarily about the case.
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Goofs:
Anachronisms: Scenes showing the railroad yard behind the wood fence show railroad cars painted and lettered for railroads that did not exist in 1963.
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Quotes:
Jim Garrison:
"One may smile and smile and be a villain."
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in "The Simpsons: Whacking Day (#4.20)" (1993)
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Soundtrack:
Concerto No. 2 For Horn & Orchestra, K. 417; I - Allegro Maestoso
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FAQ
Who Was Mr. X?How Was David Ferrie Involved?
Was The Photo Of Oswald With A Rifle And Pistol Fake?
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In the time since I first saw the film "JFK", I have found myself inexplicably drawn to the events in Dallas, TX on November 22, 1963. I have researched online and in libraries to learn the truth of these events, and I would say that my outlook on those matters has changed substantially. But underneath that, and the controversy that developed from it, there is one universal and almost indisputable truth regarding the film: JFK is simply an excellent movie. And no difference of opinion can refute this.
I have seen my fair share of films over the years, I'm not a cinema maniac by any means. But I think I can judge a quality product when I see one and that's simply what this picture presents. It is, as Tom Wicker of the New York Times said at it's release, propaganda; but the same can be said for every film by Michael Moore... of whom I'm NOT a fan... but they are still strong pictures.
JFK runs the difficult task of presenting fact, fiction, conjecture and opinion, twisting them all to present the increasingly difficult to dispute conclusion that Lee Harvey Oswald did not act alone (and according to director Oliver Stone, did not act) in the assassination of President Kennedy.
The films accomplishments though, past this controversial thesis, are many: 1.) Kevin Costner turns in one of the greatest performances of his career. While his accent is stronger than Garrison and the physical resemblance not astonishing, Costner three dimensionalizes a character and lives in it throughout the film.
2.) An impressive and versatile cast is used superbly. The film is loaded with quality stars such as Kevin Bacon, Tommy Lee Jones (in an Oscar nominated role), Gary Oldman, and Joe Pesci (who share an intense and crucial scene); as well as character actors and actresses such as Michael Rooker, Sissy Spacek, and Jay Saunders. Stone even navigates a dramatic turn from the late comedy great John Candy and utilizes Hollywood legends Ed Asner, Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau and Donald Sutherland superbly.
3.) With the possible exception of the lone gunman theory, every possibility of truth is explored, at least in dialogue. Because the case has never been fully elaborated on no one can say for certain what the truth is; Stone presents all views while advancing his theory.
4.) The film is a masterwork of editing. It won the Oscar for film editing in 1991, and deserved it. I once read in Entertainment Weekly that a normal film has roughly 200 cuts in it; there are more than sixty in the opening minutes alone here. Even more impressive when you consider the variety of film used.
JFK is not absolute fact, it does not truly pretend to be. By Stone's own admission, Laurie Metcalf, Michael Rooker, and Kevin Bacon play composites or dramatized characters, not the real thing. But standing alone as a movie, JFK is untouchably excellent. And if it does force you to question, as Costner's Garrison asks in the closing moments "of what is our government made?", then it's all for the better.