JFK Movie Review 1991

Highly controversial examination of President John F. Kennedy's 1963 assassination, from the viewpoint of New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison. Hotly debated because of Stone's conspiracy theory, it sparked new calls to open the sealed government records from the 1977 House Select Committee on Assassinations investigation. Outstanding performances from all-star principal and supporting casts, stunning cinematography, and excellent editing. Even Garrison himself shows up as Chief Justice Earl Warren. Considered by some to be a cinematic masterpiece, others see it as revisionist history that should be taken with a grain of salt. Extended version adds 17 minutes.

Distribution

Warner Home Video, Inc., 5775 Linder Canyon Rd., Westlake Village, CA 91362, URL: http://whv.warnerbros.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 189 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Historical Drama, Assassination, Politics, Presidency, Justice Prevails...?, True Stories, Camelot (New), It's a Conspiracy, Man!, Capitol Capers, Screen Teams: Lemmon & Matthau, B/W & Color Combos, Texas, Dallas, Louisiana

Screenplay

Oliver Stone, Zachary Sklar

Cast

Dale Dye, Kevin Costner, Sissy Spacek, Kevin Bacon, Tommy Lee Jones, Laurie Metcalf, Gary Oldman, Michael Rooker, Jay O. Sanders, Beata Pozniak, Joe Pesci, Donald Sutherland, John Candy, Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Ed Asner, Vincent D'Onofrio, Sally Kirkland, Brian Doyle-Murray, Wayne Knight, Tony Plana, Tomas Milian, Sean Stone

Cinematography

Robert Richardson

Director

Oliver Stone

Music

John Williams

Other

Lolita (David) Davidovich, Frank Whaley, Jim Garrison

Producer

Oliver Stone, A. Kitman Ho

Awards

Oscars 1991: Cinematog., Film Editing; Golden Globes 1992: Director (Stone).