The Day Reagan Was Shot Movie Review 2001

Recalls March 30, 1981 when President Reagan (Crenna) lay critically wounded in George Washington University hospital after having been shot by John W. Hinckley Jr. The administration is in chaos and power struggles break out between Secretary of State Alexander Haig (Dreyfuss) and Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger (Feore). Cable drama seems to be more satire than fact.

Distribution

Paramount Home Video, 5555 Melrose Ave., 5555 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038, Phone: (323)956-5000, URL: http://www.paramount.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 95 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Presidency, Period Piece: 1980s, Capitol Capers, True Stories

Screenplay

Cyrus Nowrasteh

Cast

Richard Crenna, Richard Dreyfuss, Colm Feore, Holland Taylor, Kenneth Welsh, Leon Pownall, Michael Murphy, Jack Jessop

Cinematography

Michael McMurray

Director

Cyrus Nowrasteh