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JFK

  • 1991
  • R
  • 3h 9m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
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Kevin Costner in JFK (1991)
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New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison discovers there's more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story.New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison discovers there's more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story.New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison discovers there's more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story.

  • Director
    • Oliver Stone
  • Writers
    • Jim Garrison
    • Jim Marrs
    • Oliver Stone
  • Stars
    • Kevin Costner
    • Gary Oldman
    • Jack Lemmon
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    183K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,099
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    • Director
      • Oliver Stone
    • Writers
      • Jim Garrison
      • Jim Marrs
      • Oliver Stone
    • Stars
      • Kevin Costner
      • Gary Oldman
      • Jack Lemmon
    • 601User reviews
    • 83Critic reviews
    • 72Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 19 wins & 42 nominations total

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    Top Cast99+

    Kevin Costner
    Kevin Costner
    • Jim Garrison
    Gary Oldman
    Gary Oldman
    • Lee Harvey Oswald
    Jack Lemmon
    Jack Lemmon
    • Jack Martin
    Sally Kirkland
    Sally Kirkland
    • Rose Cheramie
    Anthony Ramirez
    • Epileptic
    Gary Taggart
    • Doctor (credited on Director's Cut)
    Ray LePere
    • Zapruder
    Steve Reed
    • John F. Kennedy - Double
    Jodie Farber
    Jodie Farber
    • Jackie Kennedy - Double
    • (as Jodi Farber)
    Columbia Dubose
    • Nellie Connally - Double
    Randy Means
    • Gov. Connally - Double
    Jay O. Sanders
    Jay O. Sanders
    • Lou Ivon
    E.J. Morris
    • Plaza Witness #1
    • (as E. J. Morris)
    Cheryl Penland
    • Plaza Witness #2
    Jim Gough
    • Plaza Witness #3
    Perry R. Russo
    • Angry Bar Patron
    Mike Longman
    • TV Newsman #1
    Edward Asner
    Edward Asner
    • Guy Bannister
    • Director
      • Oliver Stone
    • Writers
      • Jim Garrison
      • Jim Marrs
      • Oliver Stone
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The murder of Oswald by Jack Ruby was filmed on location in the actual basement garage of Dallas City Hall, where the real-life shooting took place.
    • Goofs
      David Ferrie's "confession" in Fountainbleu Hotel never happened. Ferrie went to his death denying any knowledge of Oswald or the plot to kill JFK.
    • Quotes
      • X: The organizing principle of any society, Mr. Garrison, is for war. The authority of the state over its people resides in its war powers. And Kennedy wanted to end the Cold War in his second term. He wanted to call off the moon race in favor of cooperation with the Soviets. He signed a treaty with the Soviets to ban nuclear testing. He refused to invade Cuba in 1962. And he set out to withdraw from Vietnam. But all that ended on the 22nd of November, 1963.
    • Crazy credits
      Closing statement: What Is Past Is Prologue
    • Alternate versions
      A director's cut prepared by Oliver Stone for the video release features 17 minutes of footage not included in the theatrical version. Among the new material:
      • Guy Bannister and his secretary talk briefly about Oswald and laugh.
      • New flashbacks of Oswald's life in Dallas with his wife after his return from Russia and his contacts with George De Mohrenshildt, Janet and Bill Williams (the man who gets Oswald a job at the book depository).
      • When Garrison and his assistant are at the book depository, they discuss the fact that the motorcade route was changed by then Dallas mayor Earle Cabell, brother of general Charles Cabell fired by Kennedy in 1961.
      • A fake Oswald (Frank Whaley) is seen in a flashback test-driving a new car and talking about Russia to the salesman.
      • In another flashback, Oswald is introduced to the New Orleans Cuban community and meets Sylvia Odio, leader of an underground anti-Castro movement.
      • A new flashback of Oswald and Clay Shaw seen together at a voter's registration drive in September '63.
      • Jim Garrison appears on "The Jerry Johnson Show" on TV to be interviewed. He tries to show photographs and defend his theories but he's cut short by host Jerry Johnson (John Larroquette).
      • Bill Broussard meets Jim Garrison at the airport where he's leaving for Phoenix, AZ and tells him the mob will attempt to assassinate him. After a few minutes he has to flee from a public restroom when he hears strange voices in the next stall and is approached by an unknown man (a cameo by production designer Victor Kempster) who pretends to be a friend of him.
      • Garrison and his staff discover that Broussard has disappeared from his apartment, and argue about the real reason why Clay Shaw has been brought to trial. While they're talking, Garrison sees Robert Kennedy on TV and says "They'll kill him before they'll let him be president".
      • During the trial, more witnesses against Shaw are shown than in the theatrical version, including a obviously insane man (Ron Rifkin) who claims that Shaw discussed killing Kennedy with him.
    • Connections
      Edited into Malcolm X (1992)
    • Soundtracks
      Drummers' Salute
      Arranged by D. G. McCroskie
      Performed by The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
      Courtesy of Fiesta Records Co. Inc.

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    Details

    • Release date
      • December 20, 1991 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • France
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Project X
    • Filming locations
      • Dealey Plaza - 500 Main Street, Dallas, Texas, USA
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Le Studio Canal+
      • Regency Enterprises
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $40,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $70,405,498
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,223,658
      • Dec 22, 1991
    • Gross worldwide
      • $205,405,498
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 3h 9m(189 min)
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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