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[norml]

JFK (film)
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JFK

Directed by Oliver Stone
Written by Oliver Stone,
Zachary Sklar
Starring Kevin Costner,
Gary Oldman,
Donald Sutherland,
Tommy Lee Jones
Produced by Arnon Milchan,
Oliver Stone
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date 1991 (USA)
Runtime 189 min / 206 min (director's cut)
Language English
Budget $40 million
IMDb page
JFK is a film, first released in Canada and the United States on December 20, 1991, which purports to tell the history surrounding the President of the United States John F. Kennedy's assassination.

The film follows the 1967 to 1969 investigation led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison (played by Kevin Costner) and interweaves flashbacks of the theories behind the assassination with actual assassination movie films footage, such as the Zapruder film.

JFK stars Kevin Costner, Ron Rifkin, Donald Sutherland, Kevin Bacon, Tommy Lee Jones, Laurie Metcalf, Gary Oldman, Jay O. Sanders, Sissy Spacek, Joe Pesci, John Candy, Brian Doyle-Murray, Gary Grubbs, Wayne Knight, Vincent D'Onofrio, Michael Rooker and Pruitt Taylor Vince. The movie was adapted by Oliver Stone and Zachary Sklar from the books On the Trail of the Assassins by Jim Garrison and Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy by Jim Marrs. Stone directed it. During the filming Dealey Plaza was completely restored to how it looked on November 22, 1963.

JFK won Academy Awards for Best Cinematography and Best Film Editing, and was nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Tommy Lee Jones), Best Director, Best Music, Original Score, Best Sound, Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium, and Best Picture.


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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JFK_(movie)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_assassination

http://www.orwelltoday.com/jfkassassination.shtml

http://demopedia.democraticunderground.com/index.php/David_Ferrie

[WiseButAngrySara]

1. Thanks for the heads-up, norml! Just tuned in. .....n/t

[jus_the_facts]

2. Think about 9/11 and the media when you watch it....

.....and how public opinion was warped into believing Oswald was THE culprit from DAY 1...same as it was on 9/11 with Osama.... :think:

[norml]

3. On edit I've added some links.

I don't know about that Osama Bin Laden thing, however, ever see this anagram?

Osama Bin = I b a mason

[BlueIris]

4. Oh, man. That is SO weird. I was just thinking about this film.

I confess to having a minor-league obsession with this movie, Garrison's case, and JFK. For the sake of my own sanity, I sold my DVD a couple of months ago, thinking a) I could use the $5, b) I've seen this twenty times, c) watching this film or thinking about it right now is really masochistic and d) when better (saner) times come, I'll replace it. I had no idea it was being shown anywhere on tv right now. The last time I saw it on cable was on the History Channel this past January, and just this morning, I was morbidly thinking about it and my first experiences with it and brooding, "I bet America will never see it on t.v. again, even the pay cable viewers." Seriously, if I hadn't seen it (on, I believe NBC) on t.v. over Christmas vacation in 1992, I would be a very, VERY different person today. I wouldn't be here posting with any of you, I'll bet. I wouldn't know what truly goes on in this world. I wouldn't have ever been moved to care enough about the injustices of the past to find out. GO, FX!!!!!

[flyarm]

5. pay close attention to closing statement to jury by garrison!!

stone knew even when he made this what was to come!!

really pay attention to the closing arguments!!

[spooked]

6. Listening to the closing statement now...

What did you want to point out??

War being the biggest business in the USA/Vietnem?
Coup d'etat?

[BlueIris]

7. Best. Writing. Ever.

Jim Garrison is actually a personal hero of mine.

[Trekologer]

8. In case you are want it...

Here is a link to the text of the actual speech (not a transcript of the movie):

http://www.prouty.org/closing.html