Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.

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Film Cast:

• Jim Garrison: Kevin Costner
• Clay Shaw / Clay Bertrand: Tommy Lee Jones
• Lee Harvey Oswald: Gary Oldman
• Willie O’Keefe: Kevin Bacon
• Bill Broussard: Michael Rooker
• Jack Martin: Jack Lemmon
• Susie Cox: Laurie Metcalf
• Liz Garrison: Sissy Spacek
• David Ferrie: Joe Pesci
• Dean Andrews: John Candy
• Lee Bowers: Pruitt Taylor Vince
• Lou Ivon: Jay O. Sanders
• Senator Long: Walter Matthau
• Rose Cheramie: Sally Kirkland
• X: Donald Sutherland
• Guy Bannister: Ed Asner
• Jack Ruby: Brian Doyle-Murray
• Abraham Zapruder: Ray LePere
• Bill Newman: Vincent D’Onofrio
• Lyndon B. Johnson: Tom Howard
• Beverly Oliver: Lolita Davidovich
• Earl Warren: Jim Garrison
• Numa Bertel: Wayne Knight
• Al Oser: Gary Grubbs
• Marina Oswald: Beata Pozniak
• Carlos Bringuier: Tony Plana
• L.B.J. (voice): John William Galt
• FBI Spokesman: Ron Jackson
• Jasper Garrison: Sean Stone
• Hobo #2: John S. Davies
• Leopoldo: Tomas Milian
• Angelo: Raul Aranas
• Janet Williams: Gail Cronauer
• Bill Williams: Gary Carter
• Sam Holland: James N. Harrell
• Jean Hill: Ellen McElduff
• Julia Ann Mercer: Jo Anderson
• Mercer Interrogator: Marco Perella
• Mercer Interrogator: Edwin Neal
• FBI Agent #2 with Hill: Darryl Cox
• Hill Interrogator: T.J. Kennedy
• Mobster with Broussard: J.J. Johnston
• Bolton Ford Dealer: R. Bruce Elliott
• Will Fritz: William Larsen
• FBI Agent – Frank: Wayne Tippit
• General Y: Dale Dye
• Board Room Man: Jerry Douglas
• Board Room Man: Ryan MacDonald
• Board Room Man: Duane Grey
• White House Man: George R. Robertson
• White House Man: Baxter Harris
• General Lemnitzer: John Seitz
• White House Man: Alex Rodine
• White House Man: Sam Stoneburner
• TV Newsman #3: Bob Gunton
• Judge Haggerty: John P. Finnegan
• Vernon Bundy: Walter Breaux
• FBI Receptionist: Melodee Bowman
• Colonel Finck: Peter Maloney
• Fence Shooter: Richard Rutowski
• Prisoner Powell: Bill Bolender
• Tippet: Price Carson
• Tippet Shooter: Gil Glasgow
• Officer Poe: Bob Orwig
• Dr. Rose (credited on Director’s Cut): Hugh Feagin
• Jerry Johnson’s Sidekick (credited on Director’s Cut): George Kelly
• Samuel (credited on Director’s Cut): Victor Kempster
• Jerry Johnson (credited on Director’s Cut): John Larroquette
• Garrison’s Secretary (credited in Director’s Cut): Maria Mason
• Mr. Goldberg / Spiesel (credited on Director’s Cut): Ron Rifkin
• Oswald Imposter (credited on Director’s Cut): Frank Whaley
• (uncredited): Kevin Beard
• Hitman (uncredited): Jeffrey Bornstein
• Secretary in Window (uncredited): Marie Del Marco
• Reporter (uncredited): Alan Donnes
• Plaza Witness (uncredited): Orlando Gallegos
• Courtroom Projectionist (uncredited): Robert J. Groden
• Dallas County Sherriff (uncredited): Chuck Kelley
• Man in Court (uncredited): Codie Scott
• Narrator (voice) (uncredited): Martin Sheen
• Himself (archive footage): John F. Kennedy
• Epileptic: Anthony Ramirez

Film Crew:

• Original Music Composer: John Williams
• Casting: Heidi Levitt
• Director of Photography: Robert Richardson
• Executive Producer: Arnon Milchan
• Production Design: Victor Kempster
• Set Decoration: Crispian Sallis
• Editor: Pietro Scalia
• Producer: Oliver Stone
• Producer: A. Kitman Ho
• Production Manager: Clayton Townsend
• Casting: Risa Bramon Garcia
• Casting: Billy Hopkins
• Sound Effects Editor: Scott Martin Gershin
• Costume Design: Marlene Stewart
• Stunt Coordinator: Webster Whinery
• Editor: Joe Hutshing
• Key Makeup Artist: Ron Berkeley
• Post Production Supervisor: William H. Brown
• Sound Engineer: Joseph A. Brennan
• First Assistant Director: Joseph P. Reidy
• Casting Assistant: Ann Goulder
• Casting Associate: Juel Bestrop
• Book: Jim Marrs
• Book: Jim Garrison
• Screenplay: Zachary Sklar
• Art Direction: Derek R. Hill
• Art Direction: Alan Tomkins
• Dialogue Editor: Christopher Assells
• Second Assistant Director: Joe Burns
• Production Sound Mixer: Tod A. Maitland
• Boom Operator: T.J. O’Mara
• Steadicam Operator: J. Michael Muro
• Associate Editor: Julie Monroe
• ADR Mixer: Charleen Richards
• Carpenter: Derek Abernathy
• Music Editor: Kenneth Wannberg
• Utility Stunts: Kevin Beard
• Assistant Location Manager: Gary Huckabay
• Special Effects: Bob Shelley
• Executive Music Producer: Budd Carr
• Orchestrator: John Neufeld
• Additional Camera: J. Michael McClary
• ADR Editor: Mary Andrews
• Art Department Assistant: Paul Etheredge
• Color Timer: David Orr
• Special Effects Coordinator: Randy E. Moore
• Wardrobe Assistant: Andria Litto
• Special Effects: Warren Keillor
• Stunt Driver: Eddie Perez
• Dialogue Editor: Hugo Weng
• Unit Publicist: Roger Armstrong
• Set Designer: Mary Saisselin
• Grip: Mark A. Hatley
• Sound Editor: Joseph Holsen
• Assistant Production Coordinator: Margaret Lancaster
• Assistant Costume Designer: Lisa Lovaas
• Costume Supervisor: Dan Bronson
• Foley Artist: Dan O’Connell
• Utility Sound: David M. Roberts
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Gregg Landaker
• Dialect Coach: Brooks Baldwin
• Supervising Sound Editor: Wylie Stateman
• ADR Supervisor: Avram D. Gold
• Dialogue Editor: Mark Gordon
• Dialogue Editor: Bob Newlan
• Visual Effects: Miller Drake
• Production Coordinator: Leeann Stonebreaker
• Sound Effects Editor: Jay B. Richardson
• Foley Mixer: Greg Orloff
• Scenic Artist: John A. Kelly
• Dialogue Editor: Richard Dwan Jr.
• Still Photographer: Sidney Ray Baldwin
• Sound Recordist: Mark ‘Frito’ Long
• Chief Lighting Technician: Reinhart Peschke
• Dialogue Editor: David A. Arnold
• Sound Effects Editor: Mark Lanza
• Dialogue Editor: Willy Allen
• Construction Coordinator: Rodney Armanino
• Key Hair Stylist: Elle Elliott
• Second Unit Director: Philip C. Pfeiffer
• Research Assistant: Thomas Hayslip
• Supervising Sound Editor: Michael D. Wilhoit
• Dialogue Editor: Alison Fisher
• Hairstylist: Bonnie Clevering
• Additional Camera: Jerry G. Callaway
• Hairstylist: Kelvin R. Trahan
• ADR Editor: Jerelyn J. Harding
• Assistant Editor: Kate Crossley
• Script Supervisor: Susan Malerstein
• Special Effects Supervisor: Margaret Johnson
• Second Assistant Camera: Faires A. Sekiya
• Assistant Sound Editor: Robert Batha
• Hairstylist: Deborah Mills-Whitlock
• Costumer: Fran Allgood
• Rigging Gaffer: John Shoemaker
• Dialogue Editor: Dan M. Rich
• Hairstylist: Martha Marek Beresford
• Hairstylist: Ron Scott
• Makeup Artist: Wade Daily
• Makeup Artist: Elaine Thomas
• Makeup Artist: Cassandra Scott
• Makeup Artist: Craig Berkeley
• Foley Editor: Sandy Berman
• Set Buyer: Carl Catanese
• Driver: Patrick Hogan
• Costume Design: Mark Burchard
• Electrician: Michael F. Burke
• Key Grip: Chris Centrella
• Swing: Lance Cheatham
• Painter: Dennis Collins
• Publicist: Dianne E. Collins
• Negative Cutter: Donah Bassett
• Craft Service: Kayla Chaillot
• Technical Advisor: Numa V. Bertel Jr.
• Property Master: J. Grey Smith
• Production Secretary: Liam Finn
• Location Manager: Patricia Anne Doherty
• Assistant Camera: Michael Off
• Assistant Chief Lighting Technician: Frank Scheidbach
• Production Intern: Romy Stevenson
• Stand In: Mark Thomason
• First Assistant Camera: Donald Carlson
• Apprentice Sound Editor: Judson Leach
• Art Department Coordinator: Tana Bishop
• Assistant Art Director: Margery Z. Gabrielson
• Construction Foreman: Jack Kostelnik
• Props: Barby Kirk
• Set Dresser: Mandy Brou
• Standby Painter: Bill Darrow
• Picture Car Coordinator: Tutt Esquerre
• Set Medic: Charlie French
• Set Production Assistant: Daniel Burns
• Stunts: Jamie Dierlam
• Transportation Captain: William B. Borges
• Transportation Coordinator: Alvin L. Milliken Sr.
• First Assistant Editor: F. Paul Benz
• Musician: Tim Morrison
• Best Boy Grip: Jeff Kluttz
• Dolly Grip: Kenny Davis
• Production Assistant: Jonathan M. Abrams
• Second Second Assistant Director: Deborah Lupard
• Camera Loader: Richard Sobin
• Location Casting: Sandra Dawes
• Sound Mixer: Bill Daly
• Production Assistant: Michael Johnson

Movie Reviews:

• wizzardss: On 22 November 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. On 24 September 1964, the President’s Commission on the Assassination was presented to Kennedy’s successor, President Lyndon B. Johnson, presenting the results of the official Government investigation.

  _JFK_ follows New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison (Kevin Costner) as he form his own alternative investigation, culminating in the trial of businessman Clay Shaw (Robert De Niro) on 29 January 1969 for conspiring to assassinate President Kennedy. This is, to date, the only trial to have been brought for the assassination of President Kennedy.

  As political dramas go, _JFK_ is aimed at the truly hardcore fans. With its three hour runtime, the first two hours of the film are spent delving into the background of Kennedy’s death and setting up the plausibility of the “alternative” scenario. It is important to remember that this is, ultimately, a propaganda film and whether you believe the events or not, it differs from the official Government narrative.

  For a newcomer to the events of 22 November 1963 – which I was – this extended setup is simultaneously extremely helpful and mentally exhausting, and it is difficult to keep both awake and aware, so approaching the film with some knowledge – even of the Government narrative – is beneficial.

  However, the final act of the film is extremely compelling watching, featuring Costner delivering a famous soliloquy that undoubtedly helped to influence later courtroom dramas, such as A Few Good Men and Amistad, as they pitch one man against the Government.

  While _JFK_ was – rightly – nominated for a number of Oscars, including Best Picture and De Niro as Best Supporting Actor, and won Best Cinematography and Best Film Editing, it is difficult to feel that Costner was inexplicably overlooked as he singlehandedly carries the final act.

  Extremely dry, but immensely compelling. You will question what you have just witnessed.