JFK is a 1991 American historical dramatic crime conspiracy thriller film directed by Oliver Stone and produced by A. Kitman Ho and Oliver Stone. The screenplay was written by Oliver Stone and Zachary Sklar and is based on the books ‘On the Trail of the Assassins’ by Jim Garrison and ‘Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy’ by Jim Marrs.
Rated: R (movie contains language and graphic violence)
Run Time: 3h 9min
Release Date: December 20, 1991 (USA)
Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Director: Oliver Stone
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Budget: $40 Million
Box Office: $205.4 Million
JFK stars Kevin Costner, Gary Oldman, Ed Asner, Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, Brian Doyle-Murray, Wayne Knight, Joe Pesci, Walter Matthau, Tommy Lee Jones, John Candy, Kevin Bacon, Jim Garrison, Donald Sutherland, Laurie Metcalf, Vincent D’Onofrio, Dale Dye, Frank Whaley and Martin Sheen.
JFK is the story of the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison (Kevin Costner). When Garrison begins to doubt the conventional thinking on the murder, he faces government resistance and after the killing of suspected assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald (Gary Oldman), he closes the case. Later, however, Garrison reopens the investigation, finding evidence of an extensive conspiracy behind Kennedy’s murder.
Movie Quotes
“One pristine bullet? That dog don’t hunt.” – Senator Russell Long
“Were you a contract agent for the CIA?” – Jim Garrison
“And if I were do you think I would be sitting here today talking to someone like you?” – Clay Shaw
“Back and to the left… back and to the left…” – Jim Garrison
“People got to know, why he was killed.” – Willie O’Keefe
Official Movie Trailer
Movie Stars
Kevin Costner as Jim Garrison
Gary Oldman as Lee Harvey Oswald
Ed Asner as Guy Bannister
Jack Lemmon as Jack Martin
Sissy Spacek as Liz Garrison
Brian Doyle-Murray as Jack Ruby
Wayne Knight as Numa Bertel
Joe Pesci as David Ferrie
Walter Matthau as Senator Long
Tommy Lee Jones as Clay Shaw
John Candy as Dean Andrews
Kevin Bacon as Willie O’Keefe
Jim Garrison as Earl Warren
Donald Sutherland as Mr. X
Laurie Metcalf as Susie Cox
Vincent D’Onofrio as Bill Newman
Dale Dye as General Y
Frank Whaley as Oswald Imposter
Martin Sheen as Narrator