JFK

JFK

  • Director: Oliver Stone
  • Writer: Jim Garrison,Jim Marrs,Oliver Stone
  • Countries of origin: United States, France
  • Language: English, Spanish
  • Release date: December 20, 1991
  • Runtime: 3h 9min
  • Sound mix: Dolby SR
  • Aspect ratio: 2.39 : 1
  • Also known as: Project X
  • "JFK" is a suspense film produced by Warner Bros. Pictures in 1991, adapted from Assassination of John F. Kennedy in American history , written and directed by Oliver Stone , Joe Pesci , Kevin Costner , Sisi Spicer, etc. Starring.
    The film tells the story of the police solving a series of cases after the assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States on November 22, 1963, when he was assassinated while driving through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas.
    The film won two awards including the Oscar for Best Photography and six nominations. The film was released in the United States on December 20, 1991. 

    Details

    • Release date December 20, 1991
    • Filming locations Dealey Plaza - 500 Main Street, Dallas, Texas, USA
    • Production companies Warner Bros., Canal+, New Regency Productions

    Box office

    Budget

    $40,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $70,405,498

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $5,223,658

    Gross worldwide

    $205,405,498

    Movie reviews

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    • By Jayda 2022-08-01 14:32:35

      JFK--An Adaptation of the JFK Assassination

      This film shows Oliver Stone's feelings. It takes a lot of courage to shoot such a controversial and sensitive topic. The difficult road of pursuing justice expressed in the film and the theme of truth to the public are very important in any country. A serious topic is also the most basic trust and expectation of the people in the country. After understanding the details of the Kennedy assassination process, I felt that Stone's adaptation of this incident was indeed of a high standard. Many...

    • By Ines 2022-04-24 07:01:05

      The New Yorker's 1992 obituary

      The following content is reproduced from newyorker, the author is a contemporary investigative reporter, and the writing is relatively objective. It mainly introduces the real life of Jim Garrison outside the movie, and some details are supplements and corrections in the movie. The article is very informative and rigorous, and it is worth reading.


      Epitaph For Jim Garrison: Romancing the Assassination
      THE NEW YORKER
      November 30, 1992

      by Edward Jay Epstein...

    • By Peggie 2022-04-23 07:01:43

      Chasing between truth and truth (2006.2)

      What can I do with three hours and ten minutes? Have a meal with a girl, sing at the cash drawer until your throat is hoarse, read a 100,000-word novel and write a ten-minute press release? If you've seen "JFK", none of the above will be the answer. This 189-minute film from Oliver Stone will make you think of it all and sit still in front of the TV. read it. In fact, I've put in six and a half hours for this movie. If you can think of "Hero" as a bowl of delicious Yangchun noodles on a...

    • By Lupe 2022-04-23 07:01:43

      zero distance

      I went to the scene today, yes, it was the scene where President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, USA more than 40 years ago. The official The sixth-floor museum was set up on the sixth floor of the book building where the official murderer was located. I went in to see it, and after I came out, I met some democrats at the unofficial murder scene not far away, and they spittle. To explain, "unofficial history" is usually much more attractive than "formal history", which is another "museum"...

    • By Mckenzie 2022-04-23 07:01:43

      terrific JFK

      It's a really thought-provoking film, and aside from the final court statement, I also liked the clip of Garrison going to Washington to meet a veteran who knew the inside story, except the lines themselves were translated concisely, very well, and the veteran's voice-over It is also very charming. I later learned that it was the voice of Zhang Hanyu, who has recently become popular. And this part is the crux of the whole film. The reason behind Kennedy's stab was revealed scene by scene in the...

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    • By Elyse 2023-09-29 05:08:32

      “Do not forget your dying king. Show this world this is still a government of the people, for the people and by the people. Nothing, as long as you live, will ever be more...

    • By Willis 2023-09-10 08:02:43

      The government files will be released in 2029, maybe there will be an answer at that time... ps: The long monologue about democracy and freedom at the end is really...

    • By Ambrose 2023-09-09 19:14:21

      The truth is worthy of your life...

    • By Roxane 2023-08-22 10:44:19

      The film ended in defeat, because such a coup d'état was also the director's suspicion and could not be reached subjectively. In fact, we can draw conclusions from the images of the documentary and the constant flashbacks of the clips, but the significance of the film is not only that. The film hopes to use such cases to let more young people pursue the truth and strengthen their own...

    • By Michel 2023-08-16 13:11:58

      Centering around a strictly advanced main point, the film logically and meticulously collages a series of memories and clues like fragments, and deduces them. It doesn't matter who the killer is, what matters is why Kennedy died. Whoever said that a democratic society is full of sunshine, the shady scene has always been a political norm. Oliver Stone's most outstanding performance, an Austrian narrative structure and a remarkable courage....

    Movie plot

    On November 22, 1963, US President Kennedy was assassinated in Texas. Within 2 hours of the assassination, the authorities arrested a suspect named Lee Harvey Oswald. Two days later, the suspect was murdered by a gangster. The official investigation team led by Il Wallen went through After months of investigation, it was confirmed that Lee Harvey Osvaldo was the only murderer. Three years later, lawyer Jim Garrison discovered that...
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    Scenes

    According to the records of the Kennedy period archives, every detail of the president's office has been carefully reconstructed. This reconstruction cost a total of 70,000 US dollars, however, in the movie, it only appeared for eight seconds.
    After the movie was released, it caused huge controversy. Many people accused Stone of fabricating facts. Stone published a detailed annotated version of the script in which every request in the...
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    Story background

    The director tells that the United States, before President Kennedy was assassinated, was moving towards peace and honor. On the afternoon of November 22, 1963, the weather was clear, and the cheerful president and his wife were shot in a pool of blood by three, four, or six bullets. As a result, a modern King Arthur disappeared. No matter how poor the evidence is, this film is full of Mr. Stone's enthusiasm, and he uses his usual...
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    Story creation

    Kevin Costner played Garrison trying to find the truth in "Assassination of Kennedy", and his low-key acting style is very suitable for this movie. But before the film was filmed, after seeing the script sent to him by Oliver Stone, he turned down the invitation of the great director. You know, Mel Gibson and Harrison Ford were also invited. In the end, it was with the help of Kevin Costner's agent that he was persuaded to participate...
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    Evaluation action

    "Assassination of Kennedy" should be a familiar movie to the majority of movie fans. The film is more than 3 hours long, with many characters and clues. However, under the command of Oliver Stone, it is methodical and it is based on the type of suspense reasoning film. Transform this political movie (that is, political thriller), which might have been boring, to make the audience feel that 3 hours is not long at all.
    The film is...
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    Movie quotes

    • Bill Brousard: You're way out there, boss, taking a crap in the wind, and I for one am not going along on this ride!

    • Jim Garrison: So what really happened that day? Let's just for a moment speculate shall we? We have the epileptic seizure around 12:15, p.m. distracting the police making it easier for the shooters to move into their places. The epileptic later vanished, never checking into a hospital. The A-Team gets on the sixth floor of the depository. They were refurbishing the floors that week, which allowed unknown workmen access to the building. They move quickly into position just minutes before the shooting. The spotter on the radio talking to the other two teams has the best overall view, the God spot. B-Team one shooter and one spotter with radio gear and access to the building, moves into the lower floor of the Dal-Tex building. The third team, the C-Team moves into the picket fence behind the Grassy Knoll, where the shooter and the spotter are first spotted by the late Lee Bowers in the watch tower of the rail yard. They have the best position of all. Kennedy is close and on a flat low trajectory. Part of this team is a coordinator who has flashed security credentials at people chasing them out of the parking lot. Probably 2-3 more men are in the crowd on Elm. 10-12 men. Three shooters. Three spotters. The triangulation of fire that Clay Shaw and David Ferrie discussed two months before. They have walked the plaza. They know every inch. They have calibrated their sight. They have practiced on moving targets. They are ready. Kennedy's motorcade makes the turn from Main onto Houston. It's gonna be a turkey shoot. They don't shoot him coming up Houston, which is the easiest shot for a single shot from the Book Depository. They Wait. They wait until he gets in the killing zone, between three rifles. Kennedy makes the final turn from Houston onto Elm, slowing down to some 11 miles an hour. The shooters across Dealy Plaza tighten, taking their aim, waiting for the radio to say "Green! Green!" or "Abort! Abort!". The first shot rings out, sounding like a backfire it misses the car completely. Frame 161, Kennedy stops waiving as he hears something. Connaly's head turns slightly to the right. Frame 193, the second shot hits Kennedy in the throat from the front. Frame 225, the President emerging from behind the road sign, you can see that he's obviously been hit, raising his arms to his throat. The third shot, frame 232, takes Kennedy in the back pulling him downward and forward. Connaly you'll notice shows no signs at all of being hit. He is visibly holding his Stetson, which is impossiable if his wrist has been shattered. Connaly is turning here now, frame 238 the fourth shot. It misses Kennedy and takes Connaly in the back. This is the shot that proves there were two rifles. Connaly yells out "My God! They are going to kill us all." Somewhere around this time another shot that misses the car completely, strikes James Tague down by the underpass. The car brakes. The sixth and fatal shot, frame 313 takes Kennedy in the head from the front. This is the key shot. The President going back and to his left. Shot from the front and right. Totally inconstant with the shot from the Book Depository. So what happens then? Pandemonium.

    • David Ferrie: Hey, Willie. I want you to meet Leon Oswald.

      Willie O'Keefe: Hey, man! How you doin'?

      Lee Harvey Oswald: What the fuck's he doin' here?

      Willie O'Keefe: Fuck you, motherfucker!