JFK (1991)

Director: Oliver Stone  Starring: Kevin Costner  Tommy Lee Jones  
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Product Summary
Publisher: Warner
Format: DVD
UPC: 00085391261421
Buy.com Sku: 40000462
Item#: VP32HR
Category Keywords: Assassination  Betrayal  Conspiracy Theories  Essential Cinema  Justice  Murder  Recommended  Theatrical Release 
Rating: 
 
 
Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 2.35:1, Trailers, Special Edition
 
JFK, Oliver Stone's powerful film about the shots heard round and the mystery that still surrounds them, is one of the most provocative movies of our time. In addition to its box-office success, critical acclaim and awards, it played a major role in the national debate that led to the passage of the 1992 Assassination Materials Disclosure Act. For this exclusive DVD edition, director/co-writer Stone has added 17 minutes of footage to the Academy Award-winning movie, lending new excitement to the mosaic of Jim Garrison's turbulent investigation of John F. Kennedy's murder.
 


Editor's Note

Oliver Stone's self-proclaimed "countermyth," JFK mocks the doubtful veracity of the Warren Commission's findings on the Kennedy assassination and summarizes some of the myriad theories that have been proposed in its contest. Focusing on the investigation by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison (Kevin Costner) into the activities of the FBI and other government agencies as well as their attempted cover-ups, Stone weaves fact and speculation into a compelling argument for the reopening of the case files. Garrison begins to investigate local links to the assassination, including Clay Shaw (Tommy Lee Jones), David Ferrie (Joe Pesci), Guy Bannister (Ed Asner), Perry Russo (Kevin Bacon), and Lee Harvey Oswald (Gary Oldman). When the accounts of Ferrie, Russo, and others almost invariably diverge from the FBI versions of events, Garrison begins to suspect a cover-up. Widening his net, he interviews many of the original assassination witnesses and again finds little that coincides with the government's record. Combining interviews with an analysis of the physical evidence, Garrison's team posits the existence of a conspiracy to kill the president. A mysterious Col. X (Donald Sutherland) implies the orchestration of the conspiracy at the highest levels of government, and Garrison is ready to go to trial. Stone deploys video, different film stocks shot at varying speeds, and a dizzying style of montage while harnessing the talents of a large and extraordinary cast to create a film of undeniable power and excitement.

 
Features
Region 1
Snap Case
Director's Cut
Extended
Letterbox - 2.35
Widescreen - 2.35
Audio:
Dolby Surround - English
Additional Release Material:
Deleted Scenes
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Text/Photo Galleries:
Production Notes





 
Technical Info

Release Information
Studio: Warner
Release Date: 3/24/1997
Running Time: 206 minutes
Original Release Date: 1991
Catalog ID: 12614
UPC: 00085391261421
Number of Discs: 1

Audio & Video
Original Language: English
Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English
Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Video: Color

 
Cast & Crew
Michael Rooker
John Candy
Edward Asner
Kevin Costner
Jay O. Sanders
Tommy Lee Jones
Jack Lemmon
Kevin Bacon
Walter Matthau
Gary Oldman
Laurie Metcalf
Joe Pesci
Sissy Spacek
Donald Sutherland
Brian Doyle Murray
Sally Kirkland
Oliver Stone - Screenwriter
Robert Richardson - Director of Photography
Joe Hutshing - Editor
Jim Marrs - Source Writer
Bill Brown - Post-Production Supervisor
Pietro Scalia - Editor
Jim Garrison - Source Writer
Zachary Sklar - Screenwriter
John Williams - Composer
A. Kitman Ho - Producer
Oliver Stone - Producer
Arnon Milchan - Producer
Kevin Reidy - Producer
Clayton Townsend - Producer
Oliver Stone - Director

 
Awards

Academy Awards (1991)
Robert Richardson, Winner, Best Cinematography

 
Memorable Quotes
"Let justice be done though the heavens fall."----Jim Garrison (Kevin Costner)


 
Professional Reviews
Rolling Stone
"...Tremendously exciting....JFK is riveting..." 01/23/1992 p.48-9

Sight and Sound
"...Exciting entertainment....The film is expertly paced..." 02/01/1992 p.49-50

Los Angeles Times
"...Effective....Impassioned..." 12/20/1991 p.F1

Chicago Sun-Times
"...Oliver Stone was born to make this movie. He is a filmmaker of feverish energy and limitless technical skills..." 04/29/2001 p.5

Total Film
"...Gripping and thought-provoking stuff..." 04/01/2001 p.112

  
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Customer Reviews
Cinematography 5
Plot 4
Acting 5
Overall Satisfaction 5
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5 of 5 Vivid, Provocative, Great Art, Not Great History-- Monday, August 23, 1999
Petronius Arbiter II (Petronius_II from Albuquerque, NM  

...In fact, I don't think it was ever intended to be great history, and those who disparage the film based on possible and actual historical inaccuracies seem to be missing the point. In part because I once lived in Roswell, I tend to be pretty skeptical
 
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