JFK: Director's Cut

Kevin Costner Director: Oliver Stone Oliver Stone

Overview

The November 22, 1963, assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy shocked the nation and the world. The brisk investigation of that murder conducted under the guidance of Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren distressed many observers, even though subsequent careful investigations have been unable to find much fault with the conclusions his commission drew, the central one of which was that the assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, acted alone. Instead of satisfying the public, one result of the Warren Commission Report was that an unimaginable number of plausible conspiracy theories were bandied about, and these have supported a sizeable publishing mini-industry ever since. In making this movie, director Oliver Stone had his pick of supposed or real investigative flaws to draw from and constructed what some reviewers felt was one of the most compelling (and controversial) political detective thrillers ever to emerge from American cinema. Long before filming was completed, Stone was fending off heated accusations of artistic and historical irresponsibility, and these only intensified after the film was released. In the story, New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison (Kevin Costner) is convinced that there are some big flaws in the investigation of Oswald (Gary Oldman), and he sets out to re-create the events leading up to the assassination. Along the way, he stumbles across evidence that a great many people had reason to want to see the president killed, and he is convinced that some of them worked in concert to frame Oswald as the killer. Among the suspects are Lyndon B. Johnson (the next president), the CIA, J. Edgar Hoover, and the Mafia. Over the course of gathering what he believes to be evidence of a conspiracy, Garrison unveils some of the grittier aspects of New Orleans society, focusing on the shady activities of local businessman Clay Shaw (Tommy Lee Jones). Garrison's investigations culminate in his conducting a show trial that he knows he will lose and which he is sure will ruin his career in order to get his evidence into the public record where it can't be buried again. This movie won two of the many Academy Awards for which it was nominated: one for Best Photography (Robert Richardson) and the other for Editing (Joe Hutshing). Re-released into theaters in November of 2013 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the assassination, the Director's Cut of Stone's seminal historical drama features 17 additional minutes previously culled from the film's original, 1991 theatrical release.

Product Details

Release Date:	01/04/2011
UPC:	0883929153183
Original Release:	1997
Rating:	R
Source:	Warner Home Video
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Time:	3:25:00
Sales rank:	12,321

Special Features

Closed Caption; ; Commentary by Oliver Stone

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Kevin Costner	Jim Garrison
Sissy Spacek	Liz Garrison
Joe Pesci	David Ferrie
Tommy Lee Jones	Clay Shaw
Gary Oldman	Lee Harvey Oswald
Michael Rooker	Bill Broussard
Jay O. Sanders	Lou Ivon
Laurie Metcalf	Suzie Cox
Donald Sutherland	X
John Candy	Dean Andrews
Gary Grubbs	Al Oser
Jack Lemmon	Jack Martin
Walter Matthau	Sen. Russell Long
Ed Asner	Guy Bannister
Kevin Bacon	Willie O'Keefe
Brian Doyle-Murray	Jack Ruby
Sally Kirkland	Rose Cheramie
Beata Pozniak	Marina Oswald
Vincent D'Onofrio	Bill Newman
Tony Plana	Carlos Bringuier
Tomas Milian	Leopoldo
Jim Garrison	Earl Warren
Henri Alciatore	Maitre d'
Jo Anderson	Julia Ann Mercer
Raul Aranas	Angelo
Roy Barnitt	Irvin F Dymond
Loys T. Bergeron	Jury Foreman
Nathan Scott	John Chancler
Walter Breaux	Vernon Bundy
I.D. Brickman	Dr. Peters
Price Carson	Tippet
Gary Carter	Bill Williams
Barry Chambers	Man at Firing Range
Mykel Chaves	Sandra Styles
Darryl Cox	2nd FBI Agent with Hill
Gail Cronauer	Janet Williams
Caroline Crosthwaite-Eyre	British Reporter
Lolita Davidovich	Actor
Ted Pennebaker	Arnold Rowland
Allison Pratt Davis	Elizabeth Garrison
Norman Davis	Colonel Reich
Dalton Dearborn	Army General
Linda Flores Wade	Syvia Odio
Columbia DuBose	Nellie Connally - Double
Dale Dye	General Y.
Bruce R. Elliott	Bolton Ford Dealer
Carol Farabee	Carolyn Arnold
Jodie Farber	Jackie Kennedy - Double
Jorge Fernandez	Miguel Torres
John Finnegan	Judge Haggerty
Roxie M. Frnka	Earlene Roberts
John Galt	Lyndon B. Johnson
Risa Bramon Garcia	Actor
Chris Robinson	Dr. Humes
Alec Gifford	2nd TV Newsman
David Gilbert	Voice Only
Gil Glasgow	Tippet Shooter
Pruitt Taylor Vince	Lee Bowers
Willem Oltmans	George DeMohrenschildt
Bob Gunton	TV Newsman #3
Marco Perella	Mercer Interrogator
Kristina Hare	Reporter
James Harrell	Sam Holland
Steve Reed	John F. Kennedy - Double
Harold G. Herthum	Coroner
Billy Hopkins	Actor
Tom Howard	L.B.J.
Ron Jackson	FBI Spokesman
J.J. Johnston	Mobster with Broussard
T.J. Kennedy	Hill Interrogator
Wayne Knight	Numa Bertel
Christopher Kosiciuk	FBI Agent at Autopsy
Scott Krueger	Snapper Garrison
Odin K. Langford	Officer Habighorst
William Larsen	Will Fritz
Ray LePere	Abraham Zapruder
Sean Stone	Jasper Garrison
Amy Long	Virginia Garrison
Ray Redd	Dodd
Merlyn Sexton	Admiral Kenney
Peter Maloney	Colonel Finck
Pat Perkins	Mattie
John Seitz	General Lemnitzer
Ellen McElduff	Jean Hill
Michael Skipper	James Teague
Randy Means	Gov. Connally - Double
Larry Melton	Patrolman Joe Smith
Bill Pickle	Marion Baker
Zeke Mills	J.C. Price
Willie Minor	Bonnie Ray Williams
Red Mitchell	Sgt. Harkness
Frank Whaley	Fake Oswald (uncredited)
Joseph Nadell	Dr. McClelland
Edwin Neal	Mercer Interrogator
Sally Nystuen	Mary Moorman
Brittney Powell	Actor

Technical Credits

Oliver Stone

Zachary Sklar

Oliver Stone	Director,Producer,Screenwriter
Craig Berkeley	Makeup
Hank Corwin	Editor
Bill Daly	Sound Mixer
Risa Bramon Garcia	Casting
Derek R. Hill	Art Director
A. Kitman Ho	Producer
Billy Hopkins	Casting
Joe Hutshing	Editor
Victor Kempster	Production Designer
Heidi Levitt	Casting
Tod A. Maitland	Sound/Sound Designer
Arnon Milchan	Executive Producer
Joseph P. Reidy	Associate Producer,Asst. Director
Robert Richardson	Cinematographer
Crispian Sallis	Set Decoration/Design
Pietro Scalia	Editor
Zachary Sklar	Screenwriter
Marlene Stewart	Costumes/Costume Designer
Alan Tomkins	Art Director
Clayton Townsend	Co-producer,Production Manager
John Williams [composer]	Score Composer

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- JFK
1. Farewell Address [1:29]
2. Kennedy's Challenge [2:46]
3. Cheramie's Warning [:57]
4. November 22, 1963 [2:04]
5. Garrison Bears News [2:12]
6. Bannister's Toast [1:51]
7. Oswald Arrested [:45]
8. Martin Beaten [1:57]
9. New Orleans Connection [2:05]
10. Death Strikes Again [2:21]
11. Questioning Ferrie [4:24]
12. Warren Engaged [1:07]
13. Fall 1966: Sen. Long [2:04]
14. Out of Jim's Domain [2:17]
15. Bower's Testimony [3:21]
16. "Do I Have To Spell It...?" [1:39]
17. Walking Tour [4:35]
18. Operation Mongoose [3:50]
19. *Oswald and Clay [2:06]
20. Andrews on Big Enchilada [3:05]
21. O'Keefe on Conspirators [2:57]
22. Anti-Castro, Anti-Kennedy [2:31]
23. "People Got To Know Why" [1:54]
24. Restaurant Recap [2:34]
25. A Picture of Oswald [2:36]
26. *Back from USSR; DeMohrenschildt [2:40]
27. The Oswalds at Odds [2:02]
28. Through Looking Glass [1:31]
29. Dealey Plaza Witnesses [3:01]
30. Altered Statements [1:56]
31. The Carousel Club [2:01]
32. No Safe Place [1:46]
33. Book Depository [3:02]
34. *Motorcade Route [1:34]
35. Identity of Clay Bertrand [1:07]
36. *More Than One Oswald [4:36]
37. Easter w/Clay Shaw [2:40]
38. Dining at Shaw's [1:53]
39. Costumed Revels [2:08]
40. Walking Raindrops [2:32]
41. Caring More About JFK [1:17]
42. "Headlines [1:57]
43. Ferrie Calls Ivon [1:08]
44. Death Warrant [4:29]
45. Bugged [2:13]
46. Sudden Death [3:22]
47. Broussard Warned [1:02]
48. "Just Call Me X" [1:23]
49. X' Reassignment [2:33]
50. "Nothing Was Left To..." [3:00]
51. Surrounded by Enemy [5:46]
52. "Kings Are Killed;" at JFK's Grave [4:44]
53. "Let Justice Be Done..." [2:07]
54. Network TV Special [2:08]
55. April 4, 1968 [4:26]
56. Truth's a Scary Thing [1:01]
57. Obstacles [1:05]
58. *Duo in Clinton [1:02]
59. Notes Destroyed [1:39]
60. The Foot Soldier [3:02]
61. Broussard Walks Out [3:21]
62. *Jerry Johnson Show [3:07]
63. *Restroom Incident [2:20]
64. *"Bills Turned;" First Blow [2:53]
65. June 6, 1968 [3:06]
66. *The Trial Begins [2:48]
67. A Ruling Favors Shaw [1:45]
68. The Zapruder Film [2:15]
69. Magic Bullet Theory [2:44]
70. Key Witnesses [1:10]
71. The Autopsies [3:43]
72. Disappearances [1:01]
73. Speculation about Killers [2:02]
74. Shooters Hit Their Mark [2:02]
75. Amid Pandemonium [1:38]
76. Oswald's Action [3:04]
77. Shooting of Officer Tippit [1:22]
78. Oswald Captured [1:56]
79. Oswald Slain [1:31]
80. Ghost of John F. Kennedy [1:19]
81. Coup d'etat [2:16]
82. Government's Files [1:40]
83. Fight for the Truth [2:01]
84. "It's Up To You" [1:24]
85. The Verdict [:55]
86. Garrison's Resolution [1:03]
87. Coda and Dedication [1:36]
88. End Credtis [5:31]

Menu

Disc #1 -- JFK
   Play Movie
   Scene Selections
   Special Features
      Cast & Crew
         Kevin Costner - Jim Garrison
         Kevin Bacon - Willie O'Keefe
         Tommy Lee Jones - Clay Shaw
         Laurie Melcalf - Susan Cox
         Gary Oldman - Lee Harvey Oswald
         Michael Rooker - Bill Broussard
         Jay O'Sanders - Lou Ivon
         Sissy Spacek - Liz Garrison
         Joe Pesci - David Ferrie
         Based on the Books "On The Trail Of the Assassins" by Jim Garrison and "Crossfire: The Plot To Kill Kennedy" by Jim Marrs
         Screenplay by Oliver Stone and Zachary Sklar
         Produced by A. Kitman Ho and Oliver Stone
         Directed by Oliver Stone
      Awards
      Commentary by Director Oliver Stone
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      Soundtracks
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         Commentary
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Editorial Reviews

Few films in recent decades have inspired as much controversy as Oliver Stone's provocative 1991 drama concerning the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the whirlwind investigations that followed it. Stone, whose obvious infatuation with Kennedy borders on blind hero-worship, makes real-life New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison (played by Kevin Costner) the focal point of his three-hour epic. Garrison's conviction that Kennedy's murder was the product of a sinister government conspiracy became an obsession that eventually dominated his every waking hour, sullied his reputation, alienated his family and, finally, made him an object of ridicule. To Stone's uncritical eyes, however, he's a true-blue American hero, and the film reflects that bias. Crammed with historical detail -- some of it of dubious accuracy -- and peopled with such outstanding talents as Sissy Spacek (playing Garrison's long-suffering wife), Tommy Lee Jones, Kevin Bacon, Donald Sutherland, Gary Oldman, Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, and Ed Asner, JFK crackles with energy and, despite its excessive length, never becomes boring. Is it the fever dream of an unreconstructed conspiracy theorist or a chillingly accurate portrayal of events the American people willingly swept under the national carpet? That's up to you to decide. Stone makes his case in a running commentary for the DVD, which also includes previously deleted scenes that added another 15 minutes to the film's running time.

Barnes & Noble - Ed Hulse