Directed by:
Oliver StoneCinematography:
Robert RichardsonComposer:
John WilliamsCast:
Kevin Costner, Kevin Bacon, Tommy Lee Jones, Laurie Metcalf, Gary Oldman, John Larroquette, Beata Poźniak Daniels, Michael Rooker, Ron Rifkin, Jay O. Sanders (more)Plots(1)
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. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1992 - Robert Richardson (Best Achievement in Cinematography)
- 1992 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
- 1992 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 1992 - Oliver Stone (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 1992 - Tommy Lee Jones (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 1992 - Oliver Stone, Zachary Sklar (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 1992 - John Williams (Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score))
- 1992 - Best Sound Mixing
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1993 - Best Editing
- 1993 - Best Sound
- 1993 - Tommy Lee Jones (Best Supporting Actor)
- 1993 - Oliver Stone, Zachary Sklar (Best Adapted Screenplay)
Golden Globes
- 1992 - Oliver Stone (Best Director)
- 1992 - Best Motion Picture – Drama
- 1992 - Oliver Stone (Best Screenplay)
- 1992 - Kevin Costner (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama)