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JFK
Directed by Oliver Stone and co-written by Stone and Zachary Sklar, JFK (1991) is an epic political thriller that examines the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The film follows New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison (Kevin Costner), who begins to doubt the official "lone gunman" theory presented by the Warren Commission.
As Garrison reopens the investigation, he uncovers evidence suggesting a far-reaching government conspiracy involving high-level intelligence agencies and the military-industrial complex. The film famously presents Garrison’s "counter-myth" to the official history, culminating in the real-life trial of businessman Clay Shaw (Tommy Lee Jones) and a dramatic courtroom reconstruction of the events in Dealey Plaza.
Location(s)
To maintain a sense of historical realism, Oliver Stone filmed extensively on location in the actual cities where the events took place, including Dallas, New Orleans, and Washington D.C..
Dealey Plaza and the Texas School Book Depository
The production was granted permission to film in the actual Dealey Plaza in Dallas, where the assassination occurred. While the interior of the Texas School Book Depository was largely recreated on sets, the exterior was used as the focal point for the film's intense reconstruction of the sniper's nest. Map Location
Napoleon House, New Orleans
This historic bar in the French Quarter served as the location where Jim Garrison and his team watch the live television news coverage of the assassination. It remains a landmark in New Orleans today. Map Location
Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C.
The pivotal meeting between Jim Garrison and the mysterious high-level informant "Mr. X" (Donald Sutherland) was filmed at the Lincoln Memorial. The scene uses the grandeur of the monument to underscore the weight of the secrets being shared about the American government. Map Location
Director
Oliver Stone
Cast
Kevin Costner
Tommy Lee Jones
Gary Oldman
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