Name: JFK
Genre: Drama, Thriller, History
Released: 1991-12-20
Duration: 189 min
Cast: Kevin Costner, Tommy Lee Jones, Gary Oldman, Kevin Bacon, Michael Rooker

About the film

JFK at a glance.

Screen Path places this 1991 film at stop 435 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.

Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.

Principal cast

Kevin Costner, Tommy Lee Jones, Gary Oldman, Kevin Bacon and Michael Rooker

Key craft credits

Robert Richardson (director of photography), Joe Hutshing (editor), Pietro Scalia (editor), John Williams (original music composer) and Oliver Stone (screenplay)

Director: Oliver Stone
Release: 1991-12-20
Runtime: 189 minutes
Genres: Drama, Thriller and History
Country: United States
Quiz: 15 questions

The Screen Path journey

Before. After. Remember.

The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.

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Before you watch

Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.

Spoiler-free

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After the film

Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.

Contains spoilers

03

Quiz yourself

Answer 15 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.

15 questions in this journey

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Full cast

Kevin CostnerCharacter: Jim Garrison
Tommy Lee JonesCharacter: Clay Shaw
Gary OldmanCharacter: Lee Harvey Oswald
Kevin BaconCharacter: Willie O'Keefe
Michael RookerCharacter: Bill Broussard
Jack LemmonCharacter: Jack Martin
Laurie MetcalfCharacter: Susie Cox
Sissy SpacekCharacter: Liz Garrison
Joe PesciCharacter: David Ferrie
John CandyCharacter: Dean Andrews
Pruitt Taylor VinceCharacter: Lee Bowers
Jay O. SandersCharacter: Lou Ivon

Full crew

Oliver StoneCredits: Screenplay, Producer, Director
Zachary SklarCredits: Screenplay
A. Kitman HoCredits: Producer
Arnon MilchanCredits: Executive Producer
Clayton TownsendCredits: Producer, Production Manager
John WilliamsCredits: Original Music Composer
Robert RichardsonCredits: Director of Photography
Joe HutshingCredits: Editor
Pietro ScaliaCredits: Editor
Risa Bramon GarciaCredits: Casting
Heidi LevittCredits: Casting
Billy HopkinsCredits: Casting
Victor KempsterCredits: Production Design
Derek R. HillCredits: Art Direction
Alan TomkinsCredits: Art Direction
Crispian SallisCredits: Set Decoration
Marlene StewartCredits: Costume Design
Michael JohnsonCredits: Production Assistant
Andria LittoCredits: Wardrobe Assistant
Bill DalyCredits: Sound Mixer
Randy E. MooreCredits: Special Effects Coordinator
Bob ShelleyCredits: Special Effects
Miller DrakeCredits: Visual Effects
Webster WhineryCredits: Stunt Coordinator
Sidney Ray BaldwinCredits: Still Photographer
Susan MalersteinCredits: Script Supervisor
Kenneth WannbergCredits: Music Editor
J. Michael MuroCredits: Steadicam Operator
John ShoemakerCredits: Rigging Gaffer
Michael D. WilhoitCredits: Supervising Sound Editor
Wylie StatemanCredits: Supervising Sound Editor
Scott Martin GershinCredits: Sound Effects Editor
Mark A. LanzaCredits: Sound Effects Editor
Jay B. RichardsonCredits: Sound Effects Editor
Martha Marek BeresfordCredits: Hairstylist
Bonnie CleveringCredits: Hairstylist
Kelvin R. TrahanCredits: Hairstylist
Ron ScottCredits: Hairstylist
Wade DailyCredits: Makeup Artist
Elaine ThomasCredits: Makeup Artist
Cassandra ScottCredits: Makeup Artist
Elle ElliottCredits: Key Hair Stylist
Deborah Mills-WhitlockCredits: Hairstylist
Craig BerkeleyCredits: Makeup Artist
Ron BerkeleyCredits: Makeup Artist, Key Makeup Artist
Kevin BeardCredits: Utility Stunts
Mark BurchardCredits: Costume Design
Michael F. BurkeCredits: Electrician
William H. BrownCredits: Post Production Supervisor
Margaret JohnsonCredits: Special Effects Supervisor
Warren KeillorCredits: Special Effects
Kate CrossleyCredits: Assistant Editor
John StockwellCredits: Technical Advisor
Donald CarlsonCredits: First Assistant Camera
David OrrCredits: Color Timer
Christopher AssellsCredits: Dialogue Editor
David A. ArnoldCredits: Dialogue Editor
Willy AllenCredits: Dialogue Editor
Richard Dwan Jr.Credits: Dialogue Editor
Alison FisherCredits: Dialogue Editor
Mark GordonCredits: Dialogue Editor
Bob NewlanCredits: Dialogue Editor
Dan M. RichCredits: Dialogue Editor
Hugo WengCredits: Dialogue Editor
Mary AndrewsCredits: ADR Editor
Avram D. GoldCredits: ADR Supervisor
Jerelyn J. HardingCredits: ADR Editor
Philip C. PfeifferCredits: Camera Operator, Second Unit Director
J. Grey SmithCredits: Property Master
Joseph P. ReidyCredits: First Assistant Director, Associate Producer
Joe BurnsCredits: Second Assistant Director
Jerry G. CallawayCredits: Additional Camera
J. Michael McClaryCredits: Additional Camera
Tana BishopCredits: Art Department Coordinator
Margery Z. GabrielsonCredits: Assistant Art Director
Rodney ArmaninoCredits: Construction Coordinator
Jack KostelnikCredits: Construction Foreman
Dennis CollinsCredits: Painter
Barby KirkCredits: Props
Mary SaisselinCredits: Set Designer
Mandy BrouCredits: Set Dresser
Bill DarrowCredits: Standby Painter
Mark A. HatleyCredits: Grip
Chris CentrellaCredits: Key Grip
Lisa LovaasCredits: Assistant Costume Designer
Dan BronsonCredits: Costume Supervisor
Derek AbernathyCredits: Carpenter
Kayla ChaillotCredits: Craft Service
Brooks BaldwinCredits: Dialect Coach
Patrick HoganCredits: Driver
Budd CarrCredits: Executive Music Producer
Tutt EsquerreCredits: Picture Car Coordinator
Romy StevensonCredits: Production Intern
John A. KellyCredits: Scenic Artist
Charlie FrenchCredits: Set Medic
Daniel BurnsCredits: Set Production Assistant
Mark ThomasonCredits: Stand In
Jamie DierlamCredits: Stunts
William B. BorgesCredits: Transportation Captain
Alvin L. Milliken Sr.Credits: Transportation Coordinator
Roger ArmstrongCredits: Unit Publicist
F. Paul BenzCredits: First Assistant Editor
Juel BestropCredits: Casting Associate
Patricia Anne DohertyCredits: Location Manager
Leeann StonebreakerCredits: Production Coordinator
Dianne E. CollinsCredits: Publicist
Thomas HayslipCredits: Research Assistant
Robert BathaCredits: Assistant Sound Editor
T.J. O'MaraCredits: Boom Operator
Sandy BermanCredits: Foley Editor
Tim MorrisonCredits: Musician
John NeufeldCredits: Orchestrator
Tod A. MaitlandCredits: Production Sound Mixer
Joseph HolsenCredits: Sound Editor
Joseph A. BrennanCredits: Sound Engineer
Gregg LandakerCredits: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mark 'Frito' LongCredits: Sound Recordist
Fran AllgoodCredits: Costumer
Deborah LupardCredits: Second Second Assistant Director
Carl CataneseCredits: Set Buyer
Lance CheathamCredits: Swing
Charleen Richards-SteevesCredits: ADR Mixer
Judson LeachCredits: Apprentice Sound Editor
Dan O'ConnellCredits: Foley Artist
Greg OrloffCredits: Foley Mixer
David M. RobertsCredits: Utility Sound
Eddie PerezCredits: Stunt Driver
Michael OffCredits: Assistant Camera
Jeff KluttzCredits: Best Boy Grip
Richard SobinCredits: Camera Loader
Kenny DavisCredits: Dolly Grip
Faires A. SekiyaCredits: Second Assistant Camera
Ann GoulderCredits: Casting Assistant
Julie MonroeCredits: Associate Editor
Donah BassettCredits: Negative Cutter
Gary HuckabayCredits: Assistant Location Manager
Sandra DawesCredits: Location Casting
Frank ScheidbachCredits: Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Margaret LancasterCredits: Assistant Production Coordinator
Reinhart PeschkeCredits: Chief Lighting Technician
Jonathan M. AbramsCredits: Production Assistant
Liam FinnCredits: Production Secretary
Numa V. Bertel Jr.Credits: Technical Advisor
Paul EtheredgeCredits: Art Department Assistant
Jim GarrisonCredits: Book
Jim MarrsCredits: Book
Alexander CourageCredits: Orchestrator