The Day Reagan Was Shot

Movie
German title	The Day Reagan Was Shot
Original title	The Day Reagan Was Shot
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	2001
length	94 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12/16
Rod
Director	Cyrus Nowrasteh
script	Cyrus Nowrasteh
production	Armand Leo
music	Elizabeth Myers , John Trivers
camera	Michael McMurray
cut	Paul Seydor
occupation
Richard Dreyfuss : Alexander Haig Richard Crenna : Ronald Reagan Yannick Bisson : Buddy Stein Colm Feore : Caspar Weinberger Michael Murphy : Michael Deaver Kenneth Welsh : James Baker Leon Pownall : Ed Meese Robert Bockstael : Dick Allen Beau Starr : Special Agent Cage Alex Carter : Dr. Allard Andrew Tarbet : Dr. Gregorio Holland Taylor : Nancy Reagan Christian Lloyd : John Hinckley, Jr. Sean McCann : Donald Regan Jack Jessop : William J. Casey John Connolly : James Brady Angela Gei : Sarah Brady Michael Greene : George HW Bush Frank R. Moore : Lt. Col. Taylor Ken James : General Yates Oliver Dennis : David Gergen

The Day Reagan Was Shot (English for: The day Reagan was shot ) is an American drama film starring Richard Dreyfuss . Director and writer of the television film of the year 2001 was Cyrus Nowrasteh .

The film was first broadcast on December 9, 2001. The film was available in stores from October 29, 2002.

action

The film begins with the inauguration of US President Ronald Reagan and a brief outline of the beginning of his presidency. The film then begins with a briefing in the Oval Office about the conflict with the Soviet Union . A little later the film switches to the later assassin John Hinckley, Jr. and shows him writing the threatening letter and the preparations for the assassination attempt. After a quarter of an hour of playing, the film finally reaches the assassination scene in front of the Park Central Hotel. Then the admission and treatment of the President in the George Washington University Hospitals up to the operation is shown.

After half an hour the focus of the film shifts to the Situation Room in the White House , where the work of the government without President Reagan with the corresponding chaos becomes the new focus of the film: The responsibilities in this situation are not very clear and it will be dispute over the enforcement of the 25th Amendment to the United States Constitution . The defense minister has also put the military on higher alert. When a military strike by the Soviet Union is suspected, the chaos becomes even greater. Communication with the press is also uncoordinated. This is contradictingly informed about the current situation in the White House and in turn wants to know more about the state of the US President.

The film ends shortly before Ronald Reagan is released from the hospital.

Reviews

Ryan Cracknell wrote in the Apollo Guide that the film was "boring" and "exaggerated". He is an "unintentional parody". John Hinckley was no longer shown after the attack; his psyche remains a "secret". Cracknell strongly criticized the representations of Holland Taylor and Richard Crenna .

Awards

Richard Dreyfuss and the film for Best TV Feature won the Golden Satellite Award in 2002 . Richard Dreyfuss was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award in 2002. Cyrus Nowrasteh won the PEN Center USA West Literary Award in 2002 for the screenplay . Paul Seydor won the American Cinema Editors' Eddie Award in 2002 .

background

The film was shot in Toronto .

Web links

• The Day Reagan Was Shot in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• The Day Reagan Was Shot at Rotten Tomatoes (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The Day Reagan Was Shot at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
2. ↑ Criticism by Ryan Cracknell ( Memento of the original from October 8, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ↑ Filming locations for The Day Reagan Was Shot