Tour our photo gallery of 15 greatest kevin costner films, ranked worst to best, including dances with wolves, field of dreams, jfk. Hes adept at managing a huge cast, complicated plotting, and weighty topics. Thirteen days is a 2000 american historical political thriller film directed by roger donaldson. This is not a film about the facts of the assassination, but about the feelings. An academy awardwinning docudrama chronicling new orleans district attorney jim garrisons investigation into the assassination of president john f. American actor, director, and producer kevin costner has won two academy awards, among other awards.
Donald sutherland, gary oldman as lee harvey oswald, and kevin costner jfk movie images. Kevin costners 10 best movies jan 28, 2015 kevin costner has played robin hood, bull durham, and supermans dad, but this weekend, he scales things down a little in black or white, a family drama with a timely storyline that attempts to explore modern racial dynamics in america. Jfk 27 movie clip crossfire in daley plaza 1991 hd. New orleans district attorney jim garrison, garrisons investigation of conspiracy in the assassination of president john f. New orleans district attorney jim garrison discovers theres more to the kennedy assassination than the official story. Kevin costner, tommy lee jones, kevin bacon, gary oldman, michael rooker, jack lemmon, laurie metcalf, sissy spacek, joe pesci, john candy. Sanders gives jim garrison kevin costner a demonstration in shooting a rifle at the book depository in daley plaza to show that it would be impossible for one man to have shot.
It dramatizes the cuban missile crisis of 1962, seen from the perspective of the us political leadership. With kevin costner, gary oldman, jack lemmon, walter matthau. Kevin michael costner was born on january 18, 1955 in lynwood, california, the third child of bill costner, a ditch digger and ultimately an electric line servicer for southern california edison, and sharon costner nee tedrick, a welfare worker. Feb 16, 2020 10 best kevin costner movies, according to rotten tomatoes. One, the eightmillimeter home movie taken by abraham zapruder while standing by the grassy knoll. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Jfk is a 1991 american political thriller film directed by oliver stone. Kevin costner 15 greatest films ranked include dances with. Oliver stone and kevin costner look back at the legacy of jfk, 25 years later. By the turn of the millennium, kevin costners film star status was a thing of the past. One of hollywoods most prominent strong, silent types, kevin costner was for several years the celluloid personification of the baseball industry, given his indelible mark with baseballthemed hits like featurev7502bull durhambulldurham. Kevin costner celebrity profile check out the latest kevin costner photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. I have no opinion on the factual accuracy of his 1991 film jfk.
Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at movies. Kevin costner full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Jfk is a wellmade work of suspense, intrigue, and drama, all based on trying to solve one of the greatest mysteries of our time. Watch jfk movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. At first i felt disappointed because i thought the robin hood movie stopped short and i was missing the second disc for it, but then found out it was actually a 2sided disc. It examines the events leading to the assassination of united states president john f. New orleans district attorney jim garrison discovers theres more to. Kevin costner has had a long and varied career in front of and behind the camera. Jim garrison kevin costner gives an emotional closing argument to the jury about the importance of truth within the government. In july 2012, the band performed in halifax, nova scotia, at the 20th annual telus world skins game in support of the iwk health centre foundation, donating a guitar personally autographed by costner. Oliver stones movie, jfk, was released in north america in december 1991, and on the other side of the atlantic over the next few months. Today he is 65, and has starred in 66 movies in total, 44 since jfk was released. Jfk accurately reflects our national state of mind since nov. However, i found it interesting that the wyatt earp movie was a 2 disc movie, but the robin hood movie was a 2sided disc.
Here we take a look at his best movies, according to rotten tomatoes. Kennedy and alleged coverup through the eyes of former new orleans district attorney jim garrison kevin costner. Donald sutherland and kevin costner both have very long monologues in the movie. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. Kevin costner was 35 in jfk when he played the character jim garrison that was over 28 years ago in 1991. The film is perhaps best known by the general public for three things. Kevin costner stars as top white house assistant kenneth p. Jfk 1991 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. According to oliver stone, both of them memorized these speeches kevin costner had thought that one take was necessary for. As history, oliver stones jfk is dubious, but as filmmaking its electric, cramming a ton of information and excitement into its threehour runtime and making great use of.
Kevin costner list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Lowther strikes up a friendship with his captor butch haynes kevin costner. Structured as a bit of a courtroom drama with new orleans da jim garrison kevin costner investigating the case, interviewing spinning an impeccable yarn about the conspiracy theories revolving the assassination of john f. Kennedy, jfk is a captivating, riveting, and truly compelling film. Oliver stone has tackled such enormous issues and largerthanlife subjects before. A second kevin costner and modern west album, turn it on, was released in february 2010 in europe and was supported by a european tour. Apr 29, 2002 i dont have the slightest idea whether oliver stone knows who killed president john f. Of course, the filmic portrayal of jfk may be just a tad overly sympathetic, and the treatment of the military a tad overly harsh, and the importance of kenny odonnell, played by kevin costner, is probably exaggerated, but these are minor quibbles.