Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long (1995) (TV)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Thomas Schlamme

Writer (WGA):

Paul Monash (written by)

Release Date:

19 March 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama

Tagline:

Some called him a hero. Some called him the most dangerous man in America.

Plot:

A look at the life and career of controversial Louisiana governor Huey Long, whose nickname was "The Kingfish." |

Plot Keywords:

Louisiana | Kingfish | Governor | Flashback Sequence | Historical

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

John Goodman	...	Huey P. Long, Jr.
Matt Craven	...	Seymour Weiss
Anne Heche	...	Aileen Dumont
Ann Dowd	...	Rose Long
Bob Gunton	...	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Bill Cobbs	...	Pullman Porter
Hoyt Axton	...	Huey P. Long, Sr.
Kirk Baltz	...	Frank Costello
Richard Bradford	...	Judge Benjamin Pavy
Jimmie Ray Weeks	...	Allen Henderson
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joe Alaskey	...	Kingfish (voice)
Greg Baber	...	Tom Frady
Keith Bird	...	Huey's Crony / Companion
Walter Breaux	...	Warren
Ed Bruce	...	Gov. J.Y. Sanders
Joe Chrest	...	Carl Weiss
Mary Coulson	...	Marguerita Hass
Patrick Cullen	...	Antoine Daspit
Bertrum Dykes	...	Farmer
Victoria Edwards	...	Chanteuse
Stocker Fontelieu	...	Impeachment senator #1
Katie Planche Friedrichs	...	Mary Lou
Chappy Hardy	...	Frank Mendels
Jack Hazard	...	Man at parade
Bill Jessup	...	Impeachment senator #3
Danny Kamin	...	Cecil Christopher (as Daniel Tucker Kamin)
Thomas Keller	...	James
Jerry Leggio	...	Farley's aide
John McConnell	...	'Battlin' Bozman
Charles McLawhorn	...	Elderly senator #1
Mike McNally	...	Man in bathroom
Jacky Lee Morgan	...	Huey's Bodyguard
Joanne Pankow	...	Waitress
Jeff Perry	...	Earl Long
Bill Raymond	...	Gov. O.K. Allen
Rita Smith	...	Farmer's wife
Sister Mary Madeleine Thibeaux	...	Nun
Graham Timbes	...	Impeachment senator #2
Joe Warfield	...	Delesdernier
Sam Wells	...	Sen. Byrd
James Winder	...	Luther

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Chris/Rose Productions

Movie Connections:

Features Triumph des Willens (1935)

Weak movie, ---weaker motive

John Goodman played a good mean guy, but Huey wasn't a mean guy.

In this movie the main character claims to be Huey, displaying a bad temper and hitting people, hardly an accurate portrayal of the real "Kingfish." Everyone loved Huey, except for a few greedy elitists. Huey opposed the unjust status que, where 85% of the wealth was owned by 5% of the population. They owned the Papers, oil wells and plantations. He was a valiant public servant working hard for the; oppressed, uneducated and poor of Louisiana. These people loved Huey. Consequently, he won the governorship with over 93% of the popular vote. He gave them reason to believe in good government.

Paul Monash wrote an interesting book but not an accurate book. Taking historical liberties to sell a movie, is wrong. But, to taint a fallen hero's character, while doing it is an insult.