Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (TV 2000)Director:David Burton Morris |
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Joanne Whalley | ... | ||
| Tim Matheson | ... | ||
| Tom Skerritt | ... | ||
| Frances Fisher | ... | ||
| Andrew McCarthy | ... | ||
| Philip Baker Hall | ... | ||
| Diane Baker | ... | ||
| Jerry Adler | ... | ||
| Chuck Shamata | ... | ||
| Fred Ward | ... | ||
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Bronwen Booth | ... |
Lee Bouvier
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| Jennifer Van Dyck | ... |
Caroline Kennedy
(as Jennifer Van Dyke)
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| Jeffrey Pierce | ... | ||
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Jacob Richmond | ... | |
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David Francis | ... |
Hugh D'Auchincloss
(as Davis Francis)
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I admit I was engrossed the first time, especially with the casting of Joanne Whalley in the lead but regretfully having caught parts on a re-run, I was dismayed. Would Jacqueline really be sitting there, reminiscing about what it meant to be a Kennedy? No: like anyone in the public eye, you don't stop to think, 'My gosh, I'm a former First Lady.' A woman who did so much was obviously someone who got on with life.
The mini-series does deserve some marks for taking us, Forrest Gump-style, through recent American history, and those old enoughnot to mention some history buffsmight like to look at these years through rose-coloured glasses. Sentimentality probably saved this just-below-average mini-series, and gave the studio enough impetus to release it on DVD.
Overall, Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis has a very implausible script based on public (and even then, common) knowledge, lacking any true depth or attempts at it, though well-acted.