Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (2000) (TV)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

David Burton Morris

Writers (WGA):

Donald Spoto (book)
Eric Overmyer (teleplay) ...
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Release Date:

5 November 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama

Tagline:

She was the 20th century's First Lady. Now see her for the woman she really was.

Plot Keywords:

Kennedy Family | Based On Book | Character Name In Title

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 5 nominations

Cast

Joanne Whalley	...	Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
Tim Matheson	...	John F. Kennedy
Tom Skerritt	...	Joseph P. 'Joe' Kennedy
Frances Fisher	...	Janet Lee Bouvier Auchincloss
Andrew McCarthy	...	Robert 'Bobby' Kennedy
Philip Baker Hall	...	Aristotle Onassis
Diane Baker	...	Rose Kennedy
Jerry Adler	...	Maurice Tempelsman
Chuck Shamata	...	Pierre Salinger
Fred Ward	...	John Vernon 'Black Jack' Bouvier III
Bronwen Booth	...	Lee Bouvier
Jennifer Van Dyck	...	Caroline Kennedy (as Jennifer Van Dyke)
Jeffrey Pierce	...	John F. Kennedy Jr.
Jacob Richmond	...	Edward 'Ted' Kennedy
David Francis	...	Hugh D'Auchincloss (as Davis Francis)
Gillian Ferrabee	...	Ethel Kennedy
Johanna Nutter	...	Eunice Kennedy
Sara Bradeen	...	Jean Kennedy
Anne-Catherine LeBeau	...	Pat Kennedy
Alan Fawcett	...	Dave Powers
Brian Wrench	...	Kenny O'Donnell
Joey Di Dodo	...	Sinatra Performer
Maggie Castle	...	Caroline Kennedy, ages 15 & 16
Ashley Wyatt	...	Caroline Kennedy, ages 10 & 11
Amanda Tilson	...	Caroline Kennedy, ages 5 & 6 (as Amanda Tilson)
Jacqueline Relke	...	Caroline Kennedy, ages 3 & 4
Rachel Merritt	...	Caroline Kennedy, age 2
Dave Buri	...	John F. Kennedy Jr., age 12
Mickey Toft	...	John F. Kennedy Jr., ages 7 & 8
Garrett Schneider	...	John F. Kennedy Jr., ages 2 & 3
Jude Beny	...	Nanny Shaw
Ted Whittall	...	Charles Bartlett
Emily VanCamp	...	Jackie Bouvier - Age 13
Sally Taylor-Isherwood	...	Jackie Bouvier, age 8
Genevieve Farrell	...	Lee Bouvier, age 10
Katie Kirkpatrick	...	Lee Bouvier, ages 4 & 5
Paul Doucet	...	Ed Schlossberg
Melanie Sara	...	Tina Onassis, ages 18-22
Drew Cortese	...	Alexandro Onassis
Bobo Vian	...	Artemis Onassis
Donald Spoto	...	Archbishop Cushing
Dorothée Berryman	...	Mrs. Lincoln
Una Kay	...	Ladybird Johnson
Pauline Little	...	Nurse Rita Dallas
Adrian Hough	...	Oleg Cassini
Bill Lake	...	Older Edward Kennedy
Norman Mikeal Berketa	...	Young Maurice Tempelsman (as Norm Berketa)
Terence Bowman	...	Cab driver #1
Dean Hawes	...	Cab driver #2
Yves Rene	...	Cab driver #3
Jean-Bernard Cote	...	Cab driver #4
Raymond Stone	...	Chief Justice Earl Warren (as Ray Stone)
Carol Rigg	...	Mrs. Coretta Scott King
Leslie Cottle	...	Maria Callas
James Rae	...	Robert McNamara
Peter Purich	...	Pablo Casals
Don Quiring	...	Jackie's uncle #1
Nick Kellis	...	Jackie's uncle #2 (as Nick Kallis)
Maggie Shuter	...	Gov. Connally's wife
Huguette Lafond	...	Tina Onassis
Michelle Heisler	...	Brenda Toehy
Marcel Sabourin	...	Charles de Gaulle
Léo Munger	...	Mrs. Charles de Gaulle
Frank Fontaine	...	Doctor
Pascale Coulombe	...	Caroline's bridesmaid
Ari Snyder	...	Greek man
Miriam Samuels	...	Greek man's wife
Pierre LeBlanc	...	Reporter #1
Pierre Lenoir	...	Reporter #2
Al Vandecruys	...	Foreman
Roberto Blizzero	...	George Thomas
Michael Farrell	...	Advisor #1
Ralph Allison	...	Advisor #2
Sara McRae	...	Rose Schlossberg, age 5
Samantha Libman	...	Tatiana Schlossberg, age 3
Alexandria Haber	...	Nurse
Jason Cavalier	...	Secret Service agent #1
Barry Blake	...	Secret Service agent #2 / Moving Man
Tim Mooney	...	Secret Service agent #3
Dean Patrick Fleming	...	Secret Service agent #4 (as Dean Fleming)
Martha Thimmesch	...	Young woman
Anana Rydvald	...	Pretty blonde
Emma Campbell	...	Blonde with Black Jack Bouvier
Joe Jamrog	...	Jackie's doorman (as Joseph Jamrog)
Olivia Weston	...	Onassis aide
Heather Croghan	...	Jack's Italian date
Clifford Minkoff	...	Wall Street Man
Lynne Charnay	...	Old woman
Ryan Quinlan	...	Young man
Spiro Athanasiou	...	Buzuci player #1
Tony Romandini	...	Buzuci player #2 (as Antonio Romandini)
Antonio Di Chiaro	...	Buzuci player #3
Jean Hotte	...	Buzuci player #4
Ron Torchia	...	Agent Foster
Alex Rotella	...	Greek policeman #1
Greg Durkin	...	Greek policeman #2
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bianca Bellange	...	Maid
Lyndon Johnson	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Marilyn Monroe	...	Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Richard Nixon	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Elvis Presley	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ronald Reagan	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Frank Sinatra	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directed by
David Burton Morris

Writing credits (WGA)
Donald Spoto		(book "Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis: A Life")
Eric Overmyer		(teleplay) and
Tina Andrews		(teleplay)

Produced by
Tina Andrews	....	co-executive producer
Sue Jett	....	producer
Tony Mark	....	producer
Donald Spoto	....	executive producer
George Stelzner	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Joseph Conlan

Cinematography by
Paul Elliott

Film Editing by
Scott Conrad
Paul Trejo

Casting by
John Brace
Andrea Kenyon

Production Design by
Barbara Dunphy

Art Direction by
André Chamberland

Set Decoration by
Louise Cova		(decorator)
Louis Dandonneau		(decorator)
Mary Lynn Deachman
Guy Gauthier		(decorator)
Robert Reid		(decorator)
Ginette Robitaille
Valarie Wise		(uncredited)

Costume Design by
Carol Ramsey

Makeup Department
Marie-Josée Binette	....	extras hair stylist
Diane Geraldine Courchesne	....	extras hair stylist (as Geraldine Courchesne)
Linda De Andrea	....	hair stylist: Joanne Whalley
Angel De Angelis	....	hair stylist: New York
Josée Doucet	....	makeup artist
André Duval	....	hair stylist
Leonard Engelman	....	makeup artist: Joanne Whalley
Nicole Lapierre	....	key makeup artist
Bernadette Mazur	....	makeup artist: New York
Bob Pritchett	....	key hair stylist
Carol Raskin	....	hair stylist: New York
Martin Rivest	....	extras hair stylist
Ronald J. Rolfe	....	hair stylist
Jennifer Santiago	....	hair stylist: New York
Nathalie Trépanier	....	makeup artist: extras
Terri Trupp	....	makeup artist: New York

Production Management
Charles-André Bertrand	....	unit manager: Canada
Pierre Bouchard	....	unit manager: Canada
Patrice Bujold	....	unit manager: Canada
Michel Chauvin	....	production manager
Bruce Golin	....	post-production supervisor
Tony Mark	....	unit production manager
Gilles Perreault	....	unit manager
Ray Quinlan	....	production manager: New York (as Raymond Quinlan)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Stacey Beneville	....	second assistant director: New York
Anabelle Berkani	....	third assistant director
Johanne Caporicci	....	second assistant director
Buck Deachman	....	first assistant director: Canada
Renato De Cotiis	....	third assistant director
Bac DeLorme	....	second assistant director: New York
Susan E. Fiore	....	first assistant director: New York
Tony Mark	....	second unit director: New York/Canada
Bethan Mowat	....	second assistant director: Canada
Anne Sirois	....	first assistant director: Canada
Michael Williams	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Caroline Alder	....	assistant art director (as Caroline Adler)
Joseph Alfieri	....	construction coordinator: New York (as Joe Alfieri)
Natacha Antiglio	....	art department coordinator
Michel Brochu	....	construction supervisor
Marie-Josée Emond	....	draftsman
Robert Griffon Jr.	....	props: New York (as Bobby Griffon)
Darrell K. Keister	....	art director: New York (as Darryl Keester)
Jean Labrecque	....	props buyer
Ian Lavoie	....	property master (as Ian La Voie)
Isabelle Létourneau	....	art department coordinator
Philippe Lord	....	assistant set decorator
Russell Moore	....	draftsman
Russell Moore	....	set designer
Jean-Pierre Paquet	....	assistant art director
Benoit Robert	....	swing gang
Benoit Robitaille	....	swing gang
Michael Sabo	....	props: New York
Michael Saccio	....	props: New York
Richard Shean	....	draftsman (as Rick Shean)
Tristan Tondino	....	head scenic artist
Valarie Wise	....	set director
Charles-André Bertrand	....	assistant set dresser (uncredited)
Cindy Torreiro	....	assistant set dresser (uncredited)
Valarie Wise	....	set decorator: Florida (uncredited)

Sound Department
Gary Alper	....	sound mixer: New York
Pascal Beaudin	....	boom operator
Matthew C. Beville	....	adr mixer
Michel Charron	....	sound mixer
Paul Curtis	....	dialogue editor
Paul Curtis	....	supervising adr editor
Andrew DeCristofaro	....	supervising sound editor
Marshall Garlington	....	sound re-recording mixer
Melanie Johnson	....	sound mixer: Canada
Shawn Kennelly	....	foley mixer
Nancy Nugent	....	dialogue editor
Michael Orlowski	....	sound effects editor
Michael Payne	....	supervising sound editor
Stephen P. Robinson	....	sound effects editor (as Steve Robinson)
John C. Stuver	....	dialogue editor
John C. Stuver	....	sound editor
Marc-Jon Sullivan	....	boom operator: New York
Mathew Tard	....	boom operator: Canada
Ken Teaney	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Ken Teany)
Peter Thomas	....	sound mixer: New York
Jeffrey R. Whitcher	....	sound effects editor (as Jeff Whitcher)
Richard Burnette	....	mix facility coordinator (uncredited)
Scott Donald	....	adr recordist: Montreal (uncredited)
Matt Hedges	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Yanik Laroche	....	sound assistant (uncredited)
Andy Peach	....	sound recordist (uncredited)
Karl Wasserman	....	sound utility: New York (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Sebastien Roussel	....	firework suppervisor
Christian Rivest	....	pyrotechnician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Derek Herr	....	digital restoration
Louis Morin	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Stéphane Lefebvre	....	stunt driver

Camera and Electrical Department
Mikey Bertrand	....	dolly grip
Philippe Bossé	....	still photographer
Carla Clarke	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
François Daignault	....	Steadicam operator
Sylvaine Dufaux	....	camera operator
Richard Eliano	....	camera operator: "a" camera, New York
John Harris	....	electrician
Pierric Jouvante	....	electrician
Joe Kurtz	....	key grip: New York
Martine Leclerc	....	second focus puller
Eric Lefèbvre	....	electrician
Christian Lemay	....	assistant camera
Dave Lowry	....	key grip: New York
Thomas Lowry	....	key grip: New York (as Tom Lowry)
Kenneth MacKenzie	....	key grip
Alfonso Maiorana	....	camera operator: "a" camera, Canada
Robert Moreau	....	best boy
Denis-Noel Mostert	....	Steadicam operator
Eric Moynier	....	director of photography: Canada
Jeff Nichol	....	key rigging grip
John Pacy	....	gaffer: New York (as John Pacey)
Marie-Andrée Paquet	....	assistant camera
Wayne Paull	....	camera operator: "b" camera, New York (as Wayne Paul)
Collin Quinlan	....	gaffer: New York (as Colin Quinlan)
Peter Stranks	....	still photographer
Normand Viau	....	key gaffer
Paul Viau	....	best boy
Daniel Vincelette	....	director of photography: Canada

Casting Department
Michele Short	....	casting assistant
Randi Wells	....	extras casting
Stacey Tenenbaum	....	casting assistant: Montreal (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marisa Aboitiz	....	wardrobe mistress
Julie Amyot	....	assistant wardrobe
Denise Andres	....	wardrobe supervisor: New York
Lynn Charette	....	extras wardrobe mistress
Kim Marie Druce	....	wardrobe supervisor: New York (as Kim Druce)
Lou Eyrich	....	costumer
Ginette Magny	....	assistant costume designer
Sonny Merritt	....	wardrobe supervisor: New York
Ángela Núñez	....	wardrobe mistress
Lisa Parmet	....	costumer
Sarah Pfeiffer	....	costumer
Art Reasonover	....	key dresser
Mary Sheldon	....	assistant costume designer
Christine Wada	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Tim Board	....	assistant editor (as Timothy Board)
Roger Cooper	....	assistant editor
Denise Demarest	....	post-production coordinator
Claudette Duff	....	video playback editor
Bobby Gutierrez	....	on-line editor
Jesse Murray	....	assistant on-line editor
Paul Westerbeck	....	colorist
Chu Wu	....	assistant on-line editor

Music Department
Stephen Boyd	....	music producer: additional music
Joseph Conlan	....	conductor
Sue Eller	....	music editor
John McCullough	....	music supervisor
Rocky Davis	....	music arranger: source music (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Richard Chabot	....	driver
Pierre Guay	....	transportation coordinator
Réal Hamel	....	picture car coordinator
Pierre Matte	....	driver

Other crew
Brooks Baldwin	....	dialect coach
Cynthia Balfour	....	script supervisor: New York
Charles-André Bertrand	....	script clearance
Christian Biron	....	assistant location manager
Anne Brosseau	....	production coordinator
Jane Burka	....	script supervisor: New York
Tony Chong	....	assistant: Joanne Whalley
Christine Dugas	....	co-production coordinator
Alanna Hildt	....	research consultant
Christina Kim	....	assistant to producer
Christina Kim	....	production assistant: USA
Adrian Knight	....	location manager
Marie La Haye	....	script supervisor
Guy Létourneau	....	stand-in: Tim Matheson
Sophie Longpre	....	animal wrangler
Josianne Mailloux	....	office assistant
Pierre Massé	....	location manager
Anik Matern	....	children coordinator
Anick Michaud	....	stand-in
Lydia Moukhin	....	children coordinator
Sylvie Normandin	....	production assistant: Canada
Panos Partheniou	....	production accountant
Laura Pinto	....	script supervisor: New York
Ellie Presner	....	script coordinator
Nicole Ray	....	production secretary: New York
Deborah Ricketts	....	film researcher
Lara Rosenoff	....	assistant location manager
France Sauvageau	....	co-production coordinator
Diandra Yoselevitz	....	talent coordinator

Production Companies

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)
• Pearson Television International

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (2000) (USA) (TV) (original airing)

Special Effects

• Intrigue (special effects)

Other Companies

• Elizabeth Bardsley & Associates  script annotation

Also Known As:

Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis: A Life (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

Poland:95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Florida, USA

Company:

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

Hot and Cold

All together this bio gives little information outside a typical JFK/Jackie bio. The script is very cliché, as are the stories introduced. I highly doubt that anyone familiar with the Kennedy story will be surprised by any of the content in this movie. Some of the meatier topics that could have been explored were only glossed over, including: Jackie's first pregnancy, JFK's unsuccessful VP nomination, the original courtship of JFK and Jackie, the candidacy of JFK for the presidency. I feel these issues had an especially extreme importance on Jackies life but were downplayed in this film.

I did enjoy the use of aging the appearance of the film for certain scenes to replicate, it was very sweet. I also liked the emphasis on Jackies relationship with RFK, portrayed by Andrew McCarthy v. well. The chemistry between Whalley and Matheson peaked in the scenes from Jack's back surgery to Jackie taking Jack back after the stillborn birth.

I was surprised that the film did not delve further into Jackie's family's financial hardships, most notably the fact that Hughie began running out of money early on and Joe ended up paying for the wedding. The aspect of money was very important and surprisingly missing.

Overall, I think Whalley did a mediocre job as Jackie. Like another poster I agree that she seemed rather regal and above everyone else even if scenes with her own family. Obivously Jackie was stunning and outstanding, but the tone and language used by Whalley made her stand out not in a way I think she intended. Matheson's portrayal of JFK was decent, I've seen worse and I've seen better (Martin Sheen in Kennedy). Together the two seemed very old in appearance for a couple that has been considered two of the youngest most beautiful people to affect politics. McCarthy as RFK was the strongest performance and left me to wonder if the quality of the film might have been better with him in the JFK role. Other notably supporting roles were by Skerritt as Joe Kennedy, Frances Fisher as Janet was pretty strong (but then again, compare it to her role as the b*tchy mom on Titanic and I see little difference), and Ward as Black Jack. Roles I feel could have been portrayed more strongly were Booth as sister Lee, and Hough a Cassini - these relationships were v. imp. to Jackie!

If you are looking for a movie to pass the time, this movie is right for you. If you are looking for a movie to delve into the depths of the Kennedy and most notably Jackie's life I suggest a book (All to Human by Edward Klein)