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9 December 2001 (USA) morePlot Keywords:
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4 wins & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
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Stone's 'W' partners with Lionsgate: Controversy to follow? (From ioncinema. 9 May 2008)
'The Reagans' Draws Only 1.2 Million Viewers
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 4 December 2003)
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 | |
| Sean McCann | ... | Donald Regan | |
| Jack Jessop | ... | William Casey |
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Anachronisms: The presidential airplane was a version of the Boeing 707 at the time of the assassination, not the Boeing 747 currently in use. moreFAQ
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This semi-docudrama is really two films in one. The first concerns the infamous 1981 shooting of President Ronald Reagan and the valiant efforts to save his life. The second relays the power struggle among White House staff while the most powerful man in the world lay under anesthesia.
Despite the fascinating subject matter, THE DAY REAGAN WAS SHOT often falls flat, playing like a cobbled together movie of the week. Writer-director Cyrus Nowrasteh spends far too much time on the ego trips of Secretary of State Alexander Haig (a semi-annoying Richard Dreyfuss), failing to fully explore the more human angles as a nation sat with bated breath. What should have been a subplot with Haig dominates the movie. It would have been nice to see more of the doctors handed this enormous task; more of Nancy Reagan, the beloved First Lady; and more of the behind-the-scenes details, such as the ailing president signing a dairy bill to prove he was still in charge. The dialog is unimaginative and some of the performances resemble those of actors fresh from acting school.
There is a great movie to be made about the chaos within government when its leader is sidelined. But with its dual personality, THE DAY REAGAN WAS SHOT isn't it.