Bobby (2006)

The story of the assassination of U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy, who was shot in the early morning hours of June 5, 1968 in the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California, and twenty-two people in the hotel, whose lives were never the same.

Director:

Emilio Estevez

Writer:

Emilio Estevez

Stars:

Anthony Hopkins, Demi Moore, Sharon Stone

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 7 wins & 22 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Harry Belafonte	...	Nelson
Joy Bryant	...	Patricia
Nick Cannon	...	Dwayne
Emilio Estevez	...	Tim
Laurence Fishburne	...	Edward
Brian Geraghty	...	Jimmy
Heather Graham	...	Angela
Anthony Hopkins	...	John
Helen Hunt	...	Samantha
Joshua Jackson	...	Wade
David Krumholtz	...	Agent Phil
Ashton Kutcher	...	Fisher
Shia LaBeouf	...	Cooper
Lindsay Lohan	...	Diane
William H. Macy	...	Paul

Storyline

Tuesday, June 4, 1968: the California Presidential primary. As day breaks, Robert F. Kennedy arrives at the Ambassador Hotel. He'll campaign, then speak to supporters at midnight. To capture the texture of the late 1960s, we see vignettes at the hotel: a couple marries so he can avoid Vietnam, kitchen staff discuss race and baseball, a man cheats on his wife, another is fired for racism, a retired hotel doorman plays chess in the lobby with an old friend, a campaign strategist's wife needs a pair of black shoes, two campaign staff trip on LSD, a lounge singer is on the downhill slide. Through it all, we see and hear R.F.K. calling for a better society and a better nation.

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Plot Keywords:

pantyhose | female stockinged legs | female stockinged feet | female stockinged soles | robert f. kennedy character | 

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Taglines:

22 lives linked by a moment the world would never forget

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | History

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, drug content and a scene of violence

Did You Know?

Trivia

Apart from the Los Angeles location filming, the rest of the interiors were built at Santa Clarita soundstages, located north of Los Angeles, California. There, one of the key sets created was the hair salon, where Sharon Stone (Miriam) encounters many of the other characters in their most confessional moments. Production designer Patti Podesta said: "It's a little posh and a little Deco. A multi-faceted space where everything plays out in the reflection of mirrors."

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Goofs

The Christian Slater character violently grabs William Macy between the first and second buttons on the tuxedo shirt with a completely bloodied hand. Later at the ambulance, Macy's perfectly buttoned shirt has a only few minor specks of blood, should be a bloody mess.

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Quotes

[from trailer]
Cooper: Forget it Jimmy, I'm 19. I don't wanna go to Vietnam. Do you?

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Connections

Featured in At the Movies: Casino Royale/Happy Feet/Bobby/Fast Food Nation/Candy/Come Early Morning (2006)

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Soundtracks

Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon)
Written by Justin Hayward (as David Justin Hayward)
Performed by The Moody Blues
Courtesy of Universal International Music, B.V.
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Good Snapshot of history

I recently had a pre-screening for "Bobby" at my college and I have to say this was a good film. I didn't know what to expect with Emilo Estevez directing, writing and acting. But he pulled it off. To me he wrote a very real movie. He had everyday people with everyday problems. The characters even talked like "real" people, profanity and all. The movie didn't feel like a docudrama and that I think that made it even better. All the stories were complete and made you care about the characters. Most importantly you could tell how important Bobby Kennedy was to all these characters and America as a whole. This movie will be a great movie for high schoolers to see so they can know how life was during that time.(it was like a snapshot of history) I hope this movie does well at the box office. I gave it an eight but I almost gave it a seven. I gave it an eight because the next day my friends were still quoting the movie. That is a very good sign. Esp. if college students are doing it. If you like any of the actors in the movie it is worth a shot.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

23 November 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bobby

Filming Locations:

Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$14,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$69,039, 19 November 2006

Gross USA:

$11,242,801

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$20,718,608

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Weinstein Company, Bold Films, Bobby

Technical Specs

Runtime:

117 min 112 min 112 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color Black and White (archive footage)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1