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Parkland

  • 20132013
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
16K
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Parkland (2013)
A recounting of the chaotic events that occurred at Dallas' Parkland Hospital on the day U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.
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A recounting of the chaotic events that occurred at Dallas' Parkland Hospital on the day U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.A recounting of the chaotic events that occurred at Dallas' Parkland Hospital on the day U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.A recounting of the chaotic events that occurred at Dallas' Parkland Hospital on the day U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
16K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Peter Landesman
  • Writers
    • Peter Landesman
    • Vincent Bugliosi(book "Four Days in November")
  • Stars
    • Zac Efron
    • Tom Welling
    • Billy Bob Thornton
Top credits
  • Director
    • Peter Landesman
  • Writers
    • Peter Landesman
    • Vincent Bugliosi(book "Four Days in November")
  • Stars
    • Zac Efron
    • Tom Welling
    • Billy Bob Thornton
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 115User reviews
    • 139Critic reviews
    • 51Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

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    Austin Nichols in Parkland (2013)
    Paul Giamatti in Parkland (2013)
    Marcia Gay Harden and Zac Efron in Parkland (2013)
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    James Badge Dale and Jacki Weaver in Parkland (2013)
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    Jackie Earle Haley in Parkland (2013)
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    Zac Efron
    Zac Efron
    • Dr. Charles 'Jim' Carricoas Dr. Charles 'Jim' Carrico
    Tom Welling
    Tom Welling
    • Roy Kellermanas Roy Kellerman
    Billy Bob Thornton
    Billy Bob Thornton
    • Forrest Sorrelsas Forrest Sorrels
    Paul Giamatti
    Paul Giamatti
    • Abraham Zapruderas Abraham Zapruder
    Marcia Gay Harden
    Marcia Gay Harden
    • Nurse Doris Nelsonas Nurse Doris Nelson
    Matt Barr
    Matt Barr
    • Dr. Paul Mikkelsonas Dr. Paul Mikkelson
    Mallory Moye
    Mallory Moye
    • Emergency Room Nurseas Emergency Room Nurse
    Elizabeth Tulloch
    Elizabeth Tulloch
    • Marilyn Sitzmanas Marilyn Sitzman
    • (as Bitsie Tulloch)
    Ron Livingston
    Ron Livingston
    • James Hostyas James Hosty
    Jason Douglas
    Jason Douglas
    • Ken Howeas Ken Howe
    David Harbour
    David Harbour
    • Gordon Shanklinas Gordon Shanklin
    James Badge Dale
    James Badge Dale
    • Robert Oswaldas Robert Oswald
    Larry Jack Dotson
    Larry Jack Dotson
    • Acme Brick Supervisoras Acme Brick Supervisor
    Austin Nichols
    Austin Nichols
    • Emory Robertsas Emory Roberts
    Jonathan Breck
    Jonathan Breck
    • Winston Lawsonas Winston Lawson
    Eugene Lee
    Eugene Lee
    • Orderlyas Orderly
    Nico Evers-Swindell
    Nico Evers-Swindell
    • Rufus Youngbloodas Rufus Youngblood
    Irene White
    Irene White
    • Hospital Switchboard Operator #1as Hospital Switchboard Operator #1
    • Director
      • Peter Landesman
    • Writers
      • Peter Landesman
      • Vincent Bugliosi(book "Four Days in November")
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    • Trivia
      Dr. Earl Rose was actually on solid legal ground when he attempted to have Kennedy's body autopsied in Dallas, instead of the Secret Service removing the body. At the time of Kennedy's death, there was no federal jurisdiction over the assassination of a president. If Rose had prevailed, the chain of evidence would have been preserved. Since the Secret Service forcibly removed the casket, what happened to Kennedy's body between the time it left Parkland and arrived at Bethesda Naval Hospital has been the source of great speculation, and led to numerous conspiracy theories.
    • Goofs
      When the agents carry President Kennedy's coffin aboard Air Force One, they saw part of the door away in order to get the coffin inside. According to Secret Service Agent Clint Hill, they had to remove the coffin's handles to get it on the plane.
    • Quotes

      Roy Kellerman: It's the first time that the secret service has lost a president under its watch.

    • Crazy credits
      Although based on a true story and depicting real-life people the end credits state: "All characters in this film are fictional and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental."
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Venice Film Festival 2013 (2013)

    User reviews115

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Inconceivable Event, Powerful Film
    Though I agree with reviewers that some of the acting was less than stellar, particularly in the vapid portrayal of Jackie Kennedy, I became completely engaged in the devastation slammed into the lives of the "little people" and those charged with handling the travesty that was the point of "Parkland." Everyone was just "going about their lives," excited to see this hero President in their own city. It wasn't about memorable dialog. That was in the prepared statements of straight-faced Walter Cronkite in that new era of television reporting, but it wouldn't have been appropriate for those on the scene. The point was the event, and the total panic and confusion in what was an incredibly short time span. People were stunned, and they didn't know what to do, whether in the operating room to protect the dignity of the President by leaving his shorts on, or faced with the decision of where to put the casket. I don't care if these didn't happen in reality. I expected to be emotionally engaged in the story and I wasn't disappointed. I was appropriately jolted by the shifts between images of how each person in Dallas responded - from the Secret Service to the Dallas Medical Examiner to the typically human compulsions to crowd the one-foot square window into the operating room. Though the portrayal of Marguerite Oswald might have seemed "over the top," for me it captured her bizarre, insane determination to be the aggrieved party. What a dramatic contrast with the personal strength of her son, Robert Oswald. Even though he always believed his brother killed the President of the United States, we learn that he never changed his name and didn't move his family from the Dallas area. And the life of Abraham Zapruder was decimated. Here's a small business owner who's excited about using his new state-of-the-art movie camera to capture the President's visit. He wasn't there to film an assassination. I think I would have been "sweaty," too, if this kind of responsibility dropped onto my shoulders because of an inconceivable twist of fate. Suddenly his life was taken over by the Secret Service, the ultimate national police force, and his integrity and resistance to being in the limelight were obvious. Though he was the center of attention in processing the film footage, that was clearly not his role in the overall unfolding of events. Bottom line, I guess the reviewer and I had very different perspectives on the validity of Peter Landesman's goals for "Parkland" and how well he achieved them. I couldn't disagree more strongly with Peter Debruge's review.
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    • acr810
    • Oct 12, 2013

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 2, 2013 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Production Notes
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Паркленд
    • Filming locations
      • Dallas, Texas, USA
    • Production companies
      • Exclusive Media Group
      • The American Film Company
      • Playtone
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $10,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $653,651
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $310,246
      • Oct 6, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,412,181
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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