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Bob wrote:Sara, Willie O'Keefe was fictional. Kevin Bacon's character was a composite of several people that knew Clay Shaw and David Ferrie.Exactly.This is where people who oppose the movie JFK say that it didn't represent the truth. That's when I remind them that it was not a documentary. It's a MOVIE!!! Besides that, was the misrepresentation of facts material or pertinent to what happened to JFK and Oswald? Nope.

Bob thank you so much for answering that question for me.and pasquale and a awesome movie it is thank goodness for directors like oliver stone.that's what i love about this board when you ask a question your fellow JFK assassination buffs answers your questions in a nice, friendly,and in a respectful manner once again bob thanks a million.

I would say that the question "How much info in the JFK movie was bogus?" should always go together with the question "How much info in the JFK movie was true?" and as far as I know the true part outscaled the error part 100 to 1 in the JFK movie.

No problem Sara. Actually, I loved the performance of Kevin Bacon as Willie O'Keefe in the movie. There were so many great performances, by well known actors, and some not so well known. I also thought Kevin Costner, Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Donald Sutherland, Ed Asner, Joe Pesci, Tommy Lee Jones, John Candy, Sissy Spacek, Gary Oldman, Jay Sanders, Brian Doyle-Murray, Michael Rooker, Laurie Metcalf, plus many others were all great as well. Jim Garrison had a cameo as well as he played Chief Justice Earl Warren. I thought overall the movie was a masterpiece, especially knowing that the movie was made in 1991, before a lot of other facts had come out.Speaking of Bacon as Willie O'Keefe, here is a behind the scenes look at Oliver Stone, Kevin Costner, Michael Rooker and Bacon at the scene filmed at Angola prison...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qJkrnPtHDU

Bob wrote:No problem Sara. Actually, I loved the performance of Kevin Bacon as Willie O'Keefe in the movie. There were so many great performances, by well known actors, and some not so well known. I also thought Kevin Costner, Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Donald Sutherland, Ed Asner, Joe Pesci, Tommy Lee Jones, John Candy, Sissy Spacek, Gary Oldman, Jay Sanders, Brian Doyle-Murray, Michael Rooker, Laurie Metcalf, plus many others were all great as well. Jim Garrison had a cameo as well as he played Chief Justice Earl Warren. I thought overall the movie was a masterpiece, especially knowing that the movie was made in 1991, before a lot of other facts had come out.Speaking of Bacon as Willie O'Keefe, here is a behind the scenes look at Oliver Stone, Kevin Costner, Michael Rooker and Bacon at the scene filmed at Angola prison...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qJkrnPtHDUomfg wow i did not know that jim garrisson had a cameo in the movie awesome i've have learned something new.

That's why I love this forum Sara, we all seem to learn something new a lot.

i gotta agree with that bob.

I agree, too.

saracarter766 wrote:i gotta agree with that bob. Yeah, Jim Garrison plays Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren. It's cool.

the true brilliance of this movie was the way stone interweaved facts that made an informative enjoyable movie for all. the purpose was to raise enough eyebrows that if one was so inclined, they would be inspired to investigate further. if he would have tried to tie in the bushes or other living politicians, he would have subjected the movie to lawsuits and credibility issues for the average american unbelieving in conspiracy tales. instead he played just outside the boundaries to instill interest without directly implicating anyone still alive. he kept it alive for a new generation of researchers.namaste'