JFK: Reckless Youth
JFK: Reckless Youth is a 1993 TV
Plot
The miniseries portrays the life of John F. Kennedy (Dempsey) from his school days to his 1946 victory in the election for
At Harvard, John Kennedy joins the Spee Club. After traveling to England and Germany, he publishes Why England Slept. Upon returning to the United States, he is introduced to Inga Arvad by his sister "Kick."
At the age of 29, Kennedy's father tells him to take over the congressional seat of James Curley who becomes the mayor of Boston. With the help of his grandfather, Kennedy's campaign for the seat is successful.
Cast
- Patrick Dempsey as John F. Kennedy
- Joseph P. Kennedy
- Joe Kennedy, Jr.
- Yolanda Jilot as Inga Arvad
- Robin Tunney as Kathleen "Kick" Kennedy
- Andrew Lowery as Lem Billings, JFK's school-mate
- Stan Cahill as Torb Macdonald
- Claire Forlani as Ann Cannon
- Malachy McCourt as John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald, JFK's grandfather
- James Rebhorn as St. John
- Diana Scarwid as Rose Kennedy
- Natalie Radford as Rosemary Kennedy
- Cedric Smith as Prof. Bruce Hopper
- Greg Spottiswood as Skeeter Orton
- Andrew Miller as Rip Horton
- Barry Morse as Lord Halifax
Release and reception
The miniseries premiered on November 21, 1993, and was released on DVD on June 27, 2006.[1] Ken Tucker, writing for Entertainment Weekly in 1993, gave the miniseries a B− rating, lauding Dempsey's performance, but saying "Whether you think the TV version of Reckless Youth is worth the film it was recorded on probably depends on how you feel about the value of a few good acting performances."[2]
See also
References
- ^ Vancouver Voice. Archived from the originalon November 20, 2008. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
- ^ Tucker, Ken (November 19, 1993). "JFK: Reckless Youth". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
