Killing Reagan (2016)
Killing Reagan explores the events surrounding the assassination attempt on president Ronald Reagan by John Hinckley Jr. Based on the best-selling book, the film begins in the final months leading up to the 1980 presidential election, and explores the challenges Reagan faced to define himself as a leader. Meanwhile, an aimless and deranged Hinckley is unraveling, leading to the fateful day in March 1981 when these disparate figures collided.
- Released
- 2016-10-16
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Eric Simonson, Rod Lurie
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 from 31 votes
Cast
- Tim Matheson as Ronald Reagan
- Cynthia Nixon as Nancy Reagan
- Kyle S. More as John Hinckley Jr
- Mike Pniewski as Jack Hinckley
- Rebecca Tilney as Jo Ann Hinckley
- Joel Murray as Edwin Meese
- Patrick St. Esprit as Alexander Haig
- Joe Chrest as Jerry Parr
- Gary Weeks as Stephen Colo
- Leander Suleiman as Dr. Joyce Mitchell
- Geoff Pierson as James Baker
- Katia Lara as Jodie Foster