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The Day Reagan Was Shot

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When John Hinckley Jr. shoots President Ronald Reagan (Richard Crenna), it triggers both medical and political dramas. In the OR, two young doctors summon all of their skills to save the president's life. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Alexander Haig (Richard Dreyfuss) mistakenly believes he is third in line to the presidency and, in the absence of the vice president, eerily declares that he is now the head of the United States, leading to a confusion that could alert the course of world events.

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John Leonard New York Magazine/Vulture ... as stylish as Thirteen Days when executive producer Oliver Stone isn't hitting us with his big stick. Feb 2, 2018 Full Review Laura Fries Variety The movie belongs to Dreyfuss, who not only conveys a thirst for powe, but conjures empathy for a man who would indeed fall on his sword for the good of his country. Jul 6, 2010 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jul 23, 2005 Full Review Susan Granger rec.arts.movies.reviews Rated: 7/10 Mar 11, 2003 Full Review Ryan Cracknell Apollo Guide A boring and over-the-top exploitation of a day a president was nearly killed and his government was sent into chaos. Rated: 58/100 Mar 11, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member The greatest 01 hour: and 38 minutes based on Ronald Reagan surviving a murder attempt by a would-be killer with a real gun with bullets!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member Very good, tasteful story of Reagan and a sympathetic portrayal of Haig; Bush is played well. Hinckley is shown to be disturbed and crazy without casting him as being misunderstood as sympathetic Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member A more than decent portrayal of American politics! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member dreyfuss does a good job Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Decent movie about a very confued republican party that just won the election and has its president Reagan shot early on. At the same time Poland is fearing an imminent invasion of the russians simular to the one of Hungary in 1956 Richard Crenna doen't look much like Reagan but makes a quite good performance of the actor not much of a politician and Richard Dreyfuss is always most fun to watch when he plays upset, very close to a heart attack Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie caught my eye today on TV and found it very interesting, a little strange but never the less it was good. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis When John Hinckley Jr. shoots President Ronald Reagan (Richard Crenna), it triggers both medical and political dramas. In the OR, two young doctors summon all of their skills to save the president's life. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Alexander Haig (Richard Dreyfuss) mistakenly believes he is third in line to the presidency and, in the absence of the vice president, eerily declares that he is now the head of the United States, leading to a confusion that could alert the course of world events.
Director
Cyrus Nowrasteh
Producer
Armand Leo
Screenwriter
Cyrus Nowrasteh
Production Co
Miramax
Rating
TV-14 (V|L), R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Oct 29, 2002
Runtime
1h 38m