The Day Reagan Was Shot

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The Day Reagan Was Shot

TV-14

2001

1h 38m

Drama

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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.

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

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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

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Jul 23, 2005

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Susan Granger

rec.arts.movies.reviews

Rated: 7/10

Mar 11, 2003

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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

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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

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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

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A more than decent portrayal of American politics!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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dreyfuss does a good job

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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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

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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

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Cyrus Nowrasteh

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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