RFK (film)

2002 American TV series or program

Linus Roache
David Paymer
Martin Donovan
Jacob Vargas
Marnie McPhail
Sergio Di Zio
Sean Sullivan
Ving Rhames
James Cromwell

Music by

Harald Kloser
Thomas Wanker

Country of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishProductionExecutive producers

Robert Cooper
Tom Patricia

ProducerMark WinemakerCinematographyDerick V. UnderschultzEditorVictor Du BoisRunning time94 minutesProduction companies

Artisan Television
Fox Television Studios

Original releaseNetworkFXReleaseAugust 25, 2002 (2002-08-25)

RFK is a 2002 American biographical historical drama television film directed by Robert Dornhelm and written by Hank Steinberg. The film stars Linus Roache as Robert F. Kennedy. David Paymer, Martin Donovan, Jacob Vargas, Marnie McPhail, Sergio Di Zio, Sean Sullivan, Ving Rhames and James Cromwell also star. It premiered on the FX Network on August 25, 2002.

The film takes place through the eyes of RFK after his brother John F. Kennedy's assassination in 1963.^[1] As he lives through the loss, he starts to identify himself as a political figure, not just the former president's brother. He makes it official with a 1968 United States presidential election bid in order, what he says, to "save the Democratic Party".^[2] During his campaign, in which the American people showed great support for him, RFK was shot and killed by pro-Palestinian activist Sirhan Sirhan as a statement against Kennedy's unwavering support of Israel.^[3]

The film was shot in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Cast

Linus Roache as Robert F. Kennedy^[4]
David Paymer as Dick Goodwin
Martin Donovan as John F. Kennedy
Jacob Vargas as Cesar Chavez
Marnie McPhail as Ethel Kennedy
Sergio Di Zio as Adam Walinsky
Sean Sullivan as Stephen Edward Smith
Ving Rhames as Judge Jones
James Cromwell as Lyndon B. Johnson
Kevin Hare as Ted Kennedy
Rodger Barton as Sheriff
Corinne Conley as Rose Kennedy
Phil Craig as John A. McCone
Jordan Fennell as Jordan
Neil Foster as Mayor
David Gardner as Joseph Kennedy Sr.
Judith Goodwin as Evelyn Lincoln
Nigel Hamer as Stand-up Reporter
Jonathan Higgins as Peter Edelman
David Huband as Reporter #1
Bill Lake as Mr. Murphy
Colm Magner as Reporter #2
Dwight McFee as Painter
Michael Rhoades as Reporter #3
Kim Roberts as Joshua's mother
Sheila Shotton as Speech Therapist
Fernando Valladares as Priest
Joshua Watkis as Joshua
Timm Zemanek as Dr. Coles

References

^ "RFK". tvguide.com. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
^ "RFK". variety.com. August 20, 2002.
^ "RFK is a 2002 American TV movie". tvtropes.org. August 25, 2002.
^ "RFK 2002 Directed by Robert Dornhelm". letterboxd.com. Retrieved January 21, 2023.

External links

RFK at IMDb

Films directed by Robert Dornhelm

The Children of Theatre Street (1977)
Echo Park (1986)
Cold Feet (1989)
Requiem for Dominic (1991)
Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald (1993)
A Further Gesture (1997)
The Unfish (1997)
The Venice Project (1999)
Sins of the Father (2002)
RFK (2002)
Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story (2003)
Spartacus (2004)
Suburban Madness (2004)
The Crown Prince (2006)
Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy (2011)
Das Sacher (2016)
Maria Theresia (2017)

v t e Robert F. Kennedy
November 20, 1925 – June 6, 1968 64th United States Attorney General, 1961–1964 United States senator from New York, 1965–1968
Life	1948 Palestine visit Senate Committee investigation of Labor and Management Cuban Missile Crisis ExComm Civil rights Freedom Riders Voter Education Project Baldwin–Kennedy meeting 1964 Democratic National Convention Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation Mississippi Delta tour Kennedy Compound Hickory Hill home
Electoral	1964 U.S. Senate election 1968 presidential campaign primaries Boiler Room Girls
Speeches	Law Day Address (1961) Day of Affirmation Address (1966) Conflict in Vietnam and at Home (1968) University of Kansas (1968) Ball State (1968) On the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. (1968) "On the Mindless Menace of Violence" (1968)
Books	The Enemy Within (1960) The Pursuit of Justice (1964) To Seek a Newer World (1967) Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis (1969)
Assassination	Sirhan Sirhan Ambassador Hotel Conspiracy theories Gravesite
Legacy and memorials	Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building Robert F. Kennedy silver dollar Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights Human Rights Award Journalism Award Book Award Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Brooklyn Memorial Landmark for Peace Memorial Arch of Dignity, Equality, and Justice Kennedy–King College Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools Robert F. Kennedy Bridge
Popular culture	Robert F. Kennedy in media Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment (1963 documentary) Robert Kennedy Remembered (1968 documentary) "Abraham, Martin and John" (1968 song) The Missiles of October (1974 docudrama) Kennedy (1983 miniseries) Blood Feud (1983 film) Prince Jack (1985 film) Robert Kennedy and His Times (1985 miniseries) Hoover vs. The Kennedys (1987 miniseries) Thirteen Days (2000 film) RFK (2002 film) Bobby (2006 film) RFK Must Die (2007 documentary) The Kennedys (2011 miniseries) Ethel (2012 documentary) Killing Kennedy (2013 film) Jackie (2016 film) Bobby Kennedy for President (2018 miniseries)
Family, family tree	Ethel Skakel (wife) Kathleen Kennedy (daughter) Joseph Patrick Kennedy (son) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (son) Michael LeMoyne Kennedy (son) Kerry Kennedy (daughter) Christopher G. Kennedy (son) Max Kennedy (son) Douglas Harriman Kennedy (son) Rory Kennedy (daughter) Maeve Kennedy McKean (granddaughter) Joseph P. Kennedy III (grandson) Max Kennedy Jr. (grandson) Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. (father) Rose Kennedy (mother) Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (brother) John F. Kennedy (brother presidency) Rosemary Kennedy (sister) Kathleen Kennedy Cavendish (sister) Eunice Kennedy Shriver (sister) Patricia Kennedy Lawford (sister) Jean Kennedy Smith (sister) Ted Kennedy (brother) Patrick J. Kennedy (grandfather) Mary Augusta Kennedy (grandmother) John F. Fitzgerald (grandfather)
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