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For the 1973 film, see Bobby (1973 film). 2006 filmBobby | |
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Directed by | Emilio Estevez |
Written by | Emilio Estevez |
Produced by | Bold Films |
Starring | Anthony Hopkins Demi Moore Sharon Stone Elijah Wood Lindsay Lohan |
Distributed by | MGM, The Weinstein Company |
Release dates | November 23, 2006 (USA) |
Running time | 120 minutes |
Language | English |
Budget | $10 million |
Bobby is a 2006 drama film written and directed by Emilio Estevez. The film features an ensemble cast and is a fictional account of the lives of several people affected by and during the final hours in the life of the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy, a former candidate for President of the United States, on June 6, 1968.
Bobby was released in New York and Los Angeles on November 17, 2006; wide release followed on November 23, one day after the 43rd anniversary of the assassination of Robert's brother. It premiered at the Venice Film Festival, where it received a seven minute standing ovation.
Plot Outline
Anthony Hopkins stars as the retired but ever-present doorman at The Ambassador Hotel. Lindsay Lohan and Elijah Wood appear as a couple opposed to the Vietnam War who get engaged so Wood's character can avoid being sent to the front lines.
Emilio Estevez and Demi Moore play romantically linked down-and-out entertainers.
Sharon Stone plays a beautician married to the hotel's manager (William H. Macy), who works alongside a chef (Laurence Fishburne), busboy (Freddy Rodriguez), phone operators (Heather Graham and Joy Bryant) and a food and beverage manager (Christian Slater).
Helen Hunt and Martin Sheen (Estevez's father in real life), portray married socialites staying at the hotel. Joshua Jackson, Nick Cannon and Shia LaBeouf play Kennedy volunteers, and Harry Belafonte rounds out the star ensemble as the ex-doorman's retired friend.
MPAA Rating
R for language, drug content and a scene of violence.
Cast
Actor | Role |
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Anthony Hopkins | John Casey |
Demi Moore | Virginia Fallon |
Sharon Stone | Miriam Ebbers |
Elijah Wood | William Avery |
Lindsay Lohan | Diane Huber |
William H. Macy | Paul Ebbers |
Mary Elizabeth Winstead | Susan Taylor |
Helen Hunt | Samantha |
Christian Slater | Timmons |
Laurence Fishburne | Edward Robinson |
Freddy Rodriguez | José Rojas |
Nick Cannon | Dwayne |
Emilio Estevez | Tim Fallon |
Shia LaBeouf | Jimmy |
Brian Geraghty | Cooper |
Joshua Jackson | Wade |
Martin Sheen | Jack |
Joy Bryant | Patricia |
David Kobzantsev | Sirhan Sirhan |
Heather Graham | Angela |
Svetlana Metkina | Lenka Janacek |
Harry Belafonte | Nelson |
Jacob Vargas | Miguel |
Ashton Kutcher | Drug Dealer |
Mark Valley | Robert F. Kennedy |
Spencer Garrett | David Norak |
Soundtrack
The soundtrack is mostly a compilation of music from the sixties but contains two newly recorded tracks:
- "Louie Louie" (sung by Demi Moore)
- "Never Gonna Break my Faith" (written by Bryan Adams/Elliot Kennedy/Andrea Remanda and sung by Aretha Franklin and Mary J. Blige)
Track listing
The soundtrack album will include the following tracks
- "A Generous And Compassionate Country" - RFK Speech
- "Never Gonna Break My Faith" - Aretha Franklin & Mary J. Blige
- "Tracks Of My Tears" - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
- "Come See About Me" - The Supremes
- "Function At The Junction" - Shorty Long
- "Grazing In The Grass" - Hugh Masekela
- "I Was Made To Love Her" - Stevie Wonder
- "Tuesday Afternoon" - Moody Blues
- "Black Is Black" - Los Bravos
- "Ain't That Peculiar" - Marvin Gaye
- "Baby I Love You" - Aretha Franklin
- "Grazing In The Grass" - Hugh Masekela
- "Louie Louie" - Demi Moore
- "No One Left But Bobby" - dialogue
- "The Sound Of Silence" - Simon & Garfunkel.
- "The Mindless Menace Of Violence" - RFK Speech
Reviews
Michael Medved, who in 1968 was a young campaign volunteer in the ballroom of the Ambassador Hotel when Senator Kennedy was assassinated, gave the film Bobby three stars (out of four) calling the film "intriguing but imperfect." Medved added that "I can confirm that director/writer Emilio Estevez gets most of the feelings of the occasion right. But, the melodramatic, multi-character format proves somewhat uneven and distracting."
Awards
- Nominated for a Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, 2006
Trivia
- A few scenes were filmed at The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, the real-life location of the Robert Kennedy assassination, during its demolition.
Also See
External links
- Official Movie Site
- Bobby at IMDb
- The Weinstein Company
- Bobby (2006) - MovieWeb
- Bobby - Rotten Tomatoes