Production note The film reportedly cost $40 million and grossed about $205 million.
Production note JFK won two Academy Awards: cinematography and film editing.
Production note The film's release helped push the Assassination Records Disclosure Act of 1992.
Production note Oliver Stone later released JFK Revisited and documentary material about the Zapruder film.
Production note The movie was shot with a recreated Dealey Plaza in 1963 conditions.
Mentioned with uncertainty Stone apparently considered Marlon Brando for Mr. X.
Platoon Used as one of Stone's Vietnam films and part of his emotional arc into JFK.
Born on the Fourth of July Mentioned as Stone's earlier Vietnam-related film.
Argo Cited as an example of a true-story film that also changes facts.
The Big Picture Mentioned when discussing Sean Fennessey's other podcast work.
Seinfeld Referenced for popularizing the magic bullet theory in a sitcom episode.
The Trial of the Chicago 7 Used as a comparison for courtroom dramatization and judge portrayal.
Fog of War Referenced as a documentary that shows bad decisions by powerful officials.
The Unknown Known Mentioned as the more relevant Errol Morris film for ego-driven power politics.
The Umbrella Man Mentioned as an Errol Morris short about a Kennedy assassination figure.
Libra DeLillo novel invoked as another assassination-centered work.
American Tabloid Recommended as a deep dive into the era and conspiracies.
The Irishman Used when discussing Bobby Kennedy, mob betrayal, and Pesci's later performance.
Wall Street Referenced as one of Stone's major films and a comparison point for Costner/Wahlberg style rewatchability.
Dances with Wolves Used in a Costner career discussion and as a best-picture comparison.
Goodfellas Mentioned only to argue Dances with Wolves should not have beaten it.
