Parkland Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Recounts the chaotic events that occurred in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963, the day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

Recounting the chaotic events that occurred in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963, Parkland weaves together the perspectives of a handful of ordinary individuals suddenly thrust into extraordinary circumstances: the young doctors and nurses at Parkland Hospital; Dallas’ chief of the Secret Service; an unwitting cameraman who captured what became the most watched and examined film in history; the FBI agents who nearly had the gunman within their grasp; the brother of Lee Harvey Oswald, left to deal with his shattered family; and JFK’s security team, witnesses to both the president’s death and Vice President Lyndon Johnson’s rise to power over a nation whose innocence was forever altered.

Cited as official plot version from exclusivemedia.com

Drama

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Parkland.

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  Zac Efron

  ... Dr. Charles Carrico

  Baywatch, Neighbors

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  Marcia Gay Harden

  ... Doris Mae Nelson

  Renner, Knox Goes Away

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  Paul Giamatti

  Downton Abbey 3, Rock of Ages

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  Billy Bob Thornton

  The Electric State, Faster

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  Jacki Weaver

  Memoir of a Snail, Life of the Party

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  James Badge Dale

  The Senior, World War Z

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  Jackie Earle Haley

  The Union, London Has Fallen

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  Colin Hanks

  Nobody 2, Nuremberg

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  David Harbour

  A Working Man, Night of the Zoopocalypse

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  Ron Livingston

  The Flash, Dinner for Schmucks

Crew Behind the Film

The Parkland behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Peter Landesman last directed Felt: The Man Who Brought Down The White House and Concussion. The film's writer Peter Landesman last wrote Felt: The Man Who Brought Down The White House and Concussion.

Director

Peter Landesman

Screenwriter

Peter Landesman

Producers

Gary Goetzman
Tom Hanks
Bill Paxton

Production Details

What we know about the Parkland movie production.

Key Facts

• Distributor Exclusive Media Group is timing the opening to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Nov. 22, 1963, the day Kennedy was killed in Dallas.
• The directorial debut of scribe Peter Landesman.
• Based on the true story. The source material for the film is "Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy" by former prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi.

Production Updates for Parkland

Aug 2013

Completed

Changed Parkland movie production status. MPAA rating announced; assumed completed.

Jan 2013

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. Lensing started Friday in Austin, Texas. Open Road is in talks for U.S. distribution rights.

Dec 2012

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

Aug 2012

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

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