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Bobby[Widescreen Subtitle] - DVD

SKU: 8291804 | Release Date: 4/10/2007

Rating: R for Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Profanity, Drug Content

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Rating: R for Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Profanity, Drug Content
Format: DVD
Theatrical Release: 2006
Length: 119 minutes
Screen Formats: Widescreen
Genre: Docudramas
Studio: UNKNOWN
Other Formats: DVD (Fullscreen Subtitle) - $12.99

Synopsis

Twenty-two people become unwitting participants in a tragic and defining moment of the 1960's in this period drama from actor and director Emilio Estevez. It's early June in 1968, and the California presidential primary elections are occupying the minds of many in the Golden State, with Robert F. Kennedy in a close race against Eugene McCarthy and Hubert Humphrey. The Kennedy campaign staff has set up camp at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, while the staff and guests become observers as the brother of fallen president John F. Kennedy sets out to pick up where his sibling left off. Paul (William H. Macy) is the manager of the Ambassador, and his wife Miriam (Sharon Stone) is a hairdresser who runs's the hotel's beauty salon. Angela (Heather Graham) is a receptionist working the hotel's switchboard who has been sleeping with Paul behind Miriam's back. Timmons (Christian Slater) is in charge of the hotel's restaurant and catering department, and makes no secret of his dislike of the African-Americans and Latinos under his employ. Miguel (Jacob Vargas) and Jose (Freddy Rodriguez) are two young Chicanos on the kitchen staff who have it in for Timmons, while Robinson (Laurence Fishburne) is an older black man who counsels them on dealing with their rage. Virginia Fallon (Demi Moore) sings in the hotel's cocktail lounge and has a serious problem with alcohol; her husband Tim (Emilio Estevez) is a Kennedy supporter and also her manager, and he's nearing the end of his rope in dealing with her problem. William (Elijah Wood) is a young man desperate to avoid being drafted and sent to Vietnam; Diane (Lindsay Lohan) is a pretty young woman dating William's brother who agrees to marry him so William can avoid being drafted, though William is clearly infatuated with her while she considers this a marriage in name only. John Casey (Anthony Hopkins) is one of the owners of the Ambassador, and Nelson (Harry Belafonte) is an old friend who works at the hotel. And Jack (Martin Sheen) is a wealthy Kennedy campaign financier who is married to Samantha (Helen Hunt), an attractive but much younger woman. Bobby also features Joshua Jackson, Nick Cannon and Shia LaBeouf as young Kennedy campaign volunteers, while Ashton Kutcher, Joy Bryant, Kip Pardue and Mary Elizabeth Winstead also highlight the supporting cast. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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Languages/Sound

Eng

Screen Formats

Widescreen

Subtitle Languages

Eng/Spa

Additional Features

Bobby: The Making of an American Epic Eyewitness accounts from the Ambassador Hotel Theatrical trailer Language: English 5.1 Subtitles: English, Spanish

Chapters

Disc #1 -- Bobby
1. A Country in Turmoil [3:19]
2. Grand Hotel [6:14]
3. Business As Usual [6:44]
4. Voting Day [7:11]
5. The Reason [8:58]
6. Edward's Creation [6:32]
7. Last Hope [8:36]
8. New Agreement [6:20]
9. The Once and Future King [7:06]
10. Today's Problems [5:24]
11. Guilt and Remorse [8:13]
12. Dedicated Employees [6:31]
13. Personal Moments [6:23]
14. Victory Celebration [1:30]
15. Results Are In [4:06]
16. Shattered Dreams [5:17]
17. End Credits [10:01]

Cast

Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Mary Elizabeth Winstead - Susan
Orlando Seale
Joy Bryant
Joy Bryant - Patricia
Brian Geraghty
Brian Geraghty - Cooper
Nick Cannon
Nick Cannon - Dwayne
Shia LaBeouf
Shia LaBeouf - Jimmy
Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte - Nelson
Laurence Fishburne
Laurence Fishburne - Robinson
Laurence Fishburne - Edward
Laurence Fishburne - Edward Robinson
Heather Graham
Heather Graham - Angela
Helen Hunt
Helen Hunt - Samantha
Helen Hunt - Samantha Stevens
Joshua Jackson
Joshua Jackson - Wade Buckley
David Krumholtz - Phill
William H. Macy
William H. Macy - Paul
William H. Macy - Paul Ebbers
Christian Slater
Christian Slater - Timmons
Sharon Stone
Sharon Stone - Miriam
Sharon Stone - Miriam Ebbers
Jacob Vargas - Miguel
Elijah Wood
Elijah Wood - William
Elijah Wood - William Avary
Emilio Estevez
Emilio Estevez - Tim
Emilio Estevez - Tim Fallon
Anthony Hopkins
Anthony Hopkins - John Casey
Demi Moore
Demi Moore - Virginia Fallon
Martin Sheen
Martin Sheen - Jack
Martin Sheen - Jack Stevens
Freddy Rodriguez
Freddy Rodriguez - Jose
Freddy Rodriguez - Jose Rojas
James Marsden
Lindsay Lohan
Lindsay Lohan - Diane
Ashton Kutcher
Mos Def
Svetlana Metkina
Svetlana Metkina - Lenka
Mandy Moore
Lana Litwak
Lana Litwak - Lenka
W.H. Macy
W.H. Macy - Paul
W.H. Macy - Paul Ebbers
Miriam Ebbers - Sharon Stone
London Bridges - Bathroom Attendant
Jose Del Mar - Kitchen Helper
Dave Fraunces - Kennedy, Robert F.
David Kobzantsev - Sirhan Sirhan
Sonja Madevski - Volunteer
Martin Morales - Employee
Joel Munoz - Kitchen Helper
Denny Seiwell - Band Leader
Shia LaBeouf - Cooper
John LavachieIIi - Bellman
Louis Mustillo - Mario
Gene Borkan - Salesman
Joe Torrenueva - Co-worker
Oren Skoog - Beatnik
Tony Colitti - Fireman
Mario Di Donato - Fireman
Steve Forbess - Kitchen Helper
Kevin McCorkle - Fire Captain
Lindsay Lohan - Dane
Spencer Garrett - David
Scoot McNairy - Beatnik
Brian Geraghty - Jimmy
Svetlana Metkina - Lenke Janacek
Orlando Seale - Morris
David Krumholtz - Agent Phil
Christian Slater - Daryl Timmons
Ashton Kutcher - Fisher

Crew

Casting: Kim Davis-Wagner
Co-producer: Holly Wiersma
Producer: Holly Wiersma
Songwriter: Andrea Remanda
Producer: Edward Bass
Co-producer: Athena Stensland
Executive Producer: Gary Michael Walters ,Michel Litvak
Producer: Michel Litvak
Singer: Mary J. Blige ,Aretha Franklin
Co-producer: Athena Ashburn
Songwriter: Bryan Adams
Editor: Richard Chew
Art Director: Colin de Rouin
Director: Emilio Estevez
Screenwriter: Emilio Estevez
Producer: Emilio Estevez
Executive Producer: Daniel Grodnik ,Anthony Hopkins
Composer (Music Score): Mark Isham
Sound/Sound Designer: Glenn T. Moore
Songwriter: Eliot Kennedy
Costume Designer: Julie Weiss
Co-producer: David Lancaster
Assistant Director: Bill Elvin
Sound/Sound Designer: Michael Minkler
Production Designer: Patti Podesta
Cinematographer: Michael Barrett
Co-producer: Lisa Niedenthal
Casting: Justine Baddeley
Sound/Sound Designer: Coleman Metts
Post Production Supervisor: Richard Jordan
Makeup: Alexis Walker
Set Decorator: Lisa Fischer
Costumes Supervisor: Barbara Scott
Musical Direction/Supervision: Chris Douridas
Gaffer: Adam Chambers
Visual Effects: Stargate Digital
Camera Operator: Craig Fikse
Conductor: Mike Nowak
Second Assistant Director: Rick Kelly
Stunts Coordinator: Monty L. Simons
Set Decorator: Radha Mehta
Sound/Sound Designer: Tom Ozanich
Key Hairstylist: Bunny Parker
Sound/Sound Designer: Jon Title
Special Effects: FX Concepts
Sound/Sound Designer: Steve Boeddeker
First Assistant Director: William M. Elvin
Musical Direction/Supervision: Joel Sill
Musical Performer: Tim Morrison
Production Accountant: Don Napoli
Makeup: Denise Paulson
Location Manager: Tony Salome
Construction Coordinator: Rick Tinsley
Post Production Supervisor: Chad Tomasoski
Properties Master: Kevin Hughes
Supervising Sound Editor: Glenn T. Morgan
Sound/Sound Designer: Glenn T. Morgan
Sound Mixer: Glenn T. Morgan
Production Coordinator: Jen Wall
Key Make-up: Brad Wilder
Co-producer: John Ridley
Unit Production Manager: Callum Greene
Re-Recording Mixer: Tony Lamberti
Unit Production Manager: Richard Middleton
Sound/Sound Designer: Dino R. Dimuro ,Kenneth L. Johnson
Hair Styles: Kimberly Spiteri
Executive Producer: Matt Landon
Script Supervisor: Faith Conroy
Special Effects Coordinator: Lou Carlucci
Music Producer: Mark Isham
Executive Producer: Michelle Krumm
Casting: Kimbery Davis-Wagner

Bobby: AMG Review
Derek Armstrong , AMG

Hearing that a Bobby Kennedy prestige picture was planned for the 2006 awards season, movie fans must have assumed someone like Oliver Stone was at the helm, someone with the pedigree to bring this sacred American icon to the big screen. Emilio Estevez might not have been the last writer-director they envisioned, but with B movies like Men at Work and Rated X to his credit, he had to be pretty low on the list of logical guesses. As it turns out, every skepticism about his ability is totally justified. Bobby is a shallow mess of an ensemble picture, a protracted session of melodrama that thematically over-stretches from start to finish. It wasn't a bad idea to measure Kennedy's impact by taking the country's temperature on the day he was assassinated, with the presidential candidate appearing only as a tangential figure in newsreel footage. But Estevez' execution is seriously wanting. It's not for a lack of willing participants -- in fact, this might be one of the most powerhouse casts ever assembled, with all manner of performers eager to join in for some politically well-intentioned Robert Altman lite. Making do with one-third of the characters might have helped, if only because each is the personification of some heavy-handed social issue Estevez wants to shoe-horn in. What's more insufferable is how Estevez imagines these issues mirrored in today's society, making this a self-important metaphorical criticism of the Iraq war, immigration and other modern ills. Among the tired characters Estevez trots out are the hippie drug dealer (Ashton Kutcher), the boozy lounge singer (Demi Moore), the drafted youth on the eve of his enlistment (Elijah Wood), and a bickering kitchen staff whose on-the-nose dialogue boils over with race baiting. The Hollywood foreign press gifted Bobby with a Golden Globe nomination for best picture; rightfully, Oscar did not follow suit. ~ Derek Armstrong, All Movie Guide

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