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* [[All-Star Cast]]: [[Kevin Costner]], [[Carrie|Sissy Spacek]], [[Tommy Lee Jones]], [[Joe Pesci]], Ed Asner, Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, [[Gary Oldman]], Laurie Metcalf, Jay O'Sanders, John Candy, Kevin Bacon, John Larroquette, Martin Sheen, and others.
* [[All-Star Cast]]: [[Kevin Costner]], [[Carrie|Sissy Spacek]], [[Tommy Lee Jones]], [[Joe Pesci]], Ed Asner, Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, [[Gary Oldman]], Laurie Metcalf, Jay O'Sanders, John Candy, Kevin Bacon, John Larroquette, Martin Sheen, and others.
** This leads to the odd casting of ''[[The Odd Couple]]'' without either actor ever interacting with each other.
** This leads to the odd casting of ''[[The Odd Couple]]'' without either actor ever interacting with each other.
* [[Doing It for the Art]]: [[Oliver Stone]] poured his heart and soul into this movie, going out of his way to make sure everything appeared exactly as he wanted it. A great example is his meticulously detailed set of the White House's Oval Office, which cost about $70,000 to complete, yet it only appears in about ''eight seconds'' of the film.
** The movie was shot largely on location, including Dealy Plaza in Dallas and the actual book depository where Lee Harvey Oswald (allegedly) shot Kennedy.
* [[Enforced Method Acting]]: Garrison begins crying during his closing statement at Shaw's trial. This was because Kevin Costner realized the weight of his character's words, and had an instant emotional response.
* [[Fake American]]: Brit [[Gary Oldman]] as the Louisiana-born Lee Harvey Oswald
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  • All-Star Cast: Kevin Costner, Sissy Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones, Joe Pesci, Ed Asner, Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Gary Oldman, Laurie Metcalf, Jay O'Sanders, John Candy, Kevin Bacon, John Larroquette, Martin Sheen, and others.
    • This leads to the odd casting of The Odd Couple without either actor ever interacting with each other.
  • Doing It for the Art: Oliver Stone poured his heart and soul into this movie, going out of his way to make sure everything appeared exactly as he wanted it. A great example is his meticulously detailed set of the White House's Oval Office, which cost about $70,000 to complete, yet it only appears in about eight seconds of the film.
    • The movie was shot largely on location, including Dealy Plaza in Dallas and the actual book depository where Lee Harvey Oswald (allegedly) shot Kennedy.
  • Enforced Method Acting: Garrison begins crying during his closing statement at Shaw's trial. This was because Kevin Costner realized the weight of his character's words, and had an instant emotional response.
  • Fake American: Brit Gary Oldman as the Louisiana-born Lee Harvey Oswald