Bobby (2006)
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Bobby is a American drama film written and directed by Emilio Estevez, and starring an ensemble cast featuring Harry Belafonte, Joy Bryant, Nick Cannon, Laurence Fishburne, Spencer Garrett, Helen Hunt, Anthony Hopkins, Ashton Kutcher, Shia LaBeouf, Lindsay Lohan, William H. Macy, Demi Moore, Martin Sheen, Christian Slater, Sharon Stone, Freddy Rodriguez, Heather Graham, Elijah Wood and Estevez himself. The screenplay is a fictionalized account of the hours leading up to the June 5, 1968, shooting of U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy in the kitchen of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles following his win of the 1968 Democratic presidential primary in California.
The film recreates the ambiance of the era and invokes the hopes inspired by Kennedy through the use of actual broadcast and newsfilm footage of the senator intercut with dramatic sequences involving mostly fictional characters. It uses an ensemble plot device similar to that employed in the 1932 film Grand Hotel, and by Robert Altman in Nashville.
The characters include John Casey, a retired hotel doorman who spends his days playing chess with his friend Nelson in the lobby; Diane, who is marrying her friend William with the hope his marital status will have him deployed to a military base in Germany rather than the battlefields of Vietnam when his tour of duty begins; Virginia Fallon, an alcoholic singer whose career is on the downswing, her put-upon husband/manager Tim, and her agent Phil; Miriam Ebbers, a beautician who works in the hotel salon, and her husband Paul, the hotel manager, who is having an affair with switchboard operator Angela; food and beverage manager Daryl Timmons, whose racist attitude gets him fired; African American sous chef Edward Robinson and Mexican American busboys José and Miguel; hotel coffee shop waitress Susan; Jimmy and Cooper, campaign volunteers who are sidetracked by an acid trip they take with the help of drug dealer Fisher; married socialites and campaign donors Samantha and Jack; campaign manager Wade and staffer Dwayne, who is in love with Angela’s colleague, Patricia; and Czechoslovakian reporter Lenka Janáčková, who is determined to get an interview with Kennedy.
Director: Emilio Estevez
Writer: Emilio Estevez
Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Demi Moore, Sharon Stone, Laurence Fishburne, Joy Bryant, Heather Graham, Helen Hunt, Martin Sheen
Cast:
| Harry Belafonte | … | Nelson |
| Joy Bryant | … | Patricia |
| Nick Cannon | … | Dwayne |
| Emilio Estevez | … | Tim |
| Laurence Fishburne | … | Edward |
| Brian Geraghty | … | Jimmy |
| Heather Graham | … | Angela |
| Anthony Hopkins | … | John |
| Helen Hunt | … | Samantha |
| Joshua Jackson | … | Wade |
| David Krumholtz | … | Agent Phil |
| Ashton Kutcher | … | Fisher |
| Shia LaBeouf | … | Cooper |
| Lindsay Lohan | … | Diane |
| William H. Macy | … | Paul |
| Svetlana Metkina | … | Lenka |
| Demi Moore | … | Virginia |
| Freddy Rodríguez | … | Jose |
| Martin Sheen | … | Jack |
| Christian Slater | … | Daryl |
| Sharon Stone | … | Miriam Ebbers |
| Jacob Vargas | … | Miguel |
| Mary Elizabeth Winstead | … | Susan |
| Elijah Wood | … | William |
| Gene Borkan | … | Salesman |
| London Bridges | … | Bathroom Attendant |
| Tony Besson | … | Drunken Supporter |
| Tony Colitti | … | Fireman |
| Jose del Mar | … | Kitchen Helper |
| Mario Di Donato | … | Fireman (as Mario DiDonato) |
| Steve Alvarez-Forbess | … | Kitchen Helper (as Steve Forbess) |
| Dave Fraunces | … | Robert F. Kennedy |
| Spencer Garrett | … | David |
| David Kobzantsev | … | Sirhan Sirhan |
| John Lavachielli | … | Bellman |
| Sonja Magdevski | … | Volunteer |
| Kevin McCorkle | … | Fire Captain |
| Scoot McNairy | … | Beatnik |
| Martin Morales | … | Employee |
| Joel Munoz | … | Kitchen Helper |
| Louis Mustillo | … | Mario |
| Orlando Seale | … | Morris |
| Denny Seiwell | … | Band Leader |
| Oren Skoog | … | Beatnik |
| Joe Torrenueva | … | Co-Worker (as Joseph Torrenueva) |
| John F. Kennedy | … | Self (archive footage) |
| Robert F. Kennedy | … | Self (archive footage) |
| Ted Kennedy | … | Self (archive footage) |
| Martin Luther King | … | Self (archive footage) |
| Ray Quiroga | … | Bell man |
| Jennifer Amy | … | Starlett (uncredited) |
| Caley Bisson | … | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Felix J. Boyle | … | Ambasador Hotel Guest (uncredited) |
| Daniel Byington | … | Campaign Supporter (uncredited) |
| Blaine Cade | … | Campaign Supporter (uncredited) |
| Luna Rocio Cantale | … | Kennedy Youth (uncredited) |
| Lauren Carter | … | Kennedy Supporter (uncredited) |
| Lori M. Cincotta | … | Coconut Grove Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Mario R. Coello | … | Kitchen Staff (uncredited) |
| Jeridan Frye | … | Ethel Kennedy (uncredited) |
| Drew Gallagher | … | Campaign Guest Supporter (uncredited) |
| Rosemary Garris | … | Campaign Supporter (uncredited) |
| Jerry Giles | … | House Detective (uncredited) |
| Shana Golden | … | Congress Woman (uncredited) |
| Travis Grenke | … | Ballroom Guest (uncredited) |
| Greg Haines | … | Minister (uncredited) |
| Brian Hammers | … | Photographer (uncredited) |
| Andrew Michael Harlander | … | Ambassador Hotel Employee (uncredited) |
| Ernest Heinz | … | Pool Boy (uncredited) |
| Elizabeth Hirsch-Tauber | … | Kennedy Youth (uncredited) |
| Mark Holmes | … | Senator Kennedy’s Driver (uncredited) |
| Anthony Jennings | … | Harmonica Player (uncredited) |
| Krista Key | … | Kennedy Supporter (uncredited) |
| Mollye Knox | … | Kennedy Youth (uncredited) |
| Tassa Loncarevic | … | Police Officer McBride (uncredited) |
| David McDivitt | … | (uncredited) |
| Harris Michaels | … | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| John T. O’Brien | … | Photojournalist (uncredited) |
| Norm O’Neill | … | Kennedy Aide (uncredited) |
| Jean-Pierre Parent | … | Cook (uncredited) |
| Aaron Jay Rome | … | Campaign Supporter (uncredited) |
| Dave Schuetz | … | Campaign Supporter (uncredited) |
| Barry Sigismondi | … | Security Guard (uncredited) |
| Jennifer Sims | … | Kennedy Aide (uncredited) |
| Perry Smith | … | Convention Attendee (uncredited) |
| Soledad St. Hilaire | … | Head of Housekeeping (uncredited) |
| Carolyn Stotesbery | … | Salesgirl (uncredited) |
| John H. Tobin | … | Kennedy Staffer (uncredited) |
| Larry Varanelli | … | Lead Detective (uncredited) |
| Alyson Weaver | … | Campaign Supporter (uncredited) |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia