The Day Reagan Was Shot

The Day Reagan Was Shot
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Written by	Cyrus Nowrasteh
Directed by	Cyrus Nowrasteh
Starring	Richard Dreyfuss Richard Crenna Colm Feore Michael Murphy Holland Taylor
Music by	Elizabeth Myers John Trivers
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Dan Halsted Oliver Stone
Producer	Armand Leo
Cinematography	Michael McMurray
Editor	Paul Seydor
Running time	98 minutes
Production companies	Paramount Television Showtime Networks
Original release
Network	Showtime
Release	December 9, 2001 (2001-12-09)

The Day Reagan Was Shot is a 2001 American made-for-television film drama film directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh and co-produced by Oliver Stone. The film stars Richard Dreyfuss as Alexander Haig and Richard Crenna as Ronald Reagan, and co-stars Michael Murphy, Holland Taylor, Kenneth Welsh and Colm Feore. The film premiered on Showtime on December 9, 2001.^[1][2]

The film is loosely based on events surrounding the Reagan assassination attempt on March 30, 1981 by John Hinckley Jr., and depicts a media frenzy, a divided White House cabinet and staff with little control, and a fictional threat of international crisis.^[3]

American Cinema Editors

• Won: Best Edited Motion Picture for Non-Commercial Television (Paul Seydor)

Satellite Awards

• Won: Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film (Richard Dreyfuss)
• Won: Best Television Film

Screen Actors Guild Award

• Nominated: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie (Richard Dreyfuss)

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