Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long is a 1995 television drama starring John Goodman and directed by Thomas Schlamme. The film originally aired on TNT and was nominated for two Emmy awards.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
| Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long | |
|---|---|
 VHS cover | |
| Written by | Paul Monash |
| Directed by | Thomas Schlamme |
| Starring | John Goodman Matt Craven Anne Heche |
| Music by | Patrick Williams |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Bob Christiansen Rick Rosenberg John Goodman |
| Cinematography | Alexander Gruszynski |
| Editor | Paul Dixon |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | TNT |
| Release | March 19, 1995 |
Plot
editThis is a biographical drama about Louisiana politician Huey Long, whose nickname was The Kingfish. He served as the 40th governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and as a member of the United States Senate from 1932 until his assassination in 1935. As the political leader of Louisiana, he commanded wide networks of supporters and was willing to take forceful action. He established the long-term political prominence of the Long family.
Cast
edit- John Goodman as Huey Long
- Matt Craven as Seymour Weiss
- Anne Heche as Aileen Dumont
- Ann Dowd as Rose Long
- Bob Gunton as Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Bill Cobbs as Pullman Porter
- Hoyt Axton as Huey P. Long, Sr.
- Kirk Baltz as Frank Costello
- Richard Bradford as Judge Benjamin Pavy
- Jimmie Ray Weeks as Allen Henderson
References
edit- ^ O'Neil, Thomas (1995-09-10). "Focus : The Clips Make the Emmy : IS IT THE YEAR OF MEDICINE (DR. CRANE INCLUDED) CYBILL, JOSEPH AND A FAMILY PIANO HEIRLOOM?". Los Angeles Times. p. 3. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
- ^ "Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-03-14. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
- ^ "Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long Review - TV Show Reviews - Analysis Of Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long The TV Series". Variety.com. 1995-03-15. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
- ^ Dragan Antulov (1995-07-05). "Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long Movie Reviews, Pictures". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
- ^ "Huey Long, Shortchanged;Turner's Bloated 'Kingfish'". The Washington Post. Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
- ^ "John Goodman plays another bigger-than-life character in TNT's 'Kingfish'". Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers) - Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service. Highbeam.com. 1995-03-14. Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2010-03-08.