The Day Reagan Was Shot

The Day Reagan Was Shot

Directed by	Cyrus Nowrasteh
Written by	Cyrus Nowrasteh
Starring	Richard Dreyfuss Richard Crenna Colm Feore Michael Murphy Holland Taylor
Release dates	December 9, 2001 (2001-12-09)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Day Reagan Was Shot is a 2001 film made for television 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 in leading supporting-turns. The film is based on the events surrounding the Reagan assassination attempt on March 30, 1981 by John Hinckley, Jr. which leads to a media frenzy and a loss of control in the Situation Room that nearly results in an international crisis.

Cast

Richard Dreyfuss as Alexander Haig
Richard Crenna as Ronald Reagan
Colm Feore as Caspar Weinberger
Michael Murphy as Michael Deaver
Holland Taylor as Nancy Reagan
Kenneth Welsh as James Baker
Leon Pownall as Ed Meese
Robert Bockstael as Richard V. Allen
Beau Starr as Special Agent Cage
Alex Carter as Dr. Allard
Andrew Tarbet as Dr. Gregorio
Christian Lloyd as John Hinckley, Jr.
Sean McCann as Donald Regan
Jack Jessop as William J. Casey
John Connolly as James Brady
Angela Gei as Sarah Brady
Michael Greene as George Bush
Yannick Bisson as Buddy Stein
Frank Moore as Lt. Col. Taylor
Ken James as General Yates
Oliver Dennis as David Gergen
Bernard Behrens as William F. Smith
Tiffanie Bell as Nurse Sally
Wayne Best as FBI Agent Kirkus
Christopher Bondy as White House Reporter
Brendan Connor as White House Reporter
Neil Crone as Lyn Nofziger
James Downing as Bagman
Dan Duran as Network Anchor
Greg Ellwand as Night Time News Host

Awards and nominations

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)

External links

The Day Reagan Was Shot at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh

The Day Reagan Was Shot (2001) The Stoning of Soraya M. (2008) The Young Messiah (2016)

Ronald Reagan

40th President of the United States (1981–1989) 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975)

Life and politics	Birthplace Pitney Store Boyhood home Rancho del Cielo Filmography Presidential Library Death and state funeral Political positions Governship of California Namesakes and memorials

Presidency	First inauguration Second inauguration Domestic policy Economic policy Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 Tax Reform Act of 1986 Assassination attempt Strategic Defense Initiative Foreign policy Reagan Doctrine Cold War 1st term 2nd term 1985 Geneva Summit 1986 Reykjavík Summit INF Treaty 1987 Washington Summit 1988 Moscow Summit Invasion of Grenada Iran–Contra affair International trips Resolute desk The Grace Commission Cabinet Federal judicial appointments Supreme Court controversies Administration scandals

Speeches	Ronald Reagan Speaks Out Against Socialized Medicine "A Time for Choosing" Reagan's Neshoba County Fair "states' rights" speech First inaugural address "Ash heap of history" "Evil empire" "Tear down this wall!" State of the Union: 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988

Books	An American Life (1990 autobiography) The Reagan Diaries (2007) Biographical works

Elections	California gubernatorial election, 1966 1970 Republican Party presidential primaries, 1968 1976 1980 1984 Republican National Convention 1968 1976 1980 1984 Ronald Reagan presidential campaign, 1980 "There you go again" "Make America Great Again" United States presidential election, 1976 1980 1984 "Morning in America" "Bear in the woods"

Popular culture	In fiction In music U.S. Postage stamps The Day Reagan Was Shot (2001 film) The Reagans (2003 film) Reagan (2011 documentary) The Butler (2013 film) Killing Reagan (2016 film) "What would Reagan do?"

Family	Jack Reagan (father) Nelle Wilson Reagan (mother) Neil Reagan (brother) Jane Wyman (first wife) Nancy Reagan (second wife) Maureen Reagan (daughter) Michael Reagan (adopted son) Patti Davis (daughter) Ron Reagan (son) Rex (dog)

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