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JFK: Reckless Youth is a 1993 TV drama miniseries portraying the early life of American president John F. Kennedy. It was adapted from the 1992 biography of the same name by Nigel Hamilton. The adaptation was directed by Harry Winer and written by Hamilton and William Broyles, Jr. Patrick Dempsey played the young future president, while Terry Kinney, Loren Dean, Diana Scarwid and Robin Tunney portray members of his family.

Plot

The miniseries portrays the life of John F. Kennedy (Dempsey) from his school days to his 1946 victory in the election for Massachusetts's 11th congressional district.^[1] He attends the Protestant all-boys Dexter School in Boston and later the Choate School.

At Harvard, John Kennedy joins the Spee Club. After traveling to England and Germany, he publishes Why England Slept. Upon returning to the United States, he is introduced to Inga Arvad by his sister "Kick."

At the age of 29, Kennedy's father tells him to take over the congressional seat of James Curley who becomes the mayor of Boston. With the help of his grandfather, Kennedy's campaign for the seat is successful.

Cast

Patrick Dempsey as John F. Kennedy
Terry Kinney as Joseph P. Kennedy
Loren Dean as Joe Kennedy, Jr.
Yolanda Jilot as Inga Arvad
Robin Tunney as Kathleen "Kick" Kennedy
Andrew Lowery as Lem Billings, JFK's school-mate
Stan Cahill as Torb Macdonald
Claire Forlani as Ann Cannon
Malachy McCourt as John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald, JFK's grandfather
James Rebhorn as St. John
Diana Scarwid as Rose Kennedy
Natalie Radford as Rosemary Kennedy
Cedric Smith as Prof. Bruce Hopper
Greg Spottiswood as Skeeter Orton
Andrew Miller as Rip Horton
Barry Morse as Lord Halifax

Release and reception

The miniseries premiered on November 21, 1993, and was released on DVD on June 27, 2006.^[1] Ken Tucker, writing for Entertainment Weekly in 1993, gave the miniseries a B− rating, lauding Dempsey's performance, but saying "Whether you think the TV version of Reckless Youth is worth the film it was recorded on probably depends on how you feel about the value of a few good acting performances."^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Holm, D. K. (December 3, 2007). "Reel Politique: DVD Review, JFK: Reckless Youth, JFK Assassination Studies, Part 1". Vancouver Voice. Archived from the original on November 20, 2008. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
^ Tucker, Ken (November 19, 1993). "JFK: Reckless Youth". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 19, 2015.

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[dk_holm_review-1] Holm, D. K. (December 3, 2007). "Reel Politique: DVD Review, JFK: Reckless Youth, JFK Assassination Studies, Part 1". Vancouver Voice. Archived from the original on November 20, 2008. Retrieved November 19, 2015.

[ew_review-2] Tucker, Ken (November 19, 1993). "JFK: Reckless Youth". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 19, 2015.

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-'''''JFK: Reckless Youth''''' is a 1993 TV [[drama film|drama]] [[television miniseries|miniseries]] portraying the early life of American president [[John F. Kennedy]]. It was adapted from the biography of the same name by [[Nigel Hamilton (author)|Nigel Hamilton]]. The adaptation was directed by [[Harry Winer]] and written by Hamilton and [[William Broyles, Jr.]] [[Patrick Dempsey]] played the young future president, while [[Terry Kinney]], [[Loren Dean]], [[Diana Scarwid]] and [[Robin Tunney]] portray members of his family.
+'''''JFK: Reckless Youth''''' is a 1993 TV [[drama film|drama]] [[television miniseries|miniseries]] portraying the early life of American president [[John F. Kennedy]]. It was adapted from the 1992 biography of the same name by [[Nigel Hamilton (author)|Nigel Hamilton]]. The adaptation was directed by [[Harry Winer]] and written by Hamilton and [[William Broyles, Jr.]] [[Patrick Dempsey]] played the young future president, while [[Terry Kinney]], [[Loren Dean]], [[Diana Scarwid]] and [[Robin Tunney]] portray members of his family.
 == Plot ==
-The miniseries portrays the life of John F. Kennedy (Dempsey) from his school days to his 1947 victory in the election for [[Massachusetts's 11th congressional district]].<ref name="dk holm review" />
+The miniseries portrays the life of John F. Kennedy (Dempsey) from his school days to his 1946 victory in the election for [[Massachusetts's 11th congressional district]].<ref name="dk holm review" /> He attends the [[Protestantism|Protestant]] [[Single-sex education|all-boys]] [[Dexter School]] in Boston and later the [[Choate Rosemary Hall|Choate School]].
+At Harvard, John Kennedy joins the [[Spee Club (Harvard)|Spee Club]]. After traveling to England and Germany, he publishes ''[[Why England Slept]]''. Upon returning to the United States, he is introduced to [[Inga Arvad]] by his sister "Kick."
+At the age of 29, Kennedy's father tells him to take over the congressional seat of [[James Michael Curley|James Curley]] who becomes the mayor of Boston. With the help of [[John F. Fitzgerald|his grandfather]], Kennedy's campaign for the seat is successful.
 == Cast ==
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 * [[Patrick Dempsey]] as [[John F. Kennedy]]
 * [[Terry Kinney]] as [[Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.|Joseph P. Kennedy]]
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 * Yolanda Jilot as [[Inga Arvad]]
 * [[Robin Tunney]] as [[Kathleen Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington|Kathleen "Kick" Kennedy]]
-* [[Andrew Lowery]] as [[Lem Billings]]
+* [[Andrew Lowery]] as [[Lem Billings]], JFK's school-mate
-* Stan Cahill as Torb Macdonald
+* Stan Cahill as [[Torbert Macdonald|Torb Macdonald]]
 * [[Claire Forlani]] as Ann Cannon
-* [[Malachy McCourt]] as [[Honey Fitz]]
+* [[Malachy McCourt]] as [[John F. Fitzgerald|John F. "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald]], JFK's grandfather
 * [[James Rebhorn]] as St. John
 * [[Diana Scarwid]] as [[Rose Kennedy]]
 * [[Natalie Radford]] as [[Rosemary Kennedy]]
 * [[Cedric Smith (actor)|Cedric Smith]] as Prof. Bruce Hopper
-* Greg Spottiswood as Skeeter Orton
+* [[Greg Spottiswood]] as Skeeter Orton
 * [[Andrew Miller (actor)|Andrew Miller]] as Rip Horton
+* [[Barry Morse]] as [[Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax|Lord Halifax]]
 }}
 == Release and reception ==
-The miniseries premiered on November 21, 1993 and was released on DVD on June 27, 2006.<ref name="dk holm review">{{cite web|last1=Holm|first1=D. K.|authorlink1=D. K. Holm|title=Reel Politique: DVD Review, JFK: Reckless Youth, JFK Assassination Studies, Part 1|url=http://blog.vanvoice.com/2007/12/03/reel-politique-dvd-review-jfk-reckless-youth-jfk-assassination-studies-part-1/|website=[[Vancouver Voice]]|accessdate=November 19, 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120050832/http://blog.vanvoice.com/2007/12/03/reel-politique-dvd-review-jfk-reckless-youth-jfk-assassination-studies-part-1/|archivedate=November 20, 2008|date=December 3, 2007}}</ref> [[Ken Tucker]], writing for ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' in 1993, gave the miniseries a B- rating, lauding Dempsey's performance, but saying "Whether you think the TV version of ''Reckless Youth'' is worth the film it was recorded on probably depends on how you feel about the value of a few good acting performances."<ref name="ew review">{{cite web|last1=Tucker|first1=Ken|authorlink1=Ken Tucker|title=JFK: Reckless Youth|url=http://www.ew.com/article/1993/11/19/jfkreckless-youth-jack|website=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|accessdate=November 19, 2015|date=November 19, 1993}}</ref>
+The miniseries premiered on November 21, 1993, and was released on DVD on June 27, 2006.<ref name="dk holm review">{{cite web|last1=Holm|first1=D. K.|authorlink1=D. K. Holm|title=Reel Politique: DVD Review, JFK: Reckless Youth, JFK Assassination Studies, Part 1|url=http://blog.vanvoice.com/2007/12/03/reel-politique-dvd-review-jfk-reckless-youth-jfk-assassination-studies-part-1/|website=[[Vancouver Voice]]|accessdate=November 19, 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120050832/http://blog.vanvoice.com/2007/12/03/reel-politique-dvd-review-jfk-reckless-youth-jfk-assassination-studies-part-1/|archivedate=November 20, 2008|date=December 3, 2007}}</ref> [[Ken Tucker]], writing for ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' in 1993, gave the miniseries a B− rating, lauding Dempsey's performance, but saying "Whether you think the TV version of ''Reckless Youth'' is worth the film it was recorded on probably depends on how you feel about the value of a few good acting performances."<ref name="ew review">{{cite magazine|last1=Tucker|first1=Ken|authorlink1=Ken Tucker|title=JFK: Reckless Youth|url=http://www.ew.com/article/1993/11/19/jfkreckless-youth-jack|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|accessdate=November 19, 2015|date=November 19, 1993}}</ref>
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