Movie Description
Assassins
(1990)Overview
This darkly satirical musical reframes American history through the eyes of those who attempted – successfully or not – to kill US presidents. Structured as a surreal carnival sideshow, the piece weaponises American musical traditions – vaudeville, folk ballads, barbershop quartets, patriotic Sousa-style marches and Bacharach pop – to undercut the myth of the “American Dream,” exposing how frustration, alienation and entitlement can curdle into violence. By giving voice to figures from John Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald, Assassins invites audiences not to condone their acts but to confront the unsettling continuity between personal disillusionment and national mythology, turning the musical stage into a mirror for America’s darkest obsessions.
Cast
Balladeer
John Wilkes Booth
Proprietor
Leon Czolgosz
John Hinckley
Charles Guiteau
Giuseppe Zangara
Samuel Byck
Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme
Sara Jane Moore
Lee Harvey Oswald
David Herold
Emma Goldman
James Blaine
President James Garfield / President Gerald Ford
Billy Moore
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Facts
Original TitleAssassins
Status Released
Release Information
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1990-12-18
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 30m
Homepagehttps://www.sondheimsociety.com/assassins
