5.6 /10 1 Votes
3.9/5 Goodreads Initial release 21 November 1993 (USA) Screenplay William Broyles Jr. | 6.6/10 IMDb 21% Rotten Tomatoes Director Harry Winer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cast Patrick Dempsey, Claire Forlani, Robin Tunney, Terry Kinney, Loren Dean | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
JFK: Reckless Youth is a 1993 TV drama miniseries portraying the early life of American president John F. Kennedy. It was adapted from the 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.
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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.
Release and reception
The miniseries premiered on November 21, 1993 and was released on DVD on June 27, 2006. 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."