Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long (1995) (TV)

Director:

Thomas Schlamme

Writer (WGA):

Paul Monash (written by)

Release Date:

19 March 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama

Tagline:

Some called him a hero. Some called him the most dangerous man in America.

Plot:

A look at the life and career of controversial Louisiana governor Huey Long, whose nickname was "The Kingfish." |

Plot Keywords:

Louisiana | Kingfish | Governor | Flashback Sequence | Historical

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

  (Credited cast)

John Goodman	...	Huey P. Long, Jr.
Matt Craven	...	Seymour Weiss
Anne Heche	...	Aileen Dumont
Ann Dowd	...	Rose Long
Bob Gunton	...	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Bill Cobbs	...	Pullman Porter
Hoyt Axton	...	Huey P. Long, Sr.
Kirk Baltz	...	Frank Costello
Richard Bradford	...	Judge Benjamin Pavy
Jimmie Ray Weeks	...	Allen Henderson
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joe Alaskey	...	Kingfish (voice)
Greg Baber	...	Tom Frady
Keith Bird	...	Huey's Crony / Companion
Walter Breaux	...	Warren
Ed Bruce	...	Gov. J.Y. Sanders
Joe Chrest	...	Carl Weiss
Mary Coulson	...	Marguerita Hass
Patrick Cullen	...	Antoine Daspit
Bertrum Dykes	...	Farmer
Victoria Edwards	...	Chanteuse
Stocker Fontelieu	...	Impeachment senator #1
Katie Planche Friedrichs	...	Mary Lou
Chappy Hardy	...	Frank Mendels
Jack Hazard	...	Man at parade
Bill Jessup	...	Impeachment senator #3
Danny Kamin	...	Cecil Christopher (as Daniel Tucker Kamin)
Thomas Keller	...	James
Jerry Leggio	...	Farley's aide
John McConnell	...	'Battlin' Bozman
Charles McLawhorn	...	Elderly senator #1
Mike McNally	...	Man in bathroom
Jacky Lee Morgan	...	Huey's Bodyguard
Joanne Pankow	...	Waitress
Jeff Perry	...	Earl Long
Bill Raymond	...	Gov. O.K. Allen
Rita Smith	...	Farmer's wife
Sister Mary Madeleine Thibeaux	...	Nun
Graham Timbes	...	Impeachment senator #2
Joe Warfield	...	Delesdernier
Sam Wells	...	Sen. Byrd
James Winder	...	Luther

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Chris/Rose Productions

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Even though the movie was set in Louisiana, part of it was filmed at the State Capitol in Richmond, VA. The Seal of the Commonwealth of Virginia is clearly visible on the backs of the legislators' desk chairs.

Movie Connections:

Features Triumph des Willens (1935)

Theres no mistaking it for anything but a TV movie

I originally rented this not knowing it was made for television. When I found out, it explained a lot.

The structure of the film is horrible, it is as if your watching a mini-series with numerous episodes missing. It just wasn't put together well at all.

Now it sports an all-star cast but it seems as if they didn't even take it that seriously. John Goodman, who I usually like, is pretty bad here. He goes in and out of his southern accent quite often, and comes off as phony as I've ever seen him (and it isn't just his character). Anne Heche isn't that bad but she is hardly on screen so it doesn't help this sinking ship.

The execution is just awful. There is an interesting story here but they don't do it well at all. I'd skip this unless you really enjoy taking in a lousy movie.