Assassins

IMDb 10.0 2004 β€’ 109 min β€’ HistoryDrama

Director

Joe Mantello

Country

US

Plot Summary

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 β€œAmerican Dream,” exposing how frustration, alienation and entitlement can curdle into violence.

Top Cast

Becky Ann Baker
Becky Ann Baker Sara Jane Moore
James Barbour
James Barbour Leon Czolgosz
Mario Cantone
Mario Cantone Samuel Byck
Michael Cerveris
Michael Cerveris John Wilkes Booth
Mary Catherine Garrison
Mary Catherine Garrison Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme