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Chappaquiddick
- Taylor Allen and Andrew Logan
- Produced
- No Agent
- Drama
- 2015
- Hit List
- Black List
- 77.2
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Market: Thu, 01 Oct 2015Sold: Fri, 02 Oct 2015
ManagerChris Fenton (DMG Entertainment)
FinancierApex Entertainment
ProductionDMG Entertainment
ManagerChris Fenton (DMG Entertainment)
FinancierApex Entertainment
ProductionDMG Entertainment
A historically factual look at what really happened when Ted Kennedy drove off the road into a Martha’sVineyard bay with Mary Jo Kopechne in the car
The Kennedy family struggles to manage a PR nightmare following a disastrous car crash resulting in the death of Ted Kennedy's mistress. Based on true events.
A prominent Kennedy family member must cover-up a scandal, after a drunken car crash leads to the death of his mistress.
Ted Kennedy struggles with his decisions to cover up a car crash that claims the life of his mistress, while still trying to stay on top of the world.
Film
Mainstream (studio), Biopic, Drama, Family, Period, Mid-life Crisis, Political, Ensemble Cast, Corruption, Historical, Accident, Affair, Death, Father/Son, Government, Investigation, Journalism, President, Son, Space/Outer Space
141
PG-13
High
M
White / European
40
Average
Frost/Nixon, Milk, Charlie Wilson's War, The Founder, JFK
1969 / A Few Days
Majority takes place on Chappaquiddick Island in Massachusetts. A cottage, beach, dirt roads, as well as long, moving sequences inside a '67 Oldsmobile. Portions also take place underwater inside a crashed car. Other locations include a police station, hotel, the lavish Kennedy compound, a courtroom, funeral home, and a medical waiting room.
TED KENNEDY (37) walks down an empty dirt road in the middle of the night. Soaking wet and seemingly distressed, he makes it to a small cottage, where he demands to speak with Joe Gargan.
FLASHBACK one day earlier, where Ted struggles to manage his staffers amid a hectic press conference scheduled for the end of the week in connection with the impeding moon landing. He calls JOE GARGAN (39), his cousin, who is helping him plan an elaborate party on Chappaquiddick Island for friends and staffers. After Ted expresses concern about space (some of the guests have been booked in the wrong hotel) Joe reassures him that "Ole Joey'll fix it", and hangs up without further formalities.
The following day, Ted arrives at the island and begins to set up the cottage for a raucous party. He goes to the beach, where we meet ESTHER and MARY JO (mid-20s), beautiful young staffers who worked on the Kennedy campaign. Esther is distant, pointedly asking about Ted's wife and children, but he is unbothered and continues to openly flirt with Mary Jo. Ted announces that he will be competing in a sailboat race later in the day, and encourages the women to...
FLASHBACK one day earlier, where Ted struggles to manage his staffers amid a hectic press conference scheduled for the end of the week in connection with the impeding moon landing. He calls JOE GARGAN (39), his cousin, who is helping him plan an elaborate party on Chappaquiddick Island for friends and staffers. After Ted expresses concern about space (some of the guests have been booked in the wrong hotel) Joe reassures him that "Ole Joey'll fix it", and hangs up without further formalities.
The following day, Ted arrives at the island and begins to set up the cottage for a raucous party. He goes to the beach, where we meet ESTHER and MARY JO (mid-20s), beautiful young staffers who worked on the Kennedy campaign. Esther is distant, pointedly asking about Ted's wife and children, but he is unbothered and continues to openly flirt with Mary Jo. Ted announces that he will be competing in a sailboat race later in the day, and encourages the women to...