Assassins (1997 film)

Assassins is a 1997 American musical thriller-comedy-drama television film, adapted from the 1990 Off-Broadway musical of the same name by Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman. It is the first film adaptation of the musical.
It was directed by Tim Burton, written by Irene Mecchi, and produced by HBO Films, Warner Bros. Television, and Jim Henson Productions. It stars Johnny Depp, John Goodman, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, J.K. Simmons, Kathy Bates, Heather Graham, Mark Wahlberg, Tim McGraw, Brendan Fraser, and James Woods.
Assassins premiered on HBO on July 9, 1997. It received mixed reviews from critics and viewers, a second adaptation of the musical was released theatrically on July 12, 2023.
== Cast ==
* Johnny Depp as John Wilkes Booth 
* John Goodman as Charles Guiteau 
* Michael Keaton as Leon Czolgosz 
* Danny DeVito as Giuseppe Zangara 
* J.K. Simmons as Samuel Byck 
* Kathy Bates as Sara Jane Moore 
* Heather Graham as Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme 
* Mark Wahlberg as John Hinckley Jr. 
* Tim McGraw as The Balladeer 
* Brendan Fraser as Lee Harvey Oswald 
* James Woods as The Proprietor