Chappaquiddick (2017)

***Chappaquiddick***, sometimes known as ***The Senator***, is a 2017 American political drama film directed by John Curran, and written by Taylor Allen and Andrew Logan. The film stars Jason Clarke as U.S. Senator from Massachusetts Ted Kennedy and Kate Mara as Mary Jo Kopechne, with Ed Helms, Bruce Dern, Jim Gaffigan, Clancy Brown, and Olivia Thirlby in supporting roles. The plot details the 1969 Chappaquiddick incident, in which Kennedy's negligence caused an automobile accident which resulted in the death of his 28-year-old passenger Mary Jo Kopechne trapped inside the vehicle, and the Kennedy family's response.

## Shooting

* Principal photography began in Boston on September 7, 2016.

## Cast

* Jason Clarke - Ted Kennedy
* Kate Mara - Mary Jo Kopechne
* Ed Helms - Joseph Gargan
* Bruce Dern - Joseph Kennedy Sr.
* Jim Gaffigan - Paul Markham
* Olivia Thirlby - Rachel Schiff
* Clancy Brown - Robert McNamara
* Taylor Nichols - Ted Sorensen
* John Fiore - Chief Arena
* Gillian Mariner Gordon - Cricket (as Gillian Gordon)
* Katie Henoch - Suzy (as Kate Henoch)
* Lexie Roth - Nance
* Angela Hope Smith - Maryellen Lyons
* Vince Tycer - David Burke
* Victor Warren - Stephen Smith
* David De Beck - Sargent Shriver (as David DeBeck)
* Barry Press - Burke Marshall
* Matthew Lawler - Dun Gifford (as Matt Lawler)
* Beth Petrou - Ann Gargan
* Thomas Kee - Walter Steele (as Tom Kee)
* Andria Blackman - Joan Kennedy
* Donald Watson - Dr. Watt
* Walter Driscoll - Dr. Mills
* Joe Chase - John Farrar (as Joseph Chase)
* Joseph Zamparelli - Officer Look (as Joseph Zamparelli Jr.)
* Charlotte Anne Dore - Gwen Kopechne (as Charlotte Dore)
* Tim Jackson - Joseph Kopechne
* Damien Di Paola - Ray LaRosa (as Damien DiPaola)
* Ed Peed - Eugene Frieh
* Bill Humphreys - James Reston
* Gary Tanguay - TV Interviewer
* Diana Boudreau - Police Secretary
* Alison Wachtler - Female Reporter
* Tony Viveiros - Floor Producer
* Sean Patrick Hopkins - Ross Richards
* Tamara Hickey - Marilyn Richards
* Alexander Platt - Stan Moore
* Nancy O'Brien - Neighbor
* Tom O'Brien - Neighbor's Husband
* Noah Joseph Carpenter - Teddy Kennedy Jr. (as Noah Carpenter)
* Sarah Elizabeth Mitchell - Senate Secretary (as Sarah Elizabeth Michelle)
* A.J. Accardi - Hotel Clerk
* Theresa Curran - Cantor
* Michele Proude - Vicki
* Michael Fennimore - Chief of Staff
* George Capaccio - Doctor
* Dustin Tucker - Senatorial Aide
* Jack Harte - Reporter #1
* Bob Jaffe - Reporter #2
* Brian Currie - Reporter #3
* Paul Pape - Dick Drayne (voice)
* Jake Head - James Smith (voice)
* Chris Edgerly - Edmund Dinis (voice)
* Wally Wingert - Newscaster (voice)
* Piotr Michael - Newscaster (voice)
* Bill Mootos - Older Reporter
* Jody Ebling - Ethel Kennedy
* Philip Dorn Hebert - Jack Crimmins (as Philip Hebert)
* Holt Murray - Mr. Samuels
* Sawyer Murray - Donnie
* Rick Malone - Steele Cronie
* Rick Hamilton - Ferry Captain
* Caleb Enos - Deck Hand
* Paul Taft - Photographer
* David Callanan - Charles Tretter
* Thomas Whitestone - Organist
* Patrick Sheehan - Lawyer
* Jeff Savage - Lawyer
* Tom Briody - Lawyer
* David Lucas - Lawyer
* Ed O'Keefe - Priest
* Thomas Brogan - Edgartown Policeman
* Robert Burke - Admin Worker
* Charles Mathison - Admin Worker
* Luke Nelson - Admin Worker
* Robert Tremouille - Admin Worker
* Skye Gladstone - Dike House Inhabitant
* Timothy Canady - Security Agent
* Patrick Parhiala - Security Agent
* Whitney Cass - Security Agent
* Robert Conley - Security Agent
* Michael E. Swanson - Security Agent (as Michael Swanson)
* Ralph Bennett - Fire Truck Driver
* Nathan Bruckler - Tow Truck Driver
* Camille Faman - Female Employee
* Carrie Ann Quinn - RMV Attendant
* Anji Bemben - Hair Person (2008)
* Liz Bernstrom - Make Up Person (2008)
* John Consigli - Senate TV Crew
* Yasmin Sabrah - Senate TV Crew
* David Lones - Senate TV Crew
* Frankie Imbergamo - Senate TV Crew (as Frank Imbergamo)
* Mark Cronin - Senate TV Crew
* Jim Crandall - Senate TV Crew
* Sheryl Faye - Hyannis Post News Crew
* Lauren Feeney - Hyannis Post News Crew
* Thomas Koen - Hyannis Post News Crew
* Charlie Weston - Hyannis Post News Crew
* Jason Allocco - Hyannis Post News Crew
* Marinko Radakovic - Hyannis Post News Crew
* Joseph Hunt - Hyannis Post News Crew
* Paul Dever - Hyannis Post News Crew

**Rest of cast listed alphabetically:**

* Jacqueline Astbury - Mourner (uncredited)
* Michael Balzano III - US Senator (uncredited)
* Paul Bellefeuille - Dike House Resident (uncredited)
* David S. Bookbinder - Mourner (uncredited)
* John J. Burke - Lawyer (uncredited)
* Joe Cali - Reporter (uncredited)
* Jesse Christensen - Reporter (uncredited)
* Rob DiNinni - Reporter #4 (uncredited)
* Stephan F Feeley - Funeral guest / mourner (uncredited)
* Vinny Fraumeni - Cameraman / Mourner (uncredited)
* Susan Garfield - Senate Staffer (uncredited)
* John Hawe - Stephen Sorenson (uncredited)
* Bobby Kenney - Investigative News Reporter (uncredited)
* Dov Kling-Levine - Protester / Local (uncredited)
* James L. Leite - Senatorial Staff (uncredited)
* Sigrid Lium - Senate Staffer (uncredited)
* Ilena Love - Courthouse Patron (uncredited)
* Kimberly Mae - Funeral Guest (uncredited)
* Jimmy Malcolm - News Photographer (uncredited)
* Joel-Michael Martin - Senate Aide (uncredited)
* Jamie Mazareas - Senate Staffer (uncredited)
* Steven Mulcahy Jr. - Plymouth Pennsylvania Police Officer (uncredited)
* Jason Mulcahy - Reporter (uncredited)
* Matthew O'Donnell - Reporter (uncredited)
* Anthony Pelton - Plymouth Pennsylvania Police Officer / Massachusetts State Police Officer / Capital Police Officer (uncredited)
* Bill Porter - Investigative News Reporter (uncredited)
* Nathan Porter - Senate Staff (uncredited)
* Anne Reardon - Mourner (uncredited)
* Paul Redmond - Wait Staff (uncredited)
* Harold Rudolph - Funeral attendee (uncredited)
* John Sarnie - Mourner (uncredited)
* Sandra Jack Shaw - Courthouse Patron / Funeral Party (uncredited)
* Marie Turcotte - Molly (uncredited)

### Archival footage

* Neil Armstrong
* John F. Kennedy