LBJ (2016 film)

LBJ is a 2016 American political drama film about the beginning of the administration of U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson following the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy. It was directed by Rob Reiner and written by Joey Hartstone, whose script was on the 2014 Black List. The film stars Woody Harrelson as the titular President, along with Richard Jenkins, Bill Pullman, Kim Allen, Michael Stahl-David, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jeffrey Donovan, Doug McKeon, C. Thomas Howell, and Michael Mosley.

LBJ
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRob Reiner
Written byJoey Hartstone
Produced by
  • Matthew George
  • Tim White
  • Trevor White
  • Rob Reiner
  • Liz Glotzer
Starring
CinematographyBarry Markowitz
Edited byBob Joyce
Music byMarc Shaiman
Production
companies

Executive producers

  • ITS Capital
  • Parkside Pictures
  • Tadross Media Group
  • Voltage Pictures
Distributed byElectric Entertainment
Release dates
  • September 9, 2016 (2016-09-09) (TIFF)
  • November 3, 2017 (2017-11-03) (United States)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20 million
Box office$2.5 million

Principal photography took place in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Dallas, and Washington, D.C. from September to December 2015. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2016. It was theatrically released by Electric Entertainment and Vertical Entertainment on November 3, 2017. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who called it "surface skimming" and criticized Harrelson's makeup, with some comparing the film negatively to the 2016 HBO film about Johnson, All the Way.

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