Product Details

• Actors: David Janssen
• Format: Black & White, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: A&E Home Video
• VHS Release Date: August 19, 1999
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0767022319
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #200,160 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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People magazine rated him the sexiest man alive in 1988. He failed the bar (twice), founded a political magazine, and was even poked fun at on Seinfeld. It was assumed he would run for office someday, heir to the political throne in a way no other American could ever be. Biography: John F. Kennedy Jr., Child of a Dream takes a look at the little boy who grew up in the limelight, a man who was famous for being famous.

From the marriage of his parents and his school years through his founding of George and his marriage to Caroline Bisset, Biography chronicles the life of John John (a name given him by the press and never used by his family) using home movies, TV clips, and plenty of interviews with biographers, reporters, professors, White House insiders, and even his flight instructor. The best parts of this tribute are the early footage, taken by White House photographer Cecil Stoughton, in which we see John Jr. taking golf lessons from his father and marching about in a helmet with a toy gun. The later years are sketchy--we learn of his romances with stars Madonna and Daryl Hannah, but we don't get a glimpse of how they were or why they failed. Both the assassination of his father and his death are covered with tact, without being overly sentimental. Despite the lack of in-depth study, this is a tasteful and considerate portrait of a man who should have had many, many more years. --Jenny Brown

Product Description

In the aftermath of his father’s assassination, he was fixed in our collective memory as the small boy bravely saluting the final act of Camelot’s brief glory. Later, he became the ultimate eligible bachelor and high-profile torchbearer of the "Kennedy mystique". When John F. Kennedy Jr. lost his life in yet another of the Kennedy family’s front page tragedies, many knew him only as the handsome jet-setting scion of America’s most famous political dynasty. Now, go beyond the headlines for exclusive interviews with longtime friends, reporters, and other insiders to meet the man behind the alluring image.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Too many talking heads, July 22, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Biography - John F. Kennedy Jr.: 1960-1999 [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This gives a good summary of JFK, Jr.'s life

However, I was frustrated that the footage of him speaking as an adult was always cut short. This meant that I never got a good feeling for what he sounded like or how he moved as an adult.

The people who were speaking about him were often annoying. They appeared to be trying to tell the viewer what the viewer's opinion of JFK, Jr. is as if the viewer would not be able to figure this out for him or her self.

5.0 out of 5 stars Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye, June 28, 2000

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Maureen C. Collopy (Methuen, Ma. United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Biography - John F. Kennedy Jr.: 1960-1999 [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This magnificent man is highly portrayed in this first rate biography. It will make you laugh, cry, but most of all, it will make your heart ache. This video will bring John to life everytime you envision it's beauty.

5.0 out of 5 stars Prince of peace, June 24, 2000

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Maureen C. Collopy (Methuen, Ma. United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Biography - John F. Kennedy Jr.: 1960-1999 [VHS] (VHS Tape)

You will definitely need a box of tissues for this video. John Kennedy is exquisitely portrayed. Every John Kennedy follower must have this video