JFK (1991) - Mr. X Monologue

It was a made up character of many of the ‘inside’ government conspiracy theories and theorists over the years but based mostly on Colonel L Fletcher Prouty, who was chief of spec ops during Kennedy’s Administration. Really though, X was like Ulana Khomyuk in *Chernobyl* who was a consolidation of many of the nuclear scientists who investigated the accident. I guess they were trying to make the equivalent of ‘Deep Throat’ (Mark Felt) during Watergate to spice up the movie. While it does roll into some absolute bullshit theories and some real leaps in assumptions of what Kennedy was going to do, man did Donald Sutherland sell it. His performance was riveting. It’s a masterclass of how to sell a political thriller.

The whole movie is made up lol. Magic bullet theory might be the most braindead take anyone has ever had on the assassination.

pretty sure this movie has been completely debunked

Based on a real person L Fletcher Prouty. Some of what he says has been debunked, other stuff I think was factual regarding JFKs plan to break up the CIA and pull out of Vietnam. [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._Fletcher_Prouty)

There wasn’t even a blackout

I mean, there are TONS of cutaways with action, so it’s not literally just the two of them talking

Donald Sutherland was such a fantastic actor you can't help but hang on every word.

John Candy! Jay O. Sanders! Michael Rooker! Laurie Metcalf! Wayne Knight! Brian Doyle-Murray! Frank Whaley!

Wait really?

And that in reality, the trial of Clay Shaw was a complete sham, with witnesses providing statements while under the effects of sodium pentathol and the like. Clay Shaw was acquitted after 45 minutes of deliberations, which included 20 minutes spent ordering lunch. Garrison himself more or less stopped attending the trial proceedings about halfway through the trial, and gave no such impassioned closing argument that we see in the film.

And you can't prove otherwise

your take is incorrect. The alleged cabal were far right reactionaries (the fact they were gay has nothing to do with the plot). They like many whites in the south hated Kennedy for his civil rights policies and his pulling of the air support for the Bay of Pigs invasion, and the oil men didn't want to have their oil depletion allowance removed.

This movie also tried to paint him as a CIA asset despite the fact that he had an IQ in the 80s. Dude was a total loser who was on his way to losing his wife.

Not only that, Oswald's attempted assassination took place months before JFK had even planned a visit to Dallas.

Da, comrade. Nyet to see here.

This scene almost single-handedly started my 35+ year hobby of studying the JFK assassination. Since then, I’ve read dozens of books, countless essays and videos, even read the entire Warren Commission Hearings (all 27 volumes) twice. It’s a great piece of filmmaking. But of course 95% of the movie is pure bullshit. About all they got right was that JFK was killed in Dallas.

…then proceeds to give enough biographical information to be identified before his monologue concludes.  

“Qui bono?” “Qui gives a shit?”

His voice, tone, calmness and then speeding up while still being cool and calm is incredible. Kiefer Sutherland looks a lot more like him here as well

mr x was a community creation and it wasn't his official name and wasn't acknowledged until some time latter in a magazine or something like that iirc. in game hes referred to as ~~super tyrant~~ T-103

Tofu?

If nothing else it proves how easy it is for people to believe in conspiracies.