| Director: | Cyrus Nowrasteh |
| Starring: | Richard Dreyfuss Richard Crenna Colm Feore Michael Murphy Holland Taylor |
| Music: | Elizabeth Myers John Trivers |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Producer: | Armand Leo |
| Executive Producer: | Dan Halsted Oliver Stone |
| Editor: | Paul Seydor |
| Cinematography: | Michael McMurray |
| Runtime: | 98 minutes |
| Company: | Paramount Television Showtime Networks |
| Network: | Showtime |
The Day Reagan Was Shot is a 2001 American made-for-television film drama film directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh and co-produced by Oliver Stone. The film stars Richard Dreyfuss as Alexander Haig and Richard Crenna as Ronald Reagan, and co-stars Michael Murphy, Holland Taylor, Kenneth Welsh and Colm Feore. The film premiered on Showtime on December 9, 2001.[1] [2]
The film is loosely based on events surrounding the Reagan assassination attempt on March 30, 1981 by John Hinckley Jr., and depicts a media frenzy, a divided White House cabinet and staff with little control, and a fictional threat of international crisis.[3]