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AL: [i Gonna welll you Sonetining)

thats Gonna seem Crazy.

JAKE: Holy sind

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| nese YOU tO GO IN this Closet.

The thing the: makes Stephen King stories unbelievably compelling...

All right. Going In tne closet.

ANBIRAWISS , OBSides ine fac? that ne knows

now Ko tall a Story so borilantily...

Beer not be any spiciers in here.

lS that Ne Is SOMEONES WO Gets you thinking aloour the, “"Winert ti?”

(GGREAMS)

(GRUNIES)

WAKE: Pretenc! You Go back In we,

YOu Can Change one ding.

Wher would you clo?

‘I inatt to me is alwealys tne lest DOSSIIEISIONVA

AL: | meee! you LOMONE Ve liaineraSSassiinauion

of Jonn IF. Kennedy.

rig just takes Ine as we know ik and twins it in a way no one else can.

VL: Wa have a chance ner,

Chance to change people's lives.

OT RIXENINEDY. We stand on the edge of a great new era,

filled! witin lootin CRISIS anc! oppormunity,

aN GFA tO be Gnaracierizec! ly achievement and by challenge.

ihe Kennecly assassinavion In paruicular InaSralWay.Smascinatedmemesoeccaulse

if you assume that Oswalt! cid i

and most people now believe nat tt was Oswald, that ne cid act alone.

JANG thatt inings just happened teary day that mace it possible for hinn

tO tale te SOL,

SAM PATE: (ON RADIO) Vine Prasicent’s car is now tuming onto Elm Sireet.

And m will oe only a matter or minukes beronewneranivestaathemnadeyViant

KING: Je most inverasiuing thing to Consider, soeaking as a novelist,

winether or hot Oswellel clicl it,

Burt tf you could GO back in time and change that,

wnat else would change?

Save JFK, save his brother,

ane that's what | mean aloourt the butterily etifect.

KKWAS a time In unis Country where people reallly believed

In tine wunmure

| think Senator Kennedy is the one person

wind Is reallly, fe allVAGOnmaamlaleranGlinienence

MineneMWaskollOsSsromMmenicankinnocences

Something hac been loroken in alll of us,

ane] it could never get repaired.

Bang! Got you, you're clea.

CARR ENTMERS People all experianced it in real tine.

And tnere’s something dnat drew people ttogetiner,

Bure it craw then togetiner in something that was very, very oaliniul.

JANKE: Vials IS wnere texaSSaSSiiMatlOnm Sao Ollngplonakeyolaces

Tinere’s aloout 2,000 loooks writien aloout ft,

And no one knows for sure what happened.

RewiSiting) OMELOMMEHMOSIeanMOUSHMStOnCAlmMoments

In American Inistory is intimidating to say the least.

eS been wiitien alooutr for tine last SO years.

MING KO uncerstanc! that moment

andl the motivations shine the Ixilling.

l'S b6en an @XGhING /OTOCSSS.

Lee, what's a man like you going to do with 2 chile like tha?

| AA GOING to hunt fascisis.

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VAK tine tdime that Kennedy was Ikillled,

ine racism Was encenic AChOSSMNeEROMLEORSTAIES:

Miz Min, can | pour you a cup?

KING: vine Giuil Rights loills ware pending.

Vieinam hac Staned to Grank Uj,

nerd WAS tine Guesiion aloourt

WNetNer Or NOL WS Were GOING to increase our involvement in Southeast Asia.

Ane! our decision to intervene in Southeast Asia

NaS iniormec! alll tine clecisions that have loseen mace

In American toraign policy since inen.

Okely. SO iif you salve JFK, then there’s no Vietnam?

JONMSOMMACKNCKONS wino escalated evervihing in Nan.

li’ Kennechy hac] survived, NOMVAVECOCSEITAleS CallaiOnEcomunues

Tinose loys

woul ve lived).

PATE: (ON RADIO) Friday, tan minutes moor

Miewmoloncadeloc ons them mEnnleMmiGenonnerDallasmnacdesVianta

KING: ft Was tinal one moment where the weatherman Said that day

WAS GOING to loe rainy.

it had bean rainy thet dary, Kennedy isnt standing in an open car.

SUN Came Our that day and American history changed.

CARI ENTERS Everyoody has something they wished

liney migint Go a Intude on oinarenidy,

Ane tis is a kine! of ultimate American fantasy.

it WaS @ time of Great optimism and innocence in America.

And you have one OF tne most eharismatic anc brilliant

poltacians cut down in the prime of his lire.

REZONIERESe Ue aliiinousanal aninusiasiic Texans are on hang

WO Give tine President and Mrs. Kennedy a warn welcome.

Tine usual waleoming Cconmminee joresents Mrs. Kennedy with € bouguet or rec! roses.

CARPENTER: One thing tnat makes this particular mini-series special

IS tina we Nave tins icleea nant ie Gould! be Chiffarant.

We are hoping that something else will haooen.

Wihhen Wwe write, we have a mission

HO MAKE [BoOple reel

| raac! 11722763 when it came out ancl loweel it

and sent Stephen King an ema! telling him suen.

And ne responced saying,

Pir yourta IKE to Gat involved,

rmevios we siould talk aloout tt."

ABRAMS: And apparantly mney hac been working ror a winile

HO WUT It Into 2 reainure!

And irs a poretity lengiuny look!

Ane So || coule winy thet would! oe problematic.

And | said to Inim, “Look, instead! of trying to make it into a movie,

“Why not let it breaine, lat i be what it wants to be

rand Go [in 2 mink-senies rorma?™

ANNC! to my SUTPrISS, ne says, “Sounds great!”

Some) WORKING UO itine! ine might writer

tO WANSIAWS lt into tne form ht needs to be.

Ane we ounce Briciget Caroenter.

You saved my litte. -/ou sawecl mine.

KING: Birieger Caroenter WAS ihe peniect person

loacause | know her work! from Friday Night Lights.

And sire has a great uncerstancling

Of people wo live OnainalVAmiacdlexclassHivess

Do you happen to know a guy named Frank Dunning?

-Oh, I'm Jake Amberson.

She would hawe to tigure out how cdo we loest tell the story

In wis cinverent rormat.

Ane tt Was really an amazing thing to waten her

in a inal anc! error Son oF waly Go inrough kt anc igure it

“Il SOME CASES ht waS about iiguring out

what to Keen, Wat not to Keep.

in other cases, It was figuring out which Characters to expand

to allow ior tine Story tO be properky itold.

nn here to Keep the Presicent from being assassinated.

GARPENTIER: Ine Gnaractar or Bill Turcotte

was an enuirely dinrarenty figure in the novel.

rie Is King of an Oosiache to Jaxe

anc tnen he clisappears and we dont mest him again.

| WAAKA Save Ninn, too.

| basically wanted! to create a younger brother tor Jake.

Mayline you Gould use someloochy to have your lack.

Somebody who acimirec lim.

| listened to you. | loeliewec! you.

Somebody who wanted to help hin.

if YOU wanna elo, you can inelo.

ayealie

CARI ENTERS The book is an intemal experience.

Youre reaching it ane youre privy to Jake's thoughts.

| Knew tnat | chen want LONG ORVOIECCEOVETA

Tinatt led to, “Okay, welll, ne has to have somebody to talk tto.”

NAc] Wr NESE! to tine] out when Osweallekstantssrallkienal oui GenenalayNallen

anc Wino ne starts talking aloout nin to.

Sometimes it can be a little bit tough

tO Grack tihat nut, our sne elie te

This might los tne star of the whole thing.

JAMES FRANCO: I just loved 11/22/68 trom tne beginning.

SO | just wrore a) Intile article about it tor WICE,

and the next thing | knew | Got an email trom J.J. Abrams saying,

"| read your article. everything you sallcl you liked aloout tine look, | like.

WACOM Rniink you will make a great Jake Epoing.”

And | Kine! or leat att te

Becausewlnaverseenwintenested| iin the Subject a long time.

Ane! | thought tis movie and tne pramise of this movie

were reallly original, innovative ways into this suloject.

Tell me one more thing aloout the iumure.

ABRAMS: ne Story hac! tis very unusual quality thet

| con't tine! MOSaunennaVe lmovVlesinave

lt had an inerachiols Sense of reality to i

andl a tangiolllitqy tto tt

it ral like thera Was SOMEeLMMOMMatehlalLaboulgoinooacke

JAKE: Gog UD AGAINS! tine ast.

Anything can happen. Ane! te will.

/All we can clo Is try and Ise raacly.

FRANCO: Time tsellr is wrying to prevent you

irom serewing win what ht tninks is inevitaole.

KING: Vine past coesnt want to be changec!

it Gives andl it Gives anal It gives

ane men mayoe it tears anc] you're able to make a change.

BECAUSE YOU Gan GNANGe tN@ ast...

You shouldn't loe here

L AOU ft Might also bounce you lack

ane] meivioe you splatter alll over the wall.

(GRUNIES)

-(SHIRIEKS) (SCREAMS)

PRANCO: One Of the appealing things aloout the way that time travel is used

in this Story IS inate you have @ period movie,

Du tne Cnaracter can actually comment on

everyining tat Is interesting aloOurt the ast

lO@CAUSE NE IS irom tine joresentt

| Guess you IIKeel It.

iinatt is the best ple that I've ever hac.

Ane] SO there Is a Wely to reallly kine! or underline in a very exolicht weaty

averytning tet Is Interesting.

ert I] xe 60 Gants

SiVcontsm Okay a Omcoursem CHIUEKIEING)

James Franco Comes out wearing his teaching sult.

And lrs really like seeing a character

Come irom ineyoa@e Oma Qookd niomealmliicy

K's sort of a new identity,

Ane mayoe a new conilicdence, at least in nis Glotnes.

vine minuke you clean shave him and iim his hair up,

part to the side and he puts the sult and tie and hat on,

ne transforms Into anower era

Ghancgestinevanzomiie’

IPFOGESS NAS Met NEw acnlaventents.

Ano we dare not look back nowy!

The more | wrovwe aloout tne "COs, nine more | rememioerac! aloourt tine "60s.

Yn rumishings, tne smell.

Miewacdtnat evervyoody was smoking cigarettes.

Hairstyles, all those things.

KIMBER EVAZANEIARKO} l’s such 2 beauitiul era.

ie'S AMAZING NOW It JUST COMMS to Ine

anc! looks like we've Stepped loack in time.

ABRAMS: Whats been anazing watching the Show as it Comes together,

nt reels Sirangely authentic

anc vary mucn tine way tne book irelit

Not trom around here, are you?

| cidlin’t WAIN It tO look like the pages of Harpers Bazaar

torn OU irom 1962 ancl 3:

I just wanted to eel ine way | ital when | read ite,

when | was waiehing MOSS IMAGES ONSGTEEN.

=F Bll Hands upl “Where's our stutr?

T© Come on the set ancl that they've actually brought tt into the reall world,

It's Ite lot like seeing tne furnishings of your heac

acwallly orougint to Ine.

You have something to lhicde?

| cont wanna lhice anything tron you.

Anyone Wino reads King's work Knows that he makes raiiarences

tO OLlNer Sores In nis novels.

CARRENTERE There is a Stephen King multiverse,

anc! So | knew tina we waniteac O Give that to the fans

ane! loury lite Easter eggs ou there tor our own enjoyment.

On One of the main SEIS OF tne you'll pass 4 Blue Ribbon Launelny.

And Blue Rilbbon Laundry is mnere Camie’s mother worked, iim Carrie.

The baroer ane tne pilot, saving to James Franco...

“Amioerson. iim.

IAPS those the Amlersons over in Caste Rock?

Everyoocdy wino loves Stephen King knows

that Casile Rock is nis invented olace in Maine.

SOMSUMES I'S SITES SIGNS, Sometimes I?s oratiiti.

Sometimes it’s dialogue.

Daniel, just come in a beat atiter Bill's line, okay?

CARRENTERS James is just an unloeliovably here worker.

Irie nas reallly clear, thoughiitul opinions.

Ane ne clirectec! ONS Of OUr Most tirightening episodes.

Certainly one of the more memoralole episodes of the mini-series

ane tne actors lovacd working wiin hin.

riave you ever reac any Karl Marc?

Well, can't say that | have.

HAI Fight, Cut. “Cutt,

K's reallly tun to recreate

ane past ancl cleliver a Inde slice or what things used to be like.

You leit tis

hank you. (ChIUCKLIES)

SAR ATICADONESOmetinesm MIKCate mii Selig On Set and it just reels so American.

(LAUGHS) And Ina just like, “Wow, this is really happening.

TiAIS IS ORAM."

SO, iS reallly kina itun KO flay within those worlds.

SANCHEZ vhe sheer numloer of people.

| mean, for episode one and two, we drassed 1,700 background

In perioc 1960s clothes.

t's a lot OF people.

sners’s a lot elamenks tO & erson’s wardrobe back then

Khan tnere are tO US todayy.

Wonne nena ineir uncerfoinnings, the bra, the oirclle.

NG SiO, tine Grass.

ine jaowallry, tine foln, tine hate

sine Stockings. (nere’s a lot more elaments to their cGloines.

ANE WHEN YOU UR that lin Cones with dressing 1,600, 1,700 people,

K's a lov or aruicles of Glotning.

Imuneciately when we put women In Corsets, they stand cinerantly.

When We put men in tnOSe 1950s Suits and you jut a hat on them,

ney Stand chirarendhy, iney feel cinerantly.

SOM Tininktallor ine background andsis in this show

are having a reallly great inne. And they keep coming back.

Because they are having Tun.

MANA ONRAVYKO Sour!

CARRENTEREIVEXS odin Dea Cvazlacalasn

lEvaryoodly ttalt something.

NCE WAS € NEAVINESS to Me There was a reality to it

/Anel it makes you think

aloourt tals real ining nat really happened right here.

it Was ramarkalale,

PATE: it appears that someting has happened on the motorcacle route.

Something, | repeat, has happened on the motorcacle route.

vheres numerous people running uo the hill

Several ollice oiiicers are rushing up the hill at this time.

Sand by, Just a moment, please.

ZINFIARKO: When I iirst sieppec! on to Dealey Plaza

and saw tine 1exas Book Depository,

YOU Can't Nelo lou, SOR Or, oe taken aloack a litle lott

its an nonor, reallly. You want tO Pay raSHect to the evant.

SO, WS NAVE tO iY to ASTACCUAlekASEOOSSIIOC!

CARPENTER: Roland Sanenez took ine Zaprucler iillm anc ne clic! blow-ups

Of dozens of frames So lhe could recreate ancl outld every costume

ina evary Person WAS Weaning on the grassy knoll

lina ine Zajorucler wilh Ceyouurec

eMeciealcokalnStoncalinonmenk

So tine Babushka lacky is weaning exactly what she wore

as tar as Rolane tigured out how to loutilel tt.

I've Got Goose lumps right MOWADECAUSeRMeRUSiamallle mits

K's One thing to it In 2 plcture or an old tilm of the time.

But he'S ANOUNEP thing to actually be here

and acmwally be recreading One of ine most historical eyents

of tine United States history.

K's a really amazing eoeriencs to le alole to be shooting here.

KING: / would have to ask anyoodly,

"lif you Inacl the Ghanes to go back anc} Ghange that one event in your lite,

youll you even Clo 1?”

(GRUNIES)

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