20 Things You Didn't Know About JFK

20. It Made Some Bizarre Casting Decisions

While casting the film, Stone intentionally used actors more known for comedic roles as opposed to dramatic. The cast of JFK is almost impossible to list from memory without forgetting one or two names - especially when actors like Vincent D'onofrio appear with only a line of dialogue - but it's unlikely audiences would forget actors like John Candy and John Larroquette pop up in a supposedly serious thriller. Thankfully, the commonly held belief that drama and comedy aren't that different for the performer proved to work in Stone's favour.

One particularly peculiar bit of casting trivia is that the film is the only one in their acting CV in which legendary screen duo Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau both appear, but never share a single scene together.