Question 1

How much of the dialogue in Thirteen Days comes from actual historical recordings?

Accepted Answer

Much of the dialogue is taken directly from President John F. Kennedy's White House tapes, which he frequently recorded during meetings.

Question 2

What secret agreement did John F. Kennedy make during the Cuban Missile Crisis that remained unknown for years?

Accepted Answer

Kennedy agreed to secretly remove US missiles from Italy and Turkey, a fact that did not become public knowledge until many years later.

Question 3

Which actors in the film have real-life family connections to the historical figures they portray?

Accepted Answer

David O'Donnell, who plays Lt. Bruce Wilhemy, is the real-life grandson of Kenny O'Donnell. Christopher Lawford, who plays Cmdr. William B. Ecker, is the real-life nephew of President Kennedy and Robert Kennedy.

Question 4

What did Nikita Khrushchev say the Soviet Union achieved through the Cuban Missile Crisis resolution?

Accepted Answer

Khrushchev wrote that they got security for Fidel Castro's regime and American missiles removed from Turkey and Italy, with US promises not to invade Cuba that were maintained by Kennedy and Johnson.

Question 5

What notorious aspect of Kevin Costner's performance in Thirteen Days has entered local slang?

Accepted Answer

Costner's attempt at a Boston accent is so notorious that a 'Kevin Costner accent' is slang for a non-Bostonian's unsuccessful attempt at a Boston accent.

Question 6

How much of the dialogue in Thirteen Days comes from actual historical recordings?

Accepted Answer

Much of the movie's dialogue is taken directly from President John F. Kennedy's White House tapes, which he frequently recorded during meetings.

Question 7

What secret agreement did John F. Kennedy make during the Cuban Missile Crisis that remained hidden for years?

Accepted Answer

Kennedy agreed to secretly remove US missiles from Italy and Turkey, a fact that did not become public knowledge until many years later.

Question 8

Why is Kevin Costner's Boston accent in Thirteen Days particularly notorious?

Accepted Answer

Costner's attempt at a Boston accent is so infamous that 'Kevin Costner accent' has become slang for a non-Bostonian's unsuccessful attempt at the accent.

Question 9

Which real-life family connections appear among the actors playing pilots in Thirteen Days?

Accepted Answer

David O'Donnell, who plays Lt. Bruce Wilhemy, is the real-life grandson of Kenny O'Donnell, while Christopher Lawford, who plays Cmdr. William B. Ecker, is the real-life nephew of President Kennedy and Robert Kennedy.

Question 10

What was the central conflict depicted in Thirteen Days?

Accepted Answer

The film depicts the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis—a nuclear standoff between the US and USSR sparked by the American discovery of Soviet missile bases in Cuba.

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