He did it all for Jodie Foster.
When 25-year-old John Hinckley Jr. fired six shots at Ronald Reagan on March 30, 1981, the newly-elected president wasn’t the shooter’s main target. A few years earlier, when Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver was released, Hinckley became obsessed with Jodie Foster (who was just 12 when she played the Oscar-nominated part of an underage sex worker).
After failing to get Foster’s attention in other ways — like stalking her — Hinckley developed a plan to assassinate Reagan to impress her. He put the plan into action two months after Reagan’s first inauguration, just after the president was finishing up a speech at the Washington Hilton Hotel. As Reagan exited the building and headed toward his presidential limousine, six shots rang out in close succession.
The first bullet hit Press Secretary Jim Brady in the head. The second hit D.C. police officer Tom Delahanty in the back of the neck.
When 25-year-old John Hinckley Jr. fired six shots at Ronald Reagan on March 30, 1981, the newly-elected president wasn’t the shooter’s main target. A few years earlier, when Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver was released, Hinckley became obsessed with Jodie Foster (who was just 12 when she played the Oscar-nominated part of an underage sex worker).
After failing to get Foster’s attention in other ways — like stalking her — Hinckley developed a plan to assassinate Reagan to impress her. He put the plan into action two months after Reagan’s first inauguration, just after the president was finishing up a speech at the Washington Hilton Hotel. As Reagan exited the building and headed toward his presidential limousine, six shots rang out in close succession.
The first bullet hit Press Secretary Jim Brady in the head. The second hit D.C. police officer Tom Delahanty in the back of the neck.
- 3/1/2025
- Cracked
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In 1958 Paramount released Vertigo, Alfred Hitchcock’s disturbing tale of death and obsession, love and loneliness. Receiving only average reviews on its release, Vertigo is now hailed as a cinematic masterpiece. Hitchcock’s direction, Bernard Hermann’s score and Robert Burks’ cinematography are particularly praised. Less often celebrated, argues art critic Iris Veysey, is Edith Head’s costume design.
Head’s work, particularly in dressing Kim Novak, helped to ground characters and signpost the narrative in a complex and convoluted plot. Dressing Novak in the dual role of Madeleine/Judy, Head’s designs successfully define two distinct characters, one polished and sophisticated, the other brassy and cheap.
Madeleine is introduced as a wealthy shipping heiress and wife of Gavin Elster. Accordingly, her clothes have the sheen of luxury. From a...
In 1958 Paramount released Vertigo, Alfred Hitchcock’s disturbing tale of death and obsession, love and loneliness. Receiving only average reviews on its release, Vertigo is now hailed as a cinematic masterpiece. Hitchcock’s direction, Bernard Hermann’s score and Robert Burks’ cinematography are particularly praised. Less often celebrated, argues art critic Iris Veysey, is Edith Head’s costume design.
Head’s work, particularly in dressing Kim Novak, helped to ground characters and signpost the narrative in a complex and convoluted plot. Dressing Novak in the dual role of Madeleine/Judy, Head’s designs successfully define two distinct characters, one polished and sophisticated, the other brassy and cheap.
Madeleine is introduced as a wealthy shipping heiress and wife of Gavin Elster. Accordingly, her clothes have the sheen of luxury. From a...
- 4/10/2012
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