Who was on the film ?
Kennedy?
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Yes, I think the implication was John Kennedy.
It had to be somebody very important that died in the 60s for the comments to make sense.
Kennedy was the only person that came to mind for me as well.
shareCould be JFK, MLK or RFK in my book.
It was some goody-goody icon, revered in '68, who was caught "en flagrante." He had to be loved enough that Miles wanted to save his public persona & thus did not turn in the film.
It had also to be someone J. Edgar Hoover wanted to nail, which is all of the above.
Interesting that other agencies were also bugging the hotel. CIA? The Mob?
Maybe the word got out & that's why the place was vacant.
Assassination of MLK
shareMy guess was that it was J. Edgar Hoover himself who previously got a room and maybe did some cross-dressing in there with a little "friend". When Sullivan was on the phone with him and told him about the film, it suddenly became of utmost importance (fuck the kidnapping in progress, gotta get that tape no matter what!). Plus, it would fit well with the spirit of the movie, I think.
shareGiven the clues available in the movie, it's pretty clear that it's MLK.
Let's look at what we have:
- the Nixon interview about ceasefire was done in 1971.
- Kennedy was killed in 1963
- the recording was made couple years prior to the event of the movie, which rules out it being JFK
- MLK was killed in 1968
- in the movie, they mentioned that whoever was on the film had already died, and the memory of him was more important
- we know that in real life the FBI had sent tape off King's infidelity to his wife
Given all of these I think it's pretty clear that it's MLK
How does it rule out JFK?
shareThe writer/director said the story's set in 1969, not 1971. This would fit the Manson-like cult that Hemsworth's character leads.
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