The screenwriters of Chappaquiddick had never heard about the scandal before writing the movie

Written by Taylor Allen and Andrew Logan, Chappaquiddick recounts the events and subsequent scandal of the 1969 car accident involving Ted Kennedy in which campaign strategist Mary Jo Kopechne was killed. We sat down with Allen and Logan to talk about their knowledge of the scandal, their research before writing the movie, and how the events changed the way politicians were perceived.