| Dick | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Andrew Fleming |
| Produced by | Gale Anne Hurd |
| Written by | Andrew Fleming Sheryl Longin |
| Starring | Michelle Williams Kirsten Dunst Dan Hedaya |
| Music by | John Debney |
| Cinematography | Alexander Gruszynski |
| Editing by | Mia Goldman |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 23 July 1999 (premiere) |
| Running time | 94 min. Andrew Fleming (born March 14, 1963) is the director and co-writer of Dick, The Craft and the film Threesome Gale Anne Hurd (born October 25, 1955 in Los Angeles California) is a Hollywood film producer Andrew Fleming (born March 14, 1963) is the director and co-writer of Dick, The Craft and the film Threesome Michelle Ingrid Williams (born September 9 1980 is an Academy Award -nominated American actress. Kirsten Caroline Dunst (born April 30 1982 is an American actress and singer Dan Hedaya (born July 24, 1940) is an American Actor. He often plays sleazy villains or uptight wisecracking individuals John Debney (born in Glendale California, 18 August 1956) is an award-winning American film composer who received an Academy Award }} Columbia Pictures Industries Inc is an American Film production and distribution company Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $13,000,000 |
| IMDb profile | |
Dick is a 1999 American comedy movie directed by Andrew Fleming from the script he co-wrote with Sheryl Longin. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδίαkomodia has a popular meaning (any discourse generally intended to amuse especially in Television, Film, and Andrew Fleming (born March 14, 1963) is the director and co-writer of Dick, The Craft and the film Threesome It is a parody retelling the events of the Watergate scandal which lead to the resignation of U.S. president Richard Nixon, and features several cast members from Saturday Night Live and The Kids in the Hall. A parody (ˈpɛɹədiː US, [ˈpaɹədiː] UK) in contemporary usage is a work created to mock comment on or poke fun at an original work its subject The Watergate scandals were a series of Political scandals during the presidency of Richard Nixon that resulted in the Indictment of several of Nixon's The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City The Kids in the Hall is a Canadian Sketch comedy group formed in 1984 consisting of comedians Dave Foley, Kevin McDonald,
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Plot summary
Betsy Jobs and Arlene Lorenzo are two sweet but somewhat ditzy teenage girls living in Washington, D.C. in the early 1970s. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Betsy comes from a middle class family in the Georgetown area, while Arlene lives with her widowed mother in an apartment in the Watergate building. The Watergate complex is an office-apartment-hotel complex built in 1967 in northwest Washington D One night, the two girls, on a quest to mail a letter to enter a contest to win a date with Bobby Sherman, sneak out of Arlene's home at the same time as the Watergate break-in. Bobby Sherman (born Robert Cabot Sherman Jr July 22, 1943, in Santa Monica, California) is an American Singer and They manage to enter and leave through the parking garage by taping the latch of a firewall door. They accidentally cause the break-in to be discovered when they are seen by G. Gordon Liddy, who they believe to be committing a jewel robbery; they panic and run away. George Gordon Battle Liddy (born November 30, 1930) was the chief operative for the White House Plumbers unit that existed during several years of The security guard, startled by the taped door, then calls the police who immediately arrest the burglars. The next day while at the White House on a school tour, they accidentally happen across Liddy again, who recognizes them (although they do not recognize him) and instantly becomes suspicious. See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence He points them out to H. R. Haldeman, who proceeds to interrogate them; their conversation (in which it is revealed that the girls don't actually think about the President that much) is interrupted firstly by a phone call from Haldeman's wife, and secondly by the President himself, Richard Nixon, who takes Haldeman aside to complain about the bugging operation being so messed up. Harry Robbins Haldeman (publicly known as H R Haldeman, and informally as Bob Haldeman) ( October 27, 1926 &ndash November 12,
The girls are naturally awestruck at being in the same room as Nixon — but not as awestruck as they are at the idea of being able to play with his dog, which gives Nixon an idea; in order to keep their silence, he appoints them his official dog-walkers and they begin (supervised) outings with Checkers, the President's dog. On these visits, they accidentally influence major events in various ways, such as the Vietnam peace process and the Nixon-Brezhnev accord, by bringing along cookies that they have accidentally baked marijuana into. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia ACCORD is the trade union for HBOS workers It has 30000 members and is affiliated with the Trades Union Congress, the Scottish Trades Union Congress Cannabis, also known as marijuana or marihuana, or ganja (from Hindi / Sanskrit: गांजा gānjā hemp) is a They also become familiar with the key figures of Nixon's administration, including the long-suffering, frequently ignored Henry Kissinger, and inadvertently learn the major secrets of the Watergate scandal without realizing what they know. Henry Alfred Kissinger (born Heinz Alfred Kissinger on May 27, 1923) is a German -born American bureaucrat diplomat and 1973 The Watergate scandals were a series of Political scandals during the presidency of Richard Nixon that resulted in the Indictment of several of Nixon's The girls are convinced they are responsible for stopping the Vietnam war because, after Betsy's brother Larry gets drafted, the girls speak with Nixon since Betsy feels sorry for him. Soon after that, Nixon begins recalling troops from the war.
Arlene, previously infatuated with teen idol singer Bobby Sherman, now falls equally hard for "Dick", the president. Teen idols refers to someone idolized by teens a teen idol is often young but in many cases no longer teenaged Bobby Sherman (born Robert Cabot Sherman Jr July 22, 1943, in Santa Monica, California) is an American Singer and Just after reading an 18½-minute message of love into his tape recorder, she plays back another part of the tape and, hearing his coarse, brutal rantings, quickly realizes his true nature. The Watergate tapes, also known as the Nixon tapes are a collection of recordings of conversations between U When they confront Nixon with this ("You kicked Checkers, you're prejudiced and you have a potty mouth!"), he fires and threatens them ("You don't mess with the big boys!").
The girls now reevaluate what they have learned and decide to reveal everything to the "radical muckraking bastards" (Nixon's words) at The Washington Post, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein; two 15-year-old girls are the true identity of the famous Deep Throat. The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D Robert "Bob" Upshur Woodward (born March 26, 1943) is an assistant managing editor of The Washington Post. Carl Bernstein (pronounced BERN-steen ˈbɜrnstiːn (born February 14, 1944) is an American journalist who as a reporter for The Deep Throat is the Pseudonym given to the secret source who provided information to the Washington Post about the involvement of U (The name is taken from the porn movie that Betsy's brother was discovered watching by their dad. Deep Throat is an American Pornographic film released in the summer of 1972, written and directed by Gerard Damiano (listed in the ) Woodward and Bernstein, who are depicted as two petty, bickering, childish near-incompetents who are small-mindedly competitive with each other, are naturally skeptical of the teenage girls. And to make matters worse, their only piece of physical evidence, a list of names of those involved from the Committee to Re-elect the President (CREEP), is eaten by Betsy's dog. Physical evidence is any evidence introduced in a trialin the form of a physical object intended to prove a fact in issue based on its demonstrable physical characteristics The Committee to Re-elect the President, often abbreviated to CRP or CREEP (an acronym used derisively by critics of the Nixon administration was a Nixon
Nixon's men now realize that the girls are a threat and attempt tactics such as bugging to find out what they know, eventually going so far as breaking into Betsy's house and planting an undercover agent as Arlene's mother's boyfriend. A covert listening device, more commonly known as a bug, is usually a combination of a Miniature Radio transmitter with a Microphone. Being undercover is disguising one's own identity or using an assumed identity for the purposes of gaining the trust of an individual or organization to learn secret information Pushed to the limit after being chased by the Watergate "plumbers", the girls take drastic action - they sneak into Haldeman's house and manage to find and steal a crucial tape recording. The White House Plumbers or simply the Plumbers is the popular name given to the covert White House Special Investigations Unit established July 24 The Watergate tapes, also known as the Nixon tapes are a collection of recordings of conversations between U They keep the tape as a souvenir and give a written copy to Woodward and Bernstein, thus ending Nixon's political career.
After Nixon resigns and is being flown by Marine One out of Washington, the girls dress using the flag colors and display a banner that reads "You suck, Dick! Love, Deep Throat", that Nixon, dumbfounded, sees from the helicopter. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
Cast
- Kirsten Dunst as Betsy Jobs
- Michelle Williams as Arlene Lorenzo
- Dan Hedaya as Richard Nixon
- Dave Foley as H.R. Haldeman
- Saul Rubinek as Henry Kissinger
- Harry Shearer as G. Gordon Liddy
- Jim Breuer as John Dean
- Ana Gasteyer as Rose Mary Woods
- Will Ferrell as Bob Woodward
- Bruce McCulloch as Carl Bernstein
- Teri Garr as Arlene's mother
Trivia
- Most of the clothes used on the film are original polyester clothes from the 70s. Kirsten Caroline Dunst (born April 30 1982 is an American actress and singer Michelle Ingrid Williams (born September 9 1980 is an Academy Award -nominated American actress. Dan Hedaya (born July 24, 1940) is an American Actor. He often plays sleazy villains or uptight wisecracking individuals David Scott Foley (born January 4, 1963, in Etobicoke Ontario) is a Canadian actor best known for his work in The Kids in the Harry Robbins Haldeman (publicly known as H R Haldeman, and informally as Bob Haldeman) ( October 27, 1926 &ndash November 12, Saul Rubinek (born July 2, 1948) is a Canadian film actor often cast as a shady professional Henry Alfred Kissinger (born Heinz Alfred Kissinger on May 27, 1923) is a German -born American bureaucrat diplomat and 1973 Harry Julius Shearer (born December 23, 1943) is an American comedic Actor, Writer, Musician, and radio host George Gordon Battle Liddy (born November 30, 1930) was the chief operative for the White House Plumbers unit that existed during several years of Jim Breuer (born June 21, 1967 in Valley Stream New York) is an American Comedian and actor largely known for his appearance John Wesley Dean III (born October 14, 1938) was White House Counsel to U Ana Kristina Gasteyer (born May 4, 1967) is an American actress and Comedian. Rose Mary Woods ( December 26, 1917 – January 22, 2005) was Richard Nixon 's secretary John William "Will" Ferrell (ˈfærəl born July 16, 1967) is an American Comedian, Actor, Voice actor, Robert "Bob" Upshur Woodward (born March 26, 1943) is an assistant managing editor of The Washington Post. Bruce McCulloch (born May 12, 1961 in Edmonton Alberta) is an Actor, Writer, Comedian, and Film director. Carl Bernstein (pronounced BERN-steen ˈbɜrnstiːn (born February 14, 1944) is an American journalist who as a reporter for The Terry Ann "Teri" Garr (born December 11 1944 is an American Actress and Comedienne Polyester is a category of Polymers which contain the Ester Functional group in their main chain They were bought brand new from a warehouse.
- The film title in Brazil is Todas as Garotas do Presidente ("All the President's Girls"), spoofing the All the President's Men film title. All the President's Men is a 1976 film based on the 1974 non-fiction book by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, the two journalists investigating
- Although the dog is repeatedly referred to as Checkers, Nixon's dog while in the White House was named King Timahoe. The "Checkers speech" was given by Richard Nixon on September 23, 1952, when he was the Republican candidate for the Vice Presidency This is a list of Pets belonging to various US Presidents and their families while serving their term(s in office During a scene early in the movie, John Dean suggests Nixon call the dog King Timahoe in order for it to be more affectionate. The gag is a riff on Nixon's detachment, as is a gag where he has difficulty recalling the name of one of his daughters.
- Deep Throat's true identity, FBI Assistant Director W. Mark Felt, was not revealed until May 2005. William Mark Felt Sr (born August 17, 1913) is a former agent of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, who retired in 1973 At the time of the film's release, the informant's identity was still a mystery.
- Somewhat ironically, Carly Simon, who wrote & performed the song You're So Vain which plays during the film's closing credits, joked in an interview given shortly after Felt's identity was revealed that he was the elusive subject of the song. Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25 1945 is an Oscar, Golden Globe and two time Grammy Award -winning American Singer-songwriter, " You're So Vain " is a song written and performed by Carly Simon released in December 1972
- This was the final film for G. D. Spradlin, the American character actor. Gervais Duan Spradlin (born August 31 1920) is an American Actor. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A character actor is an Actor who predominantly plays a particular type of role rather than leading ones He retired from the movie business upon completion of filming.
See also
External links
- Dick at the Internet Movie Database
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