Dick (1999)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Andrew Fleming

Writers (WGA):

Andrew Fleming (written by) &
Sheryl Longin (written by)

Release Date:

4 August 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

He was tricky. They were better.

Plot:

Story of two girls who wander away from a White House tour and meet President Nixon.

Plot Keywords:

White House | Dog | Watergate | President | Richard Nixon

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Kirsten Dunst	...	Betsy Jobs
Michelle Williams	...	Arlene Lorenzo
Dan Hedaya	...	President Richard M. Nixon
Will Ferrell	...	Bob Woodward
Bruce McCulloch	...	Carl Bernstein
Teri Garr	...	Helen Lorenzo
Dave Foley	...	Bob Haldeman
Jim Breuer	...	John Dean
Ana Gasteyer	...	Rose Mary Woods
Harry Shearer	...	G. Gordon Liddy
Saul Rubinek	...	Henry Kissinger
Devon Gummersall	...	Larry Jobs
Ted McGinley	...	Roderick
Ryan Reynolds	...	Chip
G.D. Spradlin	...	Ben Bradlee

Also Known As:

Dick, les coulisses de la présidence (France)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sex-related humor, drug content and language.

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

France | Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #36541) | Finland:K-3 | Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Chile:14 | France:U | Germany:6 | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | UK:12

Filming Locations:

Lawrence Park C.I., Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Canal+ Droits Audiovisuels

Trivia:

Will Ferrell tells Bruce McCulloch he "smells like cabbage," a reference to one of McCulloch's most famous characters on "The Kids In The Hall"

Goofs:

Factual errors: According to the director's commentary, President Richard M. 'Dick' Nixon's meeting with Leonid Brezhnev actually took place in Russia.

Quotes:

Arlene Lorenzo: How dare those people treat us like we're stupid teenage girls.
Betsy Jobs: We are stupid teenage girls.
Arlene Lorenzo: No. We're human beings, and we're American citizens. And four score and seven years ago our forefathers... did something.

Movie Connections:

References The Godfather (1972)

Soundtrack:

Voulez Vous Coucher Avec Moi

The funniest movie I've seen!

I loved Dick! It was one of the funniest movies I've seen in a long time. Kirsten Dunst and Michelle Williams were perfect as two ditzy girls who accidentally get involved in the Watergate scandal. What I really liked about this movie was that it took actual mysteries from the scandal (the 18 1/2 minutes of blank tape, Deep Throat) and gave it a false but hysterical explanation. For those of you who don't like this movie because it gives false information, lighten up!!! Dick is not supposed to be taken seriously! Dick was very entertaining, and hysterically funny. At many parts I laughed so hard I cried. Arlene and Betsy's final action at the end of the movie was the best. I don't remember the last time I laughed so hard.