Dick (1999)

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

Director:

Andrew Fleming

Writers:

Andrew Fleming, Sheryl Longin

Stars:

Kirsten Dunst, Michelle Williams, Dan Hedaya

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

Comedy about two high school girls who wander off during a class trip to the White House and meet President Richard Nixon. They become the official dog walkers for Nixon's dog Checkers, and become his secret advisors during the Watergate scandal.

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Plot Keywords:

dog | white house | dog walker | president | watergate | 

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Taglines:

He was tricky. They were better.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Details

Country:

France Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 August 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Aventuras en la Casa Blanca

Filming Locations:

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

Box Office

Budget:

$13,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$2,210,267 (USA) (6 August 1999)

Gross:

$6,241,697 (USA) (3 September 1999)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Canal+ Droits Audiovisuels, Pacific Western, Phoenix Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Helen and Roderick tell Arlene how they met they talk about how they literally crashed into each other and how they said to each other "your peanut butter is in my chocolate and your chocolate is in my peanut butter". This is a reference to the 1970's commercials for Reese Peanut Butter Cups which told us how they were invented.

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Goofs

When Nixon is making his walk to the helicopter (after he has resigned) some of the Marine honor guard are holding M16A2 rifles (you can tell by the round hand grips); they were not used by the military until the early 80's.

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Quotes

Betsy Jobs: It's called incest Arlene, and it's against the law

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Connections

Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Episode dated 7 August 1999 (1999)

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Soundtracks

"Hooked on a Feeling"
Written by Mark James
Performed by Blue Swede
Courtesy of EMI Records
Under license from EMI Music Special Markets

User Reviews

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.