Dick (1999)

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:

Teen Angst | Political Corruption | Teen Movie | Scandal | Teenager

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
Shannon Lawson	...	Kay Jobs
Karl Pruner	...	Frank Jobs
Brenda Devine	...	Mrs. Spinnler
Jonathan Rannells	...	First G-Man (as Jonathan Ranells)
Paulino Nunes	...	Second G-Man
Michael Dyson	...	Burglar #1
Jerry Schaefer	...	Burgler #2
Jack Mosshammer	...	Fat Freddy
Karen Waddell	...	White House Secretary
Richard Fitzpatrick	...	John Erlichman
Cole Barrington	...	Student #1
Scott Wickware	...	White House Guard
Mark Lutz	...	Agent Daniels
Kedar Brown	...	Mr. Samovar
Paul Wildbaum	...	Shredder Man
Kerry Dorey	...	Payola Man
Len Doncheff	...	Leonid Brezhnev
Igor Portnoi	...	Russian Translator
Jennifer Wigmore	...	Washington Post Receptionist
Jane Moffat	...	Kissing Secretary
Rob Nickerson	...	1st Police Officer
Bernard Browne	...	2nd Police Officer
Rummy Bishop	...	Newsstand Guy
Deborah Grover	...	Pat Nixon
Stephen Jared	...	FBI Agent (as Stephen Robert)
Michael Eric Kramer	...	TV News Reporter (as Michael Kramer)
Mike Anscombe	...	TV News Anchor
French Stewart	...	The Interviewer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Barry Goldwater	...	Himself (at 1972 Convention) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Michael Kaufman	...	Teen Tourist (uncredited)
Chad Ridgely	...	Hippy (uncredited)
Jade Wu	...	Tourist (uncredited)

Directed by
Andrew Fleming

Writing credits (WGA)
Andrew Fleming		(written by) &
Sheryl Longin		(written by)

Produced by
David Coatsworth	....	executive producer
Gale Anne Hurd	....	producer

Original Music by
John Debney

Cinematography by
Alexander Gruszynski

Film Editing by
Mia Goldman

Casting by
Pam Dixon

Production Design by
Barbara Dunphy

Art Direction by
Lucinda Zak

Set Decoration by
Donald Elmblad

Costume Design by
Deborah Everton

Makeup Department
Sherri Bramlett	....	key hair stylist: Washington D.C.
Ann Brodie	....	makeup artist
Kathy Greene	....	key makeup artist: Washington D.C.
Inge Klaudi	....	assistant makeup artist
Paul LeBlanc	....	makeup design consultant
Lucy Orton	....	hair stylist
Divyo Rae Putney	....	hair stylist (as Divyo Putney)
Adina Shore	....	assistant hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Stephanie Antosca	....	unit production manager: Washington D.C. (as Stephanie Anotisca)
Joseph Becker	....	production manager: Washington D.C.
Bill Brown	....	post-production supervisor
Whitney Brown	....	production manager
David Coatsworth	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tyler Delben	....	trainee assistant director
Yolanda Graci	....	third assistant director
Libby Hodgson	....	first assistant director
Joe Incaprera	....	second second assistant director: Washington D.C.
Grant Lucibello	....	second assistant director
Miles A. Perman	....	second assistant director: Washington D.C. (as Miles Perman)
Alison C. Rosa	....	first assistant director: Washington D.C. (as Alison Rosa)
Tim Singh	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Mary Arthurs	....	set dresser
Carl Catanese	....	props: Washington D.C. (as Carl Crotonese)
Marc Corriveau	....	property master
Greg DaPrato	....	assistant property master (as Greg Daprato)
David Hirschfield	....	assistant art director
Nancey Pankiw	....	set designer (as Nancy Pankiw)
Henry Persig	....	lead man
Catherine Pretty	....	assistant art director
Reet Puhm	....	key scenic artist
Angelo Stea	....	set dresser
Mark Thomson	....	construction coordinator
Eric Hunsaker	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Rick Bold	....	boom operator
Steve Copley	....	foley mixer
Yann Delpuech	....	sound effects editor
Ryan Eldred	....	sound effects editor (as Ryan Eldree)
Stephanie Flack	....	dialogue editor
David E. Fluhr	....	sound re-recordist (as David Fluhr)
Andrea Horta	....	adr editor
David Husby	....	production sound mixer
Adam Jenkins	....	sound re-recordist
Cliff Latimer	....	dialogue editor
Dean G. Manly	....	assistant sound editor (as Dean Manly)
Jeena M. Phelps	....	assistant sound editor (as Jeena Phelps)
Brian Risner	....	sound effects editor
Andrew Roberts	....	foley mixer
Rodney Sharpp	....	assistant sound editor
John Sievert	....	foley walker
John Switzer	....	additional sound
Peter Thomas	....	sound mixer: Washington D.C.
Steven D. Williams	....	supervising sound editor (as Steve Williams)
Pat Cassin	....	second boom operator (uncredited)
Darren King	....	dialogue editor (uncredited)
Gregory King	....	sound designer (uncredited)
E. Niles Klein	....	sound editorial support (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Allan Cotter	....	special effects key
Dean Stewart	....	special effects assistant

Visual Effects by
Mike Hallet	....	digital film compositor
Jamie Hallett	....	digital film compositor
Robbi Hinds	....	director of miniature photography
Jason Kolodziejczak	....	digital film compositor
Michael Lennick	....	visual effects designer
Michael Lennick	....	visual effects supervisor
Ray McMillan	....	visual effects designer
Ray McMillan	....	visual effects supervisor
Eric Pascarelli	....	motion control operator
Robert Yoshioka	....	digital film compositor

Stunts
Leigh Bianco	....	stunts (as Leigh Brinkman)
Erin Jarvis	....	stunts
Branko Racki	....	stunt coordinator
Branko Racki	....	stunts
Paul Rutledge	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Carolyn Cox	....	second assistant camera
Mark Cyre	....	first assistant camera
Pete Daprato	....	assistant key grip (as Peter Daprato)
Robert Daprato	....	key grip (as Bob Daprato)
Michael Galbraith	....	gaffer (as Mike Galbraith)
Rob Goldstein	....	camera trainee
William J. Gray	....	first assistant camera: Washington D.C. (as Bill Gray)
Kerry Hayes	....	still photographer
Kevin Jewison	....	camera operator
Tim Merkel	....	steadicam operator
Tom Nichols	....	key grip: Washington D.C.
Erich Roland	....	steadicam operator: Washington D.C.
Tracy Shaw	....	dolly grip
Tom Starnes	....	best boy electric
Stuart Stein	....	second assistant camera: Washington D.C. (as Stu Stein)
Dave Tommasini	....	pilot: helicopter camera (as David Tommasini)
Bob Waybright	....	chief lighting technician: Washington D.C.
Mark D. Acheson	....	grip (uncredited)
William Engel	....	grip (uncredited)
John Medland	....	still photographer (uncredited)
Clyde Miller	....	assistant camera: aerials and Wescam camera (uncredited)
Matthew Pill	....	key rigging grip (uncredited)
Leon Sanginiti	....	first assistant camera: Washington D.C. (uncredited)
Paul Williams	....	grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Donna Dupere	....	background casting
Diane Kerbel	....	casting: Toronto
Aric Dupere	....	extras casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Elayne Alexander	....	set costumer
Gala Autumn	....	costume supervisor
Betty Brikowski	....	wardrobe supervisor: Washington D.C.
Patricia Hanley Cumming	....	set costumer (as Pat Hanley-Cumming)
Michele Harney	....	set wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Bob Allen	....	first assistant editor
George Cunningham	....	apprentice editor
Jo Anne Finan	....	negative cutter
Todd Fulkerson	....	second assistant editor
Dale E. Grahn	....	color timer (as Dale Grahn)
Tai Zimmer	....	second assistant editor

Music Department
Sandy DeCrescent	....	music contractor (as Sandy De Crescent)
Charles Martin Inouye	....	music editor (as Chuck Martin Inouye)
Don Nemitz	....	orchestrator
Ralph Sall	....	music supervisor
Terry Wilson	....	music editor
Brad Dechter	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Danielle Fredrickson	....	transportation dispatcher: Washington D.C.
Manny Quinones	....	transportation captain: Washington D.C.
Frank Tenaglia	....	transportation captain
Robert Tenaglia	....	transportation coordinator
Gilbert Young	....	transportation co-captain: Washington D.C.
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car (uncredited)
Douglas A. Walk	....	driver: honeywagon (uncredited)

Other crew
Michael Battaglia	....	unit publicist
D.J. Carson	....	assistant: Mr. Coatsworth
Lee Cole	....	aerial coordinator
Greg Eby	....	assistant accountant
David Flaherty	....	location manager
Brad Alexander Flores	....	assistant location manager
Wendy Gaboury	....	assistant accountant
Jonathan Gould	....	production assistant
Philip Harrelson	....	production assistant (as Phillip Harrelson)
Violetta Hessing	....	dog handler
Daniel Hewett	....	assistant accountant
Kara Hiltz	....	production assistant
Ryan Howard	....	production assistant
Dione Kane	....	assistant production coordinator
Larry Keating	....	production assistant
Susan Marucci	....	script supervisor
Peggy Pridemore	....	location manager: Washington D.C.
Howard Samuelsohn	....	speech coach: Mr. Hedaya
Nina Saxon	....	title designer: main and end titles, New Wave Entertainment
Susanne Schlomer	....	assistant: Andrew Fleming
Robert R. Snow	....	technical advisor: White House (as Bob Snow)
Jack Stern	....	tutor: Ms. Dunst
Billy Stewart	....	production assistant
Timothy Storey	....	production coordinator (as Timothy M. Storey)
Elaine Thurston	....	production accountant
Tom Tobin	....	production assistant
Michael Welch	....	assistant: Gale Anne Hurd
Laurance Wiese	....	location production assistant (as Laurence Wiese)
Jonathan Zurer	....	production coordinator: Washington D.C.
Bohnie Avanzino	....	title designer: New Wave Entertainment (uncredited)
Katherine Dorrer	....	production secretary: Washington D.C. (uncredited)
Elissa Ewalt	....	production assistant: Washington D.C. (uncredited)
Mike Fountain	....	assistant location manager: Washington D.C. (uncredited)
Katharine Gray	....	clearance coordinator (uncredited)
Eric Morgan	....	production assistant: Washington D.C. (uncredited)
Keith Park	....	location production assistant (uncredited)
Dana Reznik	....	photo double: Kirsten Dunst (uncredited)
Charles Taylor	....	armorer (uncredited)
Allison Wilke	....	production coordinator: Los Angeles, re-shoots (uncredited)

Thanks
John Dean	....	special thanks
Tracie Graham-Rice	....	special thanks (as Tracie Graham Rice)

Production Companies

• Canal+ Droits Audiovisuels (as Canal+ D.A.)
• Pacific Western
• Phoenix Pictures

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures
• Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International (Argentina)
• Columbia TriStar Film (Germany)
• Columbia TriStar Films (France)
• Columbia TriStar (Brazil) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar (Brazil) (VHS)
• LK-TEL (Argentina) (video)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE)
• TriStar Pictures

Special Effects

• B Cole Models (miniature construction)
• Film Effects (digital film compositing and enhancements)
• Martin Malivoire Pictures (special effects)
• The Blackfly Group (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Boston Light & Sound  location dailies (uncredited)
• Bulloch Equicap  financial assistance
• By David's  catering
• Capers on Location  catering
• Center for the Study of Political Graphics  Angela Davis poster provided by
• Elizabeth Bardsley & Associates  research
• Four Seasons Aviation  helicopter services
• Great Northern Brokerage Services  production insurance
• Hasbro  Battleship, Cootie, Parcheesi, Twister, Easy Money, Monopoly and Sorry used with permission of
• J2 Communications  National Lampoon magazine courtesy of
• Movie Armaments Group  firearms supplied by
• National Lampoon Productions  National Lampoon magazine courtesy of
• National Park Service, The  special thanks
• New Wave Entertainment  title design (uncredited)
• Owen & DeSalvo Company  post-production accounting
• Pacific Title/Mirage  titles and opticals
• Paramount Pictures  "Love American Style" courtesy of
• Sound Dogs  sound design services
• Starcraft Services  craft service
• Taylor Royall Casting  background casting: Washington D.C.
• The Chase Manhattan Bank  production financing
• The Condé Nast Publications Inc.  "House and Garden Magazine" used courtesy of
• Todd-AO Studios  sound post-production
• Toronto Film Studios  movie studio
• United States Park Police  special thanks
• Virgin Records  soundtrack
• Voices Anonymous  adr group
• Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution  "Kung Fu" and "F Troop" courtesy of
• White House Historical Association  white house collection
• William F. White International  grip and lighting equipment

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) | Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Finland:K-3 | 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:

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.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: 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.

Quotes:

Mrs. Spinnler: Because of your thoughtlessness, we've missed the field trip lunch at McDonald's - which the students on the other buses are now enjoying. We will return to school, for a *cold* lunch. In the cafeteria.

Movie Connections:

References The Godfather (1972)

Soundtrack:

Brother Louie

Hilarious Satire of the Watergate Scandal

My husband and I laughed uproariously throughout "Dick."

As the youngest ones in the audience, I later heard the women in the Ladies Room afterwards complain that it was not respectful to a president -I said "Have you ever heard of satire?".

As it is, I wonder if younger folks who don't know the details of the Watergate scandal would get all the jokes? My son had to answer a homework question the other day on Watergate and just used Encarta as a source - and says that's it, he knows everything about it. It does help to know about Rosemary and the 18 minute tape gap (though Arlo Guthrie's alternative explanation is equally funny.) One also does have to get references to Gordon Liddy and the Plumbers, Checkers, Nixon and his youth outreach, Kissinger's ego, John Dean's crisis of conscience, etc. It also helps to have seen "All the President's Men" because this movie skewers that one hilariously, taking Woodward and Bernstein effectively off their pedestals.

It probably could be funny without that foreknowledge --but not nearly as much.

Dan Hedaya seems born to play Nixon, much better than Rich Little. Saul Rubinek is terrific as Kissinger. Dave Foley is not great as the fearsome Haldeman.

I'm not sure all the music was actually year accurate, but regardless the numbers (I only spotted one cover version over the credits, with the rest the original songs) were chosen wonderfully well for very funny commentary.

The clothes were also accurate, though I was bothered by the opening paean to Bobby Sherman - I thought I remember him being on "Shindig" circa 1965 such that "Teen Beat" magazine or whatever wouldn't have been featuring him in 1972-- wouldn't a Partridge or some such have been more appropriate?

(originally written 8/8/1999)