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Dick

  • 19991999
  • ALAL
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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Kirsten Dunst and Michelle Williams in Dick (1999)
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Comedy

After wandering off during a White House tour, two high school girls inadvertently become Richard Nixon's top secret advisers at the height of the Watergate scandal.After wandering off during a White House tour, two high school girls inadvertently become Richard Nixon's top secret advisers at the height of the Watergate scandal.After wandering off during a White House tour, two high school girls inadvertently become Richard Nixon's top secret advisers at the height of the Watergate scandal.

IMDb RATING
6.2/10
20K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,734
90
  • Director
    • Andrew Fleming
  • Writers
    • Andrew Fleming
    • Sheryl Longin
  • Stars
    • Kirsten Dunst
    • Michelle Williams
    • Dan Hedaya
  • Director
    • Andrew Fleming
  • Writers
    • Andrew Fleming
    • Sheryl Longin
  • Stars
    • Kirsten Dunst
    • Michelle Williams
    • Dan Hedaya
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 220User reviews
    • 52Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 nominations

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    Trailer 2:27
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    Photos61

    Kirsten Dunst stars as Betsy Jobs
    Michelle Williams stars as Arlene Lorenzo
    Betsy & Arlene
    Dan Hedaya stars as Richard Nixon
    Betsy & Arlene with Dick
    Betsy & Arlene see something they shouldn't
    Director Andrew Fleming
    Dick (1999)
    Kirsten Dunst and Michelle Williams in Dick (1999)
    Kirsten Dunst and Michelle Williams in Dick (1999)
    Dan Hedaya in Dick (1999)
    Kirsten Dunst, Dan Hedaya, Will Ferrell, and Michelle Williams in Dick (1999)

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    Kirsten Dunst
    Kirsten Dunst
    • Betsy Jobs
    Michelle Williams
    Michelle Williams
    • Arlene Lorenzo
    Dan Hedaya
    Dan Hedaya
    • Dick
    Will Ferrell
    Will Ferrell
    • Bob Woodward
    Bruce McCulloch
    Bruce McCulloch
    • Carl Bernstein
    Teri Garr
    Teri Garr
    • Helen Lorenzo
    David Foley
    David Foley
    • Bob Haldeman
    Jim Breuer
    Jim Breuer
    • John Dean
    Ana Gasteyer
    Ana Gasteyer
    • Rose Mary Woods
    Harry Shearer
    Harry Shearer
    • G. Gordon Liddy
    Saul Rubinek
    Saul Rubinek
    • Henry Kissinger
    Devon Gummersall
    Devon Gummersall
    • Larry Jobs
    Ted McGinley
    Ted McGinley
    • Roderick
    Ryan Reynolds
    Ryan Reynolds
    • Chip
    G.D. Spradlin
    G.D. Spradlin
    • Ben Bradlee
    Shannon Lawson
    Shannon Lawson
    • Kay Jobs
    Karl Pruner
    • Frank Jobs
    Brenda Devine
    • Mrs. Spinnler
    • Director
      • Andrew Fleming
    • Writers
      • Andrew Fleming
      • Sheryl Longin
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Most of the clothes used on the film are original polyester clothes from the 1970s. They were bought brand new from a warehouse.
    • Goofs
      Checkers died in 1964, about a decade before the events of this movie.
    • Quotes

      Arlene Lorenzo: We have a very important school report on turquoise jewelry due in two days, and we can't find any books on it, and the President's having us followed. It's too much pressure.

    • Crazy credits
      The characters and incidents portrayed and the names herein are fictitious, and any similarity to the name, character, or history of any person is entirely coincidental and unintentional.
    • Alternate versions
      The DVD features a deleted dream sequence which apperantly happens right after Arlene burns all of her Nixon memorabilia. It basically is an extension of the first dream, with here discovering a tape recorder in Dick's back, and then dreams that he is some sort of evil being.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Sixth Sense/Mystery Men/The Thomas Crown Affair/Bowfinger/Dick (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      ABC
      Written by Fonce Mizell (as Alphonso Mizell), Freddie Perren, Deke Richards and Berry Gordy

      Performed by Jackson 5

      Courtesy of Motown Record Company, L.P.

      By Arrangement with Universal Film & TV Music

    User reviews220

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    Featured review
    8/10
    Tricky Dick and Watergate in a refreshing light!
    Much time has passed since the Watergate scandal of 1974. In the present day, we see so many scandals involving upper-crust politicians (including, but not limited to, the President), that we have become jaded to their importance. In 1974, though, this scandal marked the first time a president's authority and character had been publicly questioned. The two main characters are two 15-year-old girls - one the only offspring of a single mother (who is played by Teri Garr) and the other the only sister in a standard nuclear family, complete with a pothead older brother who's about to be drafted. The events of the times are swirling around these two young ladies, but we see them all through their eyes. Some of us know about the events of the early 1970s because we were there, and others of us know about them through history books or from our elders. But now we get to see these events as they pertain to two teenagers. It's interesting how the basic character of a teenager hasn't changed - these girls dismiss Watergate and Vietnam initially and are more concerned with teen idols, school, and, well, teenager stuff. Admittedly, the plot's a little contrived, but it never makes the mistake of taking itself seriously. One of the girls happens to live in the Watergate Hotel, and late one night they both innocently learn of the break-in. They subsequently get to meet many key Watergate players, including Haldemann, Liddy, Wooodward, Bernstein, Kissinger, and, of course, Nixon himself.

    The most amazing thing about this script is that while nothing is really historically revised to tell the tale, the girls' characters are used to supply details of these historical events that may answer some old questions. What happened to the section that Nixon's secretary chopped from the illegal tape? Who was Deep Throat, anyway? The 'answers' to these questions will make you laugh.

    As for the acting, it's absolutely perfect. Kirsten Dunst and Michelle Williams are a real treat as the giggly, naive teenage girls. Their characters are very well-written - at no point do they do something that seems out of character. But the biggest treat of all is Dan Hedaya as Nixon. Some people can do Nixon impressions, and some ARE Nixon. Hedaya captures the feel for the ex-President, from his creepy scowl when trying to be friendly to his state of panic when the truth of the scandal finally set in. He's the best thing going in this film, and possibly should be nominated for his work.
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    • dfranzen70
    • Dec 24, 1999

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 4, 1999 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
      • France
    • Official site
      • Phoenix Pictures
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 白宮也瘋狂
    • Filming locations
      • Whitby, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Canal+ Droits Audiovisuels
      • Pacific Western
      • Phoenix Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $13,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $6,262,878
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,210,267
      • Aug 8, 1999
    • Gross worldwide
      • $6,262,878
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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