Dick is a 1999 US comedy movie directed by Andrew Fleming from the script he co-wrote with Sheryl Longin. It is a parody retelling the events of the Watergate scandal which ended the presidency of Richard ("Tricky Dick") Nixon and features several cast members from Saturday Night Live and The Kids in the Hall. Image File history File links Dick. ... Andrew Fleming was the director of the movie The Craft and currently is president of the Directors Guild of America. ... Gale Anne Hurd (b. ... Andrew Fleming was the director of the movie The Craft and currently is president of the Directors Guild of America. ... Michelle Ingrid Williams (born September 9, 1980) is an [Academy Awards|Academy Award]]-nominated American actress. ... Kirsten[1] Caroline Dunst (born April 30, 1982) is a Golden Globe-nominated American actress, known for her roles in Interview with the Vampire, The Virgin Suicides, Marie Antoinette, and Bring It On, as well as Mary Jane Watson in the Spider-Man film series. ... Dan Hedaya Dan Hedaya is a prolific character actor who was born on July 24, 1940, in Brooklyn, New York to a Sephardic Jewish family. ... John Debney (born Glendale, California, 18 August 1956) is a prolific American film composer who received an Oscar nomination for his score for Mel Gibson`s The Passion of the Christ. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... July 23 is the 204th day (205th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 161 days remaining. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... Comedy has a classical meaning (comical theatre) and a popular one (the use of humour with an intent to provoke[[ laughter in general). ... Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... Andrew Fleming was the director of the movie The Craft and currently is president of the Directors Guild of America. ... Parody of Back to the Future In contemporary usage, a parody is a work that imitates another work in order to ridicule, ironically comment on, or poke some affectionate fun at the work itself, the subject of the work, the author or fictional voice of the parody, or another subject. ... The Watergate scandal was a 1972 break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C. by members of Richard Nixons administration and the resulting cover-up which led to the resignation of the President. ... The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. ... Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. ... Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a weekly late night 90-minute American comedy-variety show based in New York City which has been broadcast live by NBC on Saturday nights since October 11, 1975. ... KITH redirects here. ...

Kirsten Dunst and Michelle Williams star as Betsy and Arlene, two warm-hearted but not very bright 15-year-old girls and inseparable best friends who, through various twists and turns, become the legendary 'Deep Throat' figure partly responsible for bringing down the presidency of Richard Nixon. Dan Hedaya plays Nixon. His associates H. R. Haldeman, G. Gordon Liddy, John Dean, Henry Kissinger and secretary Rose Mary Woods are respectively played by Dave Foley, Harry Shearer, Jim Breuer, Saul Rubinek and Ana Gasteyer. Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein are played by Will Ferrell and Bruce McCulloch. Teri Garr appears as Arlene's mother. Kirsten[1] Caroline Dunst (born April 30, 1982) is a Golden Globe-nominated American actress, known for her roles in Interview with the Vampire, The Virgin Suicides, Marie Antoinette, and Bring It On, as well as Mary Jane Watson in the Spider-Man film series. ... Michelle Ingrid Williams (born September 9, 1980) is an American actress best known as Jen Lindley on Dawsons Creek. ... W. Mark Felt, on the set of CBSs Face the Nation in 1976. ... Dan Hedaya Dan Hedaya is a prolific character actor who was born on July 24, 1940, in Brooklyn, New York to a Sephardic Jewish family. ... H.R. Haldeman, January 21, 1971. ... G. Gordon Liddy George Gordon Battle Liddy (born November 30, 1930) was the chief operative for President Richard Nixons White House Plumbers unit. ... John Dean, May 7, 1972. ... Henry Alfred Kissinger (born Heinz Alfred Kissinger on May 27, 1923 in Fürth) is a German-born American diplomat, and 1973 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. ... Woods, on the cover of Time Magazine (December 10, 1973) Rose Mary Woods (December 26, 1917 – January 22, 2005) was Richard Nixons secretary from 1951, through the Watergate scandal and until the end of his political career. ... Dave Foley. ... Harry Julius Shearer (born December 23, 1943) is an American comedic actor and writer. ... Jim Breuer This article is about the comedian. ... Saul Rubinek (born July 2, 1948) is a German-born Canadian film actor, often cast as a shady professional. ... Ana Kristina Gasteyer (born May 4, 1967) is an American actress and comedian. ... The Washington Post is the largest newspaper in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. ... A Female Reporter A reporter is a type of journalist who researches and presents information in certain types of mass media. ... Bob Woodward Robert Upshur Bob Woodward (born March 26, 1943) is assistant managing editor of The Washington Post. ... Carl Bernstein (left) and Bob Woodward (right)This image is pending deletion. ... John William Will Ferrell (born July 16, 1967[1]) is an Emmy and Golden Globe nominated Irish-American comedian, impressionist and actor who first established himself as a cast member of Saturday Night Live, and has since gone on to a successful film career. ... Bruce McCulloch (born May 12, 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta) is an actor, writer, comedian, and film director. ... Teri Garr (born December 11, 1947 in Lakewood, Ohio) is an American actress and comedienne. ...

Plot summary

Betsy Jobs and Arlene Lorenzo are two sweet but somewhat ditzy teenage girls living in Washington D.C. in the early 1970s. 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. 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. They manage to enter and leave through the parking garage and taping the handle 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. 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 don't recognise him) and instantly becomes suspicious. 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 up. Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... The Watergate complex in Washington, DC. The Watergate Hotel is a luxury hotel in northwest Washington, D.C., best known for being at the site of burglaries that led to the Watergate scandal and the resignation of President Richard Nixon. ... Bobby Sherman (born Robert Cabot Sherman, Jr. ... G. Gordon Liddy George Gordon Battle Liddy (born November 30, 1930) was the chief operative for President Richard Nixons White House Plumbers unit. ... For other uses, see White House (disambiguation). ... H.R. Haldeman, January 21, 1971. ...

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. 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 inadvertently baked marijuana into. 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. Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev Russian: ; January 1, 1907 [O.S. December 19, 1906] – November 10, 1982) was the effective ruler of the Soviet Union from 1964 to 1982, at first in partnership with others. ... A Cannabis sativa plant The drug cannabis, also called marijuana, is produced from parts of the cannabis plant, primarily the cured flowers and gathered trichomes of the female plant. ... Henry Alfred Kissinger (born Heinz Alfred Kissinger on May 27, 1923 in Fürth) is a German-born American diplomat, and 1973 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. ... The Watergate scandal was a 1972 break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C. by members of Richard Nixons administration and the resulting cover-up which led to the resignation of the President. ...

Arlene, previously infatuated with teen idol singer Bobby Sherman, now falls equally hard for "Dick", the president. Just after reading an 18½-minute message of love into his tape recorder, she plays back another part of the tape and, after hearing his coarse, brutal rantings, quickly realizes his true nature. 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!"). Teen Idol Ricky Nelson See Teen Idol (novel) for the 2004 novel by Meg Cabot For the pop punk band, see Teen Idols A teen idol is a famous person who generates adulation from large numbers of teenagers. ... Ercole de Roberti: Concert, c. ... Bobby Sherman (born Robert Cabot Sherman, Jr. ... During the Watergate scandal, it was discovered that President Nixon had tape recorded several key meetings and conversations. ...

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 so they become informants; two 15-year old girls are the true identity of the famous Deep Throat. 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 two fifteen-year-old girls - and to make matters worse, their only piece of physical evidence - a list of names of those involved from CREEP (Committee to Re-Elect the President) is eaten by Betsy's dog. Nixon's men realize that the girls are a real threat and attempt tactics such as bugging and undercover agents to find out what they know, eventually going so far as to break into Betsy's house and plant an undercover agent as Arlene's mother's boyfriend. Eventually pushed to limit after being chased by the Watergate 'plumbers' the girls decide to take action - sneaking into Haldeman's house, they manage to find and steal a crucial tape recording. They keep the tape as a souvinir and give a written copy to Woodward and Bernstein, thus ending Nixon's political career. ... Bob Woodward Robert Upshur Bob Woodward (born March 26, 1943) is assistant managing editor of The Washington Post. ... Carl Bernstein (left) and Bob Woodward (right)This image is pending deletion. ... W. Mark Felt, on the set of CBSs Face the Nation in 1976. ... Physical evidence is any evidence introduced in a trial in the form of a physical object, intended to prove a fact in issue based on its demonstrable physical characteristics. ... Look up creep in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A bug is the common name for a covert listening device, usually a combination of a miniature radio transmitter with a microphone. ... Look up Undercover in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The White House Plumbers or simply The Plumbers is the popular name given to the covert Nixon White House Special Investigations Unit established July 24, 1971. ... The Watergate tapes, also known as the Nixon tapes are a collection of conversations between President Nixon and various White House staff members, recorded on the White House taping system and White House dictabelts. ...

The girls are convinced they were responsible for stopping the Vietnam war. After Betsy's brother Larry got drafted, the girls spoke with Nixon because Betsy felt sorry for him. Soon after that, Nixon begins calling troups out of war.

Trivia

• Most of the clothes used on the film are original polyester clothes from the 70s. 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.
• Although the dog is repeatedly referred to as Checkers, Nixon's dog while in the White House was named King Timahoe. 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. At the time of the film, the informant's identity was still a mystery.
• In the ending scene, Michelle Williams' character is wearing a crop- top which shows off a poorly- camouflaged tattoo on her lower back.
• This was the final film for G. D. Spradlin, the American character actor. He retired from the movie business upon completion of filming.
• The song played as Nixon walked into the helicopter and made his famous "peace" signs is Carly Simon's "You're So Vain".

All the Presidents Men is a 1976 film based on the 1974 non-fiction book by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, the two journalists investigating the Watergate scandal for the Washington Post. ... Wikisource has original text related to this article: Checkers speech The Checkers speech was given by Richard Nixon on September 23, 1952, when he was the Republican candidate for the Vice Presidency. ... King Timahoe was a presidential pet during the Nixon administration. ... Mark Felt, special agent in charge of the Salt Lake City field office, poses for the Deseret News on January 20, 1958. ... G. D. Spradlin (born August 31, 1920 in Daylight Township, Garvin County, Oklahoma, USA) is an American character actor. ... A character actor is an actor, especially in motion pictures, who predominantly performs in similar roles throughout the course of a career. ... Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1945 in New York City) is an Academy Award, Golden Globe and two-time Grammy Award winning American musician who emerged as one of the leading lights of the early 1970s singer-songwriter movement. ... Youre So Vain is a song written and performed by Carly Simon in 1972. ...

See also

• Politics in fiction

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