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:

Dog | White House | Richard Nixon | Dog Walker | President

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:

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:

Factual errors: Nixon's dog Checkers was not alive during his presidency. The dog died in 1964 before Nixon became president.

Quotes:

Arlene Lorenzo: I love Dick!

Movie Connections:

References Coleslaw Warehouse (1992)

Soundtrack:

ABC

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.