Dick (film)

Theatrical release poster

Film information

Name

Dick

Directed by

Andrew Fleming

Produced by

Gale Ann Hurd

Written by

Andrew Fleming
Sheryl Longin

Starring

Kirsten Dunst
Michelle Williams
Dan Hedaya

Music by

John Debney

Cinematography

Alexander Gruszynski

Editing by

Mia Goldman

Distributed by

Columbia Pictures

Release date

August 4, 1999

Running time

94 min.

Country

France
Canada
United States

Language

English

Budget

$13,000,000

Gross revenue

$23,230,123

'Dick' is a 1999 US comedy movie directed by Andrew Fleming from a script by himself and 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.

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.