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Directed by | Andrew Fleming |
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Produced by | Gale Anne Hurd |
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Cinematography | Alexander Gruszynski |
Edited by | Mia Goldman |
Music by | John Debney |
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Distributed by | Columbia Pictures (through Sony Pictures Releasing) |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
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Language | English |
Budget | $13 million[2] |
Box office | $6.3 million (US)[2] |
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Dick is a 1999 comedy film directed by Andrew Fleming from a script he co-wrote with Sheryl Longin. It is a comic reimagining of the Watergate scandal which ended the presidency of Richard Nixon and features several cast members from Saturday Night Live and The Kids in the Hall.[3] Kirsten Dunst and Michelle Williams star as Betsy and Arlene, two warm-hearted but unworldly 15-year-old friends, who – through various arbitrary circumstances – become the legendary "Deep Throat" figure who played a key role in bringing down the presidency of Nixon (played by Dan Hedaya). At the time of the film's release, the real identity of Deep Throat was not yet known to the public.