Dick (film)

Dick
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAndrew Fleming
Written by
  • Andrew Fleming
  • Sheryl Longin
Produced byGale Anne Hurd
Starring
CinematographyAlexander Gruszynski
Edited byMia Goldman
Music byJohn Debney
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures (through Sony Pictures Releasing)
Release date
  • August 4, 1999 (1999-08-04)
Running time
94 minutes
Countries
LanguageEnglish
Budget$13 million[2]
Box office$6.3 million (US)[2]

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.

  1. ^ a b "Dick (1999)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Dick (1999)". The Numbers. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  3. ^ Jacobs, Matthew (August 27, 2014). "9 Things You Really Never Knew About 'Dick'". HuffPost.