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Assassination of Richard Nixon, The (2004)

The mad story of a true man.

Original Title : The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Director : Niels Mueller
Writer : Kevin Kennedy
Niels Mueller
Genre : Drama
Country : USA
Language : English
Music : Steven M. Stern
Photography : Emmanuel Lubezki
Distributor : Arn Productions LLC
MPAA Rating : Rated R for language and a scene of graphic violence. (also edited version)
IMDB ID : 0364961
Official site : http://www.assassinationrichardnixon.com
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Starring

ÂSean Penn Samuel J. Bicke
ÂNaomi Watts Marie Andersen Bicke
ÂDon Cheadle Bonny Simmons
ÂJack Thompson Jack Jones
ÂBrad William Henke Martin Jones (as Brad Henke
ÂNick Searcy Tom Ford
ÂMichael Wincott Julius Bicke
ÂMykelti Williamson Harold Mann
ÂApril Grace Mae Simmons
ÂLily Knight Receptionist
ÂJared Dorrance Sammy Jr.
ÂJenna Milton Ellen
ÂMariah Massa Julie
ÂEileen Ryan Marie's Mother
ÂDerek Greene Joey Simmons
ÂJoe Marinelli Mel Samuels
ÂRobert Kenneth Cooper Irate Driver
ÂTracy Middendorf Businesswoman (as Tracy Lynn Middendorf
ÂKenneth White Customer
ÂBrett Rickaby Customer
ÂJames Morrison Reese Customer
ÂFrank Brown Jr. Customer
ÂJames Carraway Customer (as James D. Carraway
ÂJay Jacobus Customer
ÂJ.C. MacKenzie Co-Pilot
ÂKathryn Howell Hostage
ÂDenise Balthrop Cassidy Bank Teller
ÂGary L. Mack Security Man (as Gary Mack
ÂMelissa Saltzman Boarding Agent
ÂSalvador Allende Himself (archive footage
ÂPete Boughn Old Fisherman (uncredited
ÂBrandon Brizendine Boy in Airport (uncredited
ÂSam Ervin Himself (archive footage
ÂTim Halpin Co-Pilot (uncredited
ÂJanean Christine Mariani Cocktail Waitress (uncredited
ÂRussell Means Himself (archive footage
ÂRichard Nixon Himself (archive footage
ÂShah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Himself (archive footage
ÂAugusto Pinochet Himself (archive footage
ÂTony Rocha Airport Security (uncredited
ÂAnnieScott Rogers Jack's Wife (uncredited
ÂJohn Patrick Shulak Busboy (uncredited
ÂTeresa Anne Volgenau Travel Agent (uncredited
ÂSherrie La'Marr Wheeler Bar Patron (uncredited
 

Plot

Fact-based story about a disturbed office furniture salesman (Sean Penn) who in 1972 concocted a plot to kill then-President Nixon by hi-jacking a plane to fly over the White House to drop a gas bomb. At the start of the movie, the man is separated from his wife and stressed in his job where he is made the butt of jokes and is an under-performer. Attempts to get his father's old tire business resurrected with a black partner is rejected by the banks. When he is officially served with divorce papers, everything comes apart and Richard Nixon's broken promises comes to represent all the evils that have come down on him. A news story about a pilot that landed a helicopter on the White House lawn gives him the idea for his attack. Bolting onto a Baltimore plane, he attempts the hi-jacking.
 

Comments

Kudos to Mr. Mueller, 12 November 2004 Author: Milrav A visceral and elegiac film impressively crafted by first time director Niels Mueller and an equally perspicuous screenplay, a collaborative effort by Neils Mueller and Kevin Kennedy. Another unforgettable performance by Sean Penn, as Samuel Byck, and a flawless performance by Jack Thomson's, as Jack Jones, that is worthy of all movie awards. Samuel Byck (Sean Penn), an office furniture salesman during the Nixon era, found solace by chronicling his tribulations on tapes and eventually mailing them to Leonard Bernstein for compassion. The film, which was based on these tapes, re-examines the social plagues that forever haunt us - the socioeconomic and political quasi-religious dogmas that are inflicted upon us. At the end we realize that we are Sam Beck's 'Mr. Bernstein' left with the choice to redeem him or not. This is the best film I've seen so far this year.
 
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