Dick (movie)

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.

Plot summary

Betsy and Arlene sneak out of Arlene's home, an apartment in the Watergate building, at the same time as the Watergate break-in. They accidentally cause the break-in to be discovered, but are seen by Liddy, who recognizes them the next day when a school tour takes them to the White House, and instantly becomes suspicious.

Related Topics:
Watergate building - White House

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Nixon's men stumble to improvise reasons to keep the girls at hand until they can find out whether they are enemies of the President, and finally appoint them as the President's official dog-walkers... which means they must be admitted repeatedly to the White House. On these visits they accidentally influence major events in various ways, such as by bringing cookies that they have inadvertently baked marijuana into. They also learn the major secrets of the Watergate scandal without realizing what they know.

Related Topics:
Enemies of the President - Dog - Marijuana - Watergate scandal

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Arlene, previously infatuated with teen idol singer Bobby Sherman, now falls equally hard for "Dick", the president. Just after reading an 18½-minute message of love into his tape recorder, she plays back another part of the tape and quickly realizes his true nature.

Related Topics:
Teen idol - Singer - Bobby Sherman - 18½-minute

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The girls now reevaluate what they have learned and decide to reveal everything to Woodward and Bernstein, so becoming Deep Throat. Nixon's men realize that the girls are a real threat and attempt tactics such as bugging and undercover agents. For a time the girls distrust Woodward and Bernstein, who are depicted as small-mindedly competitive. Also, their only piece of physical evidence is eaten by Betsy's dog.

Related Topics:
Deep Throat - Bugging - Undercover - Physical evidence

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Eventually the girls decide to take action and sneak into Haldeman's house to steal a crucial tape recording. They give this to Woodward and Bernstein, and Nixon's career is over.

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