Dick

Dick

1999 · 1h 34m · PG-13

He was tricky. They were better.

After wandering off during a White House tour, two high school girls inadvertently become Richard Nixon's top secret advisers at the height of the Watergate scandal.

Full synopsis

In current day, Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein have still not revealed the identity of Deep Throat, their source that led to them breaking the story of the Watergate scandal and the resignation of President Richard Nixon. Rewind to June 17, 1972. Friends Betsy Jobs and Arlene Lorenzo are typical fifteen year olds whose minds are preoccupied with boys, especially of the teen heartthrob variety. Arlene, who lives in the Watergate complex with her single mother, has invited Betsy over this evening to prepare Arlene's "Win a Date with Bobby Sherman" contest entry. Wandering around the complex that evening, they see a man who they don't recognize. On a class field trip to the White House the following day, they see the same man in the White House who they sort of recognize but don't know from where. He, G. Gordon Liddy, afraid that they can tie him to the Watergate break-in, decides to take decisive measures to deal with them. In this administrative high level maneuvering, Betsy and Arlene meet the President himself. To keep an eye on them, Nixon - or Dick as they are allowed to call him - hires them first to walk Checkers, then as youth policy advisors, all in unofficial capacities, and the latter job in name only that is unless he feels the need to institute a policy they recommended just to placate them. But the more that they have access to the White House as a collective, the more they may truly be exposed to the illegal goings-on by the administration. The question becomes if they are astute enough to recognize what they are seeing - they more used to fixating on the likes of Sherman - and know what to do with the information.

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Cast (44)

Kirsten Dunst Kirsten Dunst Betsy Jobs Michelle Williams Michelle Williams Arlene Lorenzo Dan Hedaya Dan Hedaya President Richard M. Nixon Will Ferrell Will Ferrell Bob Woodward Bruce McCulloch Bruce McCulloch Carl Bernstein Teri Garr Teri Garr Helen Lorenzo Dave Foley Dave Foley Bob Haldeman Jim Breuer Jim Breuer John Dean Ana Gasteyer Ana Gasteyer Rose Mary Woods Harry Shearer Harry Shearer G. Gordon Liddy Saul Rubinek Saul Rubinek Henry Kissinger Devon Gummersall Devon Gummersall Larry Jobs Ted McGinley Ted McGinley Roderick Ryan Reynolds Ryan Reynolds Chip G.D. Spradlin G.D. Spradlin Ben Bradlee Shannon Lawson Kay Jobs Karl Pruner Karl Pruner Frank Jobs Brenda Devine Mrs. Spindler Jonathan Rannells First G-Man Paulino Nunes Paulino Nunes Second G-Man Michael Dyson Michael Dyson Burglar #1 Jerry Schaefer Burglar #2 Jack Mosshammer Jack Mosshammer Fat Freddy Karen Waddell White House Secretary Richard Fitzpatrick Richard Fitzpatrick John Erlichman Scott Wickware Scott Wickware White House Guard Mark Lutz Mark Lutz Hunky Secret Service Man Kedar Brown Kedar Brown Mr. Samovar Kerry Dorey Payola Man Len Doncheff Len Doncheff Leonid Brezhnev Jennifer Wigmore Jennifer Wigmore Washington Post Receptionist Jane Moffat Jane Moffat Kissing Secretary Bernard Browne 2nd Police Officer Rummy Bishop Rummy Bishop Newsstand Guy Deborah Grover Deborah Grover Pat Nixon Stephen Jared Stephen Jared FBI Agent Michael Eric Kramer Michael Eric Kramer TV News Reporter Mike Anscombe TV News Anchor French Stewart French Stewart The Interviewer David Berni David Berni Secret Service Agent (uncredited) Barry Goldwater Barry Goldwater Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Michael Kaufman Teen Tourist (uncredited) Chad Ridgely Chad Ridgely Hippy (uncredited) Jade Wu Jade Wu Tourist (uncredited)