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The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004)
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Ratings: 7.1/10 from 17,460 users
Metascore:
63/100
Reviews: 195 user | 155 critic | 38 from Metacritic.com Based on real life events, Assassination is set in 1974 and centers on a businessman who decides to take extreme measures to achieve his American dream. Director:Niels Mueller |
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Harold Mann
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Mae Simmons
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Lily Knight | ... |
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Sammy Jr.
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Ellen
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Julie
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Eileen Ryan | ... |
Marie's Mother
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Derek Greene | ... |
Joey Simmons
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In 1974 Samuel Joseph Byck attempted to hijack a plane he intended to fly into the White House to kill Richard Nixon - possibly the first time an airliner was to be used as a flying bomb in a terrorist attack. Sam Bicke is a lonely, ineffectual incompetent who feels wronged by his family, friends, employers and the world in general, though his problems are largely of his own making and his petulant refusal to compromise what he sees as his 'values'. Thus he loses his job rather than 'lie' to customers about prices, while at the same time he continuously deceives his friends, and steals from his friend and his brother. Elaborate plans for success founder on equally avoidable issues. As his world falls apart, he fantasizes Richard Nixon (then under the shadow of Watergate and soon to leave office) as his ultimate enemy, and Leonard Bernstein (to whom he dictates endless self-exculpatory audio letters) as his only friend and equal... Written by Chris Davis
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The mad story of a true man. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for language and a scene of graphic violence See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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A Richard Nixon-merénylet See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$37,547 (USA) (2 January 2005) (5 Screens)Gross:
$697,759 (USA) (27 February 2005)Company Credits
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Written by Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter
Performed by Hamilton, Frank and Reynolds
Courtesy of MCA Records
Under License from Universal Music Enterprises
Published by Universal-Duchess Music Corporation (BMI) See more »
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The airport interior scenes were filmed at the Oakland International Airport in Oakland, California, whose design remains similar to airports of the 1970s. See more »Goofs
Factual errors: From the PA announcement we learn that Bicke will be boarding a TWA flight. In one shot of the aircraft a red pointed cheatline (stripe painted near the windows) is seen which would have been part of TWA's 1972 livery. However, when we see the exterior of the boarding door from the jetway, the Delta Air Lines "widget" (a red triangle and a blue triangle) can be seen. See more »Quotes
Samuel Bicke: What happened, Mr. Bernstein... to the land of plenty. When there's plenty for the few, and nothing for the plenty. Is that the American Dream?See more »
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"Don't Pull Your Love"Written by Dennis Lambert, Brian Potter
Performed by Hamilton, Frank and Reynolds
Courtesy of MCA Records
Under License from Universal Music Enterprises
Published by Universal-Duchess Music Corporation (BMI) See more »
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