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The Assassination of Richard Nixon
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Synopsis
The true story of a man who, on February 22, 1974, was thwarted from an ambitious plan for political assassination provides the basis for this striking psychological drama. Sam Bicke (Sean Penn) is a salesman for an office-supply company whose life is slowly beginning to unravel. Bicke's job is going nowhere, his wife, Marie (Naomi Watts), has left him, and his boss (Jack Thompson) keeps pushing self-help books on him that make a mockery of his state of mind. One of Bicke's few friends is Bonny Simmons (Don Cheadle), an auto mechanic, and together they come up with an idea for a tire shop on wheels; while neither has the money to finance the project, Bicke has learned of a program for small-business loans instituted by President Richard Nixon, which he's certain will come through for him. But Bicke is denied his loan, which dovetails with his increasing suspicion of the president's Vietnam policies and a sudden interest in the "by any means necessary" political activism of the Black Panther Party. Desperate to seem important in some way, Bicke becomes increasingly obsessed with the duplicity of Richard Nixon, until he chooses to take it upon himself to stop the president once and for all. The Assassination of Richard Nixon was the first feature film from director Niels Mueller. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast

Don Cheadle Bonny
Lily Knight Receptionist
Nick Searcy Tom Ford
Jack Thompson Jack Jones
Naomi Watts Marie Bicke
Mykelti Williamson Harold Mann
Michael Wincott Julius Bicke
Sean Penn Sam Bicke
Tracy Middendorf Businesswoman
Brad Henke Martin Jones

Production Crew

Carlos Cuarón Associate Producer
Emmanuel Lubezki Associate Producer
Kurt Mueller Associate Producer
Mali Finn Casting
Emmanuel Lubezki Cinematographer
Doug Bernheim Co-producer
John Limotte Co-producer
Steven M. Stern Composer (Music Score)
Aggie Guerard Rodgers Costume Designer
Niels Mueller Director
Jay Cassidy Editor
Alexander Payne Executive Producer
Arnaud Duteil Executive Producer
Avram Kaplan Executive Producer
Frida Torresblanco Executive Producer
Joana Vicente Executive Producer
Kevin Kennedy Executive Producer
Leonardo DiCaprio Executive Producer
Van A. Hayden First Assistant Director
Debra Grieco Line Producer
Alfonso Cuarón Producer
Jason Kliot Producer
Joana Vicente Producer
Jorge Vergara Producer
Lester Cohen Production Designer
Kevin Kennedy Screenwriter
Niels Mueller Screenwriter
Jerzy Zielinski Second Unit Director Of Photography
Barbara Munch Set Decorator
Jose Antonio Garcia Sound/Sound Designer
Anna MacKenzie Supervising Sound Editor
Year: 2004
Runtime: 95
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: R
for language and a scene of graphic violence
Category: Feature

Genre
Drama

Produced by
Anhelo
Monsoon Entertainment
Open City Films
Sound Pictures
Th!nkFilm

Release
December 29, 2004 (USA - Limited)
by THINKFilm

Awards
2004 - Special Recognition for Excellence in Filmmaking - National Board of Review
2004 - Film Presented - Cannes Film Festival
2004 - Film Presented - Toronto International Film Festival