Dick (1999): Dir: Andrew Fleming / Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Michelle Williams, Dan Hedaya, Will Ferrell, Bruce McCulloch: Interesting film poorly marketed. That is not to say that it isn't good. It just isn't up there with All the President's Men. Title is a slang attempt at humour yet a media term for Nixon's downfall. It focuses on the Watergate break involving President Richard Nixon. This information was founded by "Deep Throat", which protects two teenage girls who walk Nixon's dog. Both girls split on a class trip to the White House and are caught. Fearing that they might know something Nixon appoints them as official dog watchers. Entertaining story with many surprises yet it resembles a teen comedy. Director Andrew Fleming does his best to make it appeal to both audiences and is given hilarious performances by Kirsten Dunst and Michelle Williams as the teen girls in question. Dan Hedaya steals the film as President Nixon who attempts to divert the girls but ends up being made a fool. Bruce McCulloch and Will Ferrell are superb as struggling journalists who were portrayed by Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman in All the President's Men. Whether it appeals to adults or teenagers doesn't take away from the fact this is a funny and insightful comedy where it is learned that sometimes the most unlikely factors can overthrow the big and powerful. Score: 9 / 10

Keep humor legal, that's my motto. Those viewers with any memories of 1972 will enjoy the harmless situational humor in "Dick." A few time line errors in music (Van McCoy and others). Chances of the brother being drafted in 6/72 were remote as nation prepared for all-vol army July '73. Nonetheless a fun flick. Saul Rubinek as Kissinger. My favorite character actor Dan Hedaya as RMN. DC scenery. Will Farrell as Woodward. The eighteen minute gap explained-- at long last! Writing is sound. Actors apparently had fun. G.D. Spradlin as Bradlee. And so on. "Dick" has stood the test of time. Viewers will love it.(There-- that's ten lines. Really dumb policy-- causes a writer to pad review.)

See Watergate, the GOP and the White House as exposed by two Bobby Sherman loving high school girls. Michelle Williams and Kirsten Dunst light up the screen as the coming of age teenagers. Backed by an infectious and well timed sound track, this movie weaves this fictional fun tale within one of the most shameful time frames of American politics. It is this embarrassment that is preyed upon wonderfully by Dan Hedaya and Saul Rubinek as Nixon (bumbling) and Kissinger (the defensive apologist). The way little pieces of Nixon-Americana are not so subtly attributed to these two girls makes for a great running gag! Enjoy this romp through history spun by writers Andrew Fleming and Sherylyn Longin.

I am a history teacher and if I tried to spot all the anachronisms and historical mistakes, this film would drive me crazy. However, it's all intended as good old silly fun and I had no trouble letting go of my usual habit of spotting the goofs.The film is like combining a dopey teen comedy (such as CLUELESS) with history--in this case, the last years of the Nixon presidency and all its scandals. Again and again, these Forrest Gump-like airheads stumble into one plot after another and accidentally trigger the events that led to the exposure of the Watergate conspiracy. The film begins with the girls stumbling into G. Gordon Liddy during his burglary of the DNC office and culminate with their giving Dick Nixon a rousing send-off at the end of the film.Of all the silly situations in the film, I particularly liked the movie's explanation for the missing 18 and 1/2 minutes on the Nixon tapes as well as the way Woodward and Bernstein were portrayed. However, these are just two of many silly and cute moments.Overall, a great laugh--particularly for those old enough to notice all the references in the film (such as the plumbers and Checkers--who was a Cocker Spaniel, not a pointer, by the way).A word of note--parents may want to think twice about having younger kids watch this movie due to its many crude references (after all, the film is named "Dick"--it should be expected) as well as drug use and glorification.