As a teen girl, I absolutely love this movie. Granted, I was only 3 when it came out, but my older sister recently suggested it to me. I actually know a lot about Watergate, which made it all the funnier! I loved the soundtrack, even though some of it isn't historically accurate and the cast was amazing. I love the way they tied in all the "mysteries" to Watergate and how they went about setting everything into place. I loved how some of the minor characters were played by more famous actors than the main cast. I think the best thing was that Nixon was played by an actor who'd played Nixon before in a serious biopic and knew the character before stepping into his shoes. Overall, I just loved the whole dang thing!

Betsy Jobs (Kirsten Dunst) and Arlene Lorenzo (Michelle Williams) are bubbly giggly 15 year old bffs. Betsy lives in the Watergate apartments, and one night, the girls cause the cops to catch the break-in. They keep being in the right place at the right time to cause all kinds of problems for Nixon (Dan Hedaya). When they come to the White House tour, everybody assumes they're clueless, and Nixon decides to keep them as the official White House dog walkers.I love the political spoof. When this starts with Woodward (Will Ferrell) and Bernstein (Bruce McCulloch) fighting on TV, it signals everything about the movie. All the political personalities are brilliantly played. Kirsten and Michelle are just wonderful. Their cluelessness is hilarious.

The "Dick" refers to Richard Nixon of course! What did you think it meant? With a fantastic cast including: Michelle Williams, Kirsten Dunst (both absolutely adorable as Arlene and Betsy), and Will Ferrell (as Bob Woodward). With Terri Garr. It plays like an overlong SNL sketch, because SNL was involved in the production. It "explains" the entire Watergate scandal and so much more. Of course it's all tongue-in-cheek.Two 15-year-old teenage girls mail a fan letter to Bobby Sherman, late at night, and unwittingly run into G. Gordon Liddy which ultimately sends the police dashing to uncover the Watergate break-in. When they go to the White House (school tour), Liddy recognizes them, ("they have the I-Q of yams") and Nixon himself asks the two girls to become the "official White House dog-walkers" for Checkers, to keep tabs on them. Her teacher refuses to believe this and says, more or less, that they both will go to Hell for telling such lies, but it's all true! Then they give all the details to two bumbling Washington Post reporters, including Nixon's staff shredding documents and packing bribe money for the people on the "Creep" list. All the major players, including Kissinger, are portrayed as either hotheads or complete idiots. Dan Hedaya, as Nixon, is devilishly funny and even looks like him. Even "Checkers" hates Nixon! There is 18.5 minutes missing on that infamous Nixon tape because Arlene sings "I honestly Love You" to "Tricky Dick", and then "Dick" erases it. The Russian Peace Accord went so well because the girls unwittingly baked up a batch of pot-laced "Hello Dolly" cookies which mellowed out everyone, including Brezhnev. The girls steal copies of the other White House tapes by sneaking into Haldeman's house. They use the cover name "Deep Throat" because Betsy's older brother Larry is into porn. For a full synopsis, go to "Roger Ebert.com". Marked down slightly for Nixon's anti-Semitic ranting and raving, and an F-bomb, which will certainly be cut for network and cable. A minor play-on-words as the girls blurt out comments about "Dick" at both a roller rink and the Washington Mall. The girls make American Flag hot pants outfits, and wave a banner at Dick as his helicopter flies over The Watergate and Washington for the very last time. The banner reads: "You Suck, Dick"! You will love the"1970's" musical soundtrack and costumes. It's a funny and clever satire and well worth your time, especially if you are over 35. This did not do well at the box office, due to its peculiar title. (BTW: That "blur" near the backside of "Arlene" is to mask a big "tramp- stamp" near her bottom.) Also, did anyone notice that part of "Checkers the dog" is not played by a cocker spaniel?

It is always interesting when someone makes a cross-genre movie, even if it isn't always successful. The two genres here are teen comedy and political satire, not the most obvious of bedfellows. And yet, in this highly improbable tale of two airhead teenage girls who find themselves right at the centre of the Watergate conspiracy, the two genres mesh together perfectly. What's more, the film works well as both a teen comedy and as a political satire.There is a very strong cast, including a number of names in the early days of their careers. Kirsten Dunst was already established, but Michelle Williams, Will Ferrell, and Ryan Reynolds were less well known.As well as being an entertaining take on true events, there are lots of entertaining little touches (the Bernstein character, for instance).I thoroughly enjoyed this unusual and rather daft movie.