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Release Date:
20 December 1995 (USA)
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He had greatness within his grasp. more
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A biographical story of former U.S. president Richard Milhous Nixon, from his days as a young boy to his eventual presidency which ended in shame. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for 4 Oscars.
Another 7 wins
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6 nominations
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(5 articles)
Hopkins To Play Hemingway
(From WENN. 25 March 2009, 12:35 AM, PDT)
Frank Langella is a Tricky Dick in the First Frost/Nixon Trailer [First Look]
(From FilmSchoolRejects. 21 August 2008, 3:00 AM, PDT)
(From WENN. 25 March 2009, 12:35 AM, PDT)
Frank Langella is a Tricky Dick in the First Frost/Nixon Trailer [First Look]
(From FilmSchoolRejects. 21 August 2008, 3:00 AM, PDT)
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A Surreal Reality
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Rated R for language.
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192 min | USA:212 min (director's cut)
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2.35 : 1 more
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USA:R (certificate #34303) |
Iceland:L |
South Korea:15 |
Brazil:14 |
New Zealand:M |
Philippines:PG-13 |
Canada:AA (Ontario) |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Canada:PG (Manitoba) |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Chile:14 |
Denmark:12 |
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France:U |
Germany:12 (f) (bw) |
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Portugal:M/12 |
Singapore:NC-16 |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:11 |
UK:15
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The scene at Santa Anita Raceway echoes a similar scene in JFK (1991), and even hints at the previous movie with John Williams' JFK theme played in scenes in which Kennedy is referenced.
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Anachronisms: The road Nixon is traveling along to get to the ranch in 1972 has yellow markings. At that time, although the USA was replacing the white ones, country roads would have not been changed, and even if it had been changed, the marking would not have been faded.
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H. R. Haldeman:
Eight words back in '72. 'I covered up. I was wrong. I'm sorry'. The American public would have forgiven him. But we never opened our mouths, John. We failed him.
John Ehrlichman: Dick Nixon apologize? That will be the day. Most of his armor would fall off.
H. R. Haldeman: You'll tell Mitchell?
[Ehrlichman nods. Haldeman turns to go, then hesitates]
H. R. Haldeman: And John... you *do* know that you and I are next?
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John Ehrlichman: Dick Nixon apologize? That will be the day. Most of his armor would fall off.
H. R. Haldeman: You'll tell Mitchell?
[Ehrlichman nods. Haldeman turns to go, then hesitates]
H. R. Haldeman: And John... you *do* know that you and I are next?
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Referenced in American Splendor (2003)
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SHENANDOAH
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I will start by saying I am an Oliver Stone fan. For some particular reason though I did not expect to like this movie but obviously I did. He actually unexpectedly gave a very fair depiction of Nixon. Nixon really transformed before my eyes in here. That was really something special to see.
The acting was quite good. Anthony Hopkins though totally uplifted this movie. I could imagine many people saying his performance was over-the-top or a bit too surreal at times. Yet that is what really made his performance so amazing. The way he was able to transform the many crazy and totally off the wall aspects of Nixon and make them into a reality. To me as the movie went on I felt I was in some way able to see his paranoia, anxiety, thirst for power and just the simple fact of wanting to be liked. I could see he was more of a troubled and vulnerable man than a monster. He never quite connected with anybody which made him bitter and fueled his paranoia and greed even more. To me Hopkins portrayed this all perfectly, all the complexities and inner feelings of Nixon. Hopkins slipped into this role in way that you rarely see. He became Nixon, and at times I was speechless or should I say thoughtless watching him portray such an important figure in such a way. More and more I felt sorry for Nixon, as he looked more and more like a schizophrenic. To me this role was more psychologically bone-chilling than his role as Hannibal Lechter in Silence of the Lambs and I have no problem debating that.
The rest of the cast was quite good as well. Joan Allen was very good in showing the complex relationship/marriage she had with Richard Nixon. James Woods freaked me out at times displaying that pure evil and hatred at times that Hopkins showed as Nixon. Paul Sorvino was very good as Henry Kissinger. Mary Steenburgen was interesting to watch in the very limited time she played in here. The two actors though other than Hopkins though that really stood out to me were Bob Hoskins and Sam Waterston. Despite Hoskins not giving an amazing performance and having very limited time he gave me chills just seeing J. Edgar Hoover being portrayed in some sort of way. Sam Waterston despite being limited to really just one scene was even more chilling than the rest of the cast(excluding Hopkins) combined in that one moment. That moment was one of the most intense face to face scenes that I have ever seen. It was so memorable.
The directing was very good. It was not the best I have seen from Oliver Stone but it was up there. For the first 45 minutes or so I was a bit confused about what was happening and the flow of the movie but I got used to it. The first portion of the movie did feel unbalanced at times but the feel of the movie got better as it wore on. Going back to that one scene between Sam Waterston and Anthony Hopkins, I felt this scene was one of the best directed and written scenes I have seen from Oliver Stone or anyone ever. That scene was a microcosm of the movie. The motion-sickness, mind scrambling, paranoid feeling of that scene captured the entire movie. The feeling of even seeing the president himself being treated like a puppet, despite not that shocking, was mind numbing to watch. That scene was true testament to the writing and directing abilities of Oliver Stone.
The writing was also very good throughout. It seemed as if everything Stone wanted to get across got across. The writing was not amazing but it certainly served it duty. The cinematography was great though. Stone always knows how to get his point across in the way he photographs a movie even if all of other aspects of the movie fail. That dark Oliver Stonish feeling kept on creeping in on every scene, but also that dark psychological feeling that he had put in Born On the Fourth of July and Platoon also was felt through the cinematography. The music by John Williams, who always knows how to capture a moment musically, was simply perfect in here again.
I can understand this movie being boring to a lot of people or it being considered propaganda. Yet I think this movie is an overlooked masterpiece. Just seeing Anthony Hopkins perform as Nixon is a good enough reason to see this movie. He took control of this movie by force and took it to another level. Despite this being an Oliver Stone movie it is more fair than you would think. Of course this movie may have a few conspiracy theories included in it but Oliver Stone never forces his theories on people. There is a reason why at the beginning at every movie he puts a disclaimer saying that not everything in his movies are facts. Despite it being great I don't know if this is a movie for everyone. This movie seems to be crazy and surreal but isn't that how life seems to be at times as well?