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The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004) -- Based on real life events, Assassination is set in 1974 and centers on a businessman (Penn) who decides to take extreme measures to achieve his American dream.
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Overview

User Rating:
7.1/10   13,064 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Kevin Kennedy (written by)
Niels Mueller (written by)
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Release Date:
22 October 2004 (Greece) more
Tagline:
The mad story of a true man. more
Plot:
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. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 3 nominations more
User Comments:
I loved this movie more (189 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Sean Penn ... Samuel J. Bicke

Naomi Watts ... Marie Andersen Bicke

Don Cheadle ... Bonny Simmons
Jack Thompson ... Jack Jones

Brad William Henke ... Martin Jones (as Brad Henke)

Nick Searcy ... Tom Ford
Michael Wincott ... Julius Bicke

Mykelti Williamson ... Harold Mann

April Grace ... Mae Simmons
Lily Knight ... Receptionist

Jared Dorrance ... Sammy Jr.

Jenna Milton ... Ellen

Mariah Massa ... Julie
Eileen Ryan ... Marie's Mother
Derek Greene ... Joey Simmons
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MPAA:
Rated R for language and a scene of graphic violence. (also edited version)
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95 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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This was originally conceived as a fictitious story but, whilst doing research, the writers discovered something very similar had occurred, so decided to let that influence their script. more
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Anachronisms: As Sam is walking to his boarding gate, both a Southwest Airlines and an America West Airlines aircraft can be seen in the background. America West Airlines did not exist until 1983, and Southwest Airlines did not begin service to BWI until 1993. more
Quotes:
Samuel Bicke: Slavery never really ended in this country. It just gave it another name. Employee. more
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50 out of 71 people found the following comment useful.
I loved this movie, 29 October 2004
10/10
Author: fenuil2004 from Boston

I think this is a remarkable movie. It is great on every level. Sean Penn is better than I have seen him and the guy who plays his boss, Jack Thompson, wow. I am a big fan of Naomi Watts so I am very prejudiced in saying she is phenomenal. And Don Cheadle is one of the best actors around right now so its not a surprise that that is the case here also.

I don't think I've ever seen a film like this. It had me (and most of the audience I saw it with) laughing and getting drawn in by Mr. Penn's character. And then it got very tense and very silent as the film moved toward the end -- which is about the most tense sequence of an intelligent film I have ever seen. I don't want to give anything away but I have to say -- I read the review of someone else on here who called it "taxidriver revisited" and, with all respect, that's about the silliest thing I've read on the IMDb. Anyone who watches this film and starts thinking about and comparing it to another movie instead of 9-11 and the world we are living in right now needs to stop buying DVD's and start watching the news. This movie is so relevant on so many levels. I cannot stop thinking about it. I haven't had that experience for years. I did not think Hollywood was making films like this anymore.

Anyway, I recommend this film big time. I hear it is opening at the end of December. Go see it, that's all I can say -- it is intense and stays with you a long, long time.

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