The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004)
The mad story of a true man.
95 min
It’s 1974 and Sam Bicke has lost everything. His wife leaves him with his three kids, his boss fires him, his brother turns away from him, and the bank won’t give him any money to start anew. He tries to find someone to blame for his misfortunes and comes up with the President of the United States who he plans to murder.
- Release date
- May 17, 2004
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Steven M. Stern
- Box office
- $4,426,087
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Trailer
Cast
- Sean Penn as Samuel J. Bicke
- Don Cheadle as Bonny Simmons
- Jack Thompson as Jack Jones
- Mykelti Williamson as Harold Mann
- Michael Wincott as Julius Bicke
- Naomi Watts as Marie Andersen Bicke
- Nick Searcy as Tom Ford
- Brad William Henke as Martin Jones
- Tracy Middendorf as Businesswoman
- Lily Knight as Receptionist
- April Grace as Mae Simmons
- Jared Dorrance as Sammy Jr.
- Eileen Ryan as Marie's Mother
- Joe Marinelli as Mel Samuels
- Kenneth White as Customer #1
- Brett Rickaby as Customer #2
- James Carraway as Customer #5
- J.C. MacKenzie as Co-Pilot
- Kathryn Howell as Hostage
- Richard Nixon as Self (archive footage)
Crew
- Niels Mueller · Director
- Kevin Kennedy · Writer
- Niels Mueller · Writer
- Alfonso Cuarón · Producer
- Jorge Vergara · Producer
- Steven M. Stern · Composer
- Emmanuel Lubezki · Cinematographer
- Jay Cassidy · Editor
- Mali Finn · Casting director
- Lester Cohen · Production designer