Fresh
Sean Penn brings this obscure failure back to life in a vivid portrayal of a madman in the making, a madman who had a date with a gun and history.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
The mad story of a true man.
2004 · 1h 35m · R
Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Directed by
Stuart B. Hagen
,
Niels Mueller
,
Roland Manarin
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The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Stuart B. Hagen Director
- Niels Mueller Director
- Roland Manarin Director
- Sean Penn as Samuel 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 Bicke
- Nick Searcy as Tom Ford
- Brad William Henke as Martin Jones
- Tracy Middendorf as Businesswoman
- Lily Knight as Receptionist
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
67%
Tomatometer
Rotten
It's not just Nixon's shadow that hangs like a cloud over Assassination, it's the shadow of the bummerific era of American movies his regime spawned.
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
Rotten
The idea that assassins are products of their times is intriguing, but The Assassination of Richard Nixon is betrayed by its ambitions and pretensions.
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Rotten
A well-made if relatively uninvolved character study with nothing noteworthy to say.
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press
Rotten
Assassination is an odd little movie. It's exceptionally well-done but doesn't attain the levels of meaning for which it seems to be striving.
Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News
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