"Nixon (film) Nixon is a 1995 American epic historical drama film directed by Oliver Stone, produced by Clayton Townsend, Stone and Andrew G. Vajna. The film was written by Stone, Christopher Wilkinson and Stephen J. Rievele. The film tells the story of the political and personal life of former U.S. President Richard Nixon, played by Anthony Hopkins. The film portrays Nixon as a complex and, in many respects, admirable, though deeply flawed, person. ""Nixon"" begins with a disclaimer that the film is ""an attempt to understand the truth [...] based on numerous public sources and on an incomplete historical record."""
"Elvis & Nixon Elvis & Nixon is a 2016 American comedy-drama film directed by Liza Johnson and written by Joey Sagal, Hanala Sagal, and Cary Elwes. The film stars Kevin Spacey as President Richard Nixon and Michael Shannon as singer Elvis Presley, and focuses on the December 21, 1970 meeting between the two men at the White House. The film also stars Alex Pettyfer, Johnny Knoxville, Colin Hanks, and Evan Peters. The film was released on April 22, 2016 by Amazon Studios and Bleecker Street. On the morning of December 21, 1970, actor-singer Elvis Presley shows up to the White"
"The cast includes Anthony Hopkins, Joan Allen, Annabeth Gish, Marley Shelton, Powers Boothe, J. T. Walsh, E. G. Marshall, James Woods, Paul Sorvino, Bob Hoskins, Larry Hagman, and David Hyde Pierce, plus cameos by Ed Harris, Joanna Going, and political figures such as President Bill Clinton in TV footage from the Nixon funeral service. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards: Best Actor (Anthony Hopkins), Best Supporting Actress (Joan Allen), Best Original Score (John Williams) and Best Original Screenplay. This was Stone's second of three films about the American presidency, made four years after ""JFK"", about the assassination of"
"Robert Wisden Robert Charles Wisden (born June 2, 1958) is an English actor who has an extensive career in Canadian and American television. He is best known for his role as United States President Richard Nixon in Zack Snyder's film adaptation of the DC graphic novel ""Watchmen"", Chief Coroner James Flynn in ""Da Vinci's Inquest"", and Ken Browning in ""Final Destination"". He played Robert Patrick Modell in the 1996 ""The X-Files"" series episode ""Pusher"" and 1998 follow-up episode ""Kitsunegari"". In 2000, he won a Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic"
"Vancouver, British Columbia, where he is Head of the Drama department. Robert Wisden Robert Charles Wisden (born June 2, 1958) is an English actor who has an extensive career in Canadian and American television. He is best known for his role as United States President Richard Nixon in Zack Snyder's film adaptation of the DC graphic novel ""Watchmen"", Chief Coroner James Flynn in ""Da Vinci's Inquest"", and Ken Browning in ""Final Destination"". He played Robert Patrick Modell in the 1996 ""The X-Files"" series episode ""Pusher"" and 1998 follow-up episode ""Kitsunegari"". In 2000, he won a Gemini Award for Best Performance"
"Together, they had five sons: Nixon died on September 4, 1956 in La Habra, California, U.S. He was played by Tom Bower in Oliver Stone's ""Nixon"". Francis A. Nixon Francis Anthony Nixon (December 3, 1878 – September 4, 1956) was an American grocer, rancher, and the father of U.S. President Richard Nixon. Nixon was born in Elk Township, Vinton County, Ohio, the son of Sarah Ann (née Wadsworth), a native of Hocking Township, Fairfield County, Ohio, and Samuel Brady Nixon, who was from Smith Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. Nixon's family ancestry included colonial Pennsylvania Quakers. He was raised Methodist, however,"
"and wrote: ""Given that the film is about two of the most recognizable figures of the 20th century, clearly casting is key to its success. Luckily, Johnson hit the jackpot by getting Michael Shannon on board as the King and Kevin Spacey to play the corrupt president."" Elvis & Nixon Elvis & Nixon is a 2016 American comedy-drama film directed by Liza Johnson and written by Joey Sagal, Hanala Sagal, and Cary Elwes. The film stars Kevin Spacey as President Richard Nixon and Michael Shannon as singer Elvis Presley, and focuses on the December 21, 1970 meeting between the two"
"of 6.8/10. It was nominated for four Academy Awards: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Anthony Hopkins), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Joan Allen), Best Music, Original Dramatic Score and Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen. ""Entertainment Weekly"" ranked ""Nixon"" #40 on their ""50 Best Biopics Ever"" list and one of the 25 ""Powerful Political Thrillers"". The theatrical cut of the film was released on DVD on June 15, 1999. A director's cut was released on DVD as part of an Oliver Stone boxset in 2001, running 212 mins and including 28 minutes of previously deleted scenes"
"The Assassination of Richard Nixon The Assassination of Richard Nixon is a 2004 American drama film directed by Niels Mueller. It stars Sean Penn, Don Cheadle, Jack Thompson and Naomi Watts, and is based on the story of would-be assassin Samuel Byck, who plotted to kill Richard Nixon in 1974. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. Samuel Bicke (the name was changed in the film to avoid offending living relatives) is shown to be a constant moralizer but also a deluded liar, making him a hypocrite. He clearly wants to reconcile"
"the box office. He executive produced the biographical survival thriller film ""Captain Phillips"" in 2013, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Spacey portrayed founder and president of the private military corporation Atlas Corporation, Jonathan Irons, in the 2014 video game """" through motion capture. Spacey starred as President Richard Nixon in the comedy-drama ""Elvis & Nixon"" (2016). The film is based on the meeting that took place between Nixon and singer Elvis Presley (Michael Shannon) in December 1970 wherein Presley requested Nixon swear him in as an undercover agent in the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous"
"sunset. An epilogue states that the interviews were wildly successful and that Nixon never escaped controversy until his death in 1994. Other figures and personalities depicted in the film include Tricia Nixon Cox, Michael York, Hugh Hefner, helicopter pilot Gene Boyer (as himself), Raymond Price, Ken Khachigian, Sue Mengers and Jay White as Neil Diamond. To prepare for his role as Richard Nixon, Frank Langella visited the Richard Nixon Presidential Library in Yorba Linda, California, and interviewed many people who had known the former president. On the set, the cast and crew addressed Langella as ""Mr. President."" ""Frost/Nixon"" had its"
"Tom Brokaw, Jill Abramson, Rachel Maddow and Jon Stewart. The documentary earned a 2013 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Special. All the President's Men (film) All the President's Men is a 1976 American political thriller film about the Watergate scandal, which brought down the presidency of Richard M. Nixon. Directed by Alan J. Pakula with a screenplay by William Goldman, it is based on the 1974 non-fiction book of the same name by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, the two journalists investigating the Watergate scandal for ""The Washington Post"". The film stars Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman as"
"Secret Honor Secret Honor is a 1984 film written by Donald Freed and Arnold M. Stone (based on their play), directed by Robert Altman and starring Philip Baker Hall as former president Richard M. Nixon, a fictional account attempting to gain insight into Nixon's personality, life, attitudes and behavior. It was filmed at the University of Michigan. A disgraced Richard Nixon is restlessly pacing in the study at his New Jersey home, in the late 1970s. Armed with a loaded revolver, a bottle of Scotch whisky and a running tape recorder, while surrounded by closed circuit television cameras, he spends"
"a petty thief, just like the majority of them, as he sees it. ""Secret Honor"" has been released as a region 1 DVD. Secret Honor Secret Honor is a 1984 film written by Donald Freed and Arnold M. Stone (based on their play), directed by Robert Altman and starring Philip Baker Hall as former president Richard M. Nixon, a fictional account attempting to gain insight into Nixon's personality, life, attitudes and behavior. It was filmed at the University of Michigan. A disgraced Richard Nixon is restlessly pacing in the study at his New Jersey home, in the late 1970s. Armed"
"English actor, it was his first appearance in a British-made television show. For the scene depicting the older Canton Delaware, the producers originally planned that Sheppard would appear older using makeup effects. However, Sheppard suggested instead that his father and actor, William Morgan Sheppard, play the role, a suggestion that was accepted. American actor Stuart Milligan was cast as President Nixon, which he said he found exciting, having played other presidents in the past, including Dwight D. Eisenhower. Prosthetic pieces were applied on Milligan's cheeks, nose, and ears to make him resemble Nixon as much as possible. He also practiced"
"The American President The American President is a 1995 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Rob Reiner and written by Aaron Sorkin. The film stars Michael Douglas, Annette Bening, Martin Sheen, Michael J. Fox, and Richard Dreyfuss. In the film, President Andrew Shepherd (Douglas) is a widower who pursues a relationship with environmental lobbyist Sydney Ellen Wade (Bening) – who has just moved to Washington, D.C. – while at the same time attempting to win the passage of a crime control bill. Composer Marc Shaiman was nominated for the Original Musical or Comedy Score Oscar for ""The American President"". The"
"Jenn Gotzon Jenn Gotzon Chandler (born May 18, 1979) is an American film actress, model, motivational speaker and author who had her career break portraying U.S. President Richard Nixon's daughter Tricia Nixon in Ron Howard's 2009 Academy Award-Nominated film ""Frost/Nixon"" opposite Frank Langella. In 2010, Gotzon's brand officially launched starring as the female protagonist in wholesome and inspirational films, including mystery-drama ""Doonby"" opposite John Schneider, Robert Davi, Ernie Hudson, comedy-drama ""God's Country"" opposite Daniel Hugh Kelly, children storybook turned movie ""My Daddy's is in Heaven"" with Corbin Bernson, top grossing faithbased comedy ""Love Different"" with late Tommy Ford and the"
"All the President's Men (film) All the President's Men is a 1976 American political thriller film about the Watergate scandal, which brought down the presidency of Richard M. Nixon. Directed by Alan J. Pakula with a screenplay by William Goldman, it is based on the 1974 non-fiction book of the same name by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, the two journalists investigating the Watergate scandal for ""The Washington Post"". The film stars Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman as Woodward and Bernstein, respectively; it was produced by Walter Coblenz for Redford's Wildwood Enterprises. The film was nominated in multiple Oscar, Golden"
"three-picture deal with Stone and he threatened to sue. He withdrew after Stone paid him an undisclosed amount. Stone was finalizing the film's budget a week before shooting was to begin. He made a deal with Cinergi and Disney's Hollywood Pictures in order to supply the $43 million budget. To cut costs, Stone leased the White House sets from Rob Reiner's film, ""The American President"". The studio did not like Stone's choice to play Nixon. They wanted Tom Hanks or Jack Nicholson — two of Stone's original choices. The director also considered Gene Hackman, Robin Williams, Gary Oldman and Tommy"
"Marvin Minoff Marvin Minoff (June 26, 1931 – November 11, 2009) was an American film and television producer best known for having produced ""The Nixon Interviews"" by British journalist David Frost of former U.S. President Richard Nixon in 1977. Minoff also co-produced, along with his business partner Mike Farrell and others, the 1998 film ""Patch Adams"", starring Robin Williams. Minoff, the son of theatrical haberdasher Harry Minoff, was originally from Brooklyn, New York. He attended both Syracuse University and New York University before enlisting in the United States Army during the Korean War. His career in the entertainment industry began"
"disenfranchisement brought by the excesses of the past twenty years. A deeply unsettling look at alienation and city life, Martin Scorsese's ""Taxi Driver"" earned international praise, first at the Cannes Film Festival and then at the Academy Awards, where it was nominated for Best Leading Actor (Robert De Niro), Best Supporting Actress (Jodie Foster), Best Score (Bernard Herrmann), and Best Picture. ""All the President's Men"" dealt with the impeachment of Richard Nixon, while Lumet's ""Network"" portrayed greed and narcissism in both American society and television media. The film won Oscars for Best Actor (Peter Finch), Best Actress (Faye Dunaway), Best"
"U.S. vs. John Lennon"" (2006), """" (2007), and ""Rush to War: Between Iraq and a Hard Place"" (2004), among other documentaries. The films ""Nixon"" (1995), ""Dick"" (1999), ""All the President's Men"" (1976), ""Some Kind of Hero"" (1982), and ""The Seventies (2000 TV miniseries)"" reference McGovern and his 1972 presidential campaign. In director Oliver Stone's ""Nixon"", McGovern is repeatedly cited, including President Nixon (played by Anthony Hopkins) responding to southern conservatives and a right wing special interest group who threaten Nixon by taking away his campaign funds for the 1972 presidential campaign due to Nixon's policies on Cuba, the Environmental Protection"
"John F. Kennedy, and followed 13 years later by ""W."", about George W. Bush. In 1972 the White House Plumbers break into The Watergate and are subsequently arrested. Eighteen months later in December 1973, Richard Nixon's Chief of Staff, Alexander Haig (Powers Boothe), brings Nixon (Anthony Hopkins) audio tapes for Nixon to listen. The two men discuss the Watergate scandal and the resulting chaos. After discussing the death of J. Edgar Hoover, Nixon uses profanity when discussing John Dean, James McCord and others involved in Watergate. As Haig turns to leave, Nixon asks Haig why he hasn't been given a"
"ending his tenure at 53 years during his final season in 2009. Portraying the sitting President of the United States is considered ""about as high [...] an honor that can be bestowed upon a cast member."" Darrell Hammond had the longest tenure portraying a U.S. president, with Bill Clinton from 1995–2001, and George W. Bush during 2003. Hammond also portrayed Richard Nixon in season 34, episode 12. There was also a sketch featuring Chris Farley, David Spade, Chris Elliott, Adam Sandler, and Tim Meadows auditioning for the role of Clinton. There was also a gag in a 2001 sketch with"
"Tim Matheson Tim Matheson (born Timothy Lewis Matthieson; December 31, 1947) is an American actor and director. He is perhaps best known for his portrayals of the smooth-talking Eric ""Otter"" Stratton in the comedy film ""National Lampoon's Animal House"" (1978) and of Vice President John Hoynes in the NBC drama ""The West Wing"". He has had a variety of other well-known roles, including providing the voice of the lead character in the animated series ""Jonny Quest"" and for playing President Ronald Reagan in a television film adaptation of the 2015 novel ""Killing Reagan"" that premiered on October 16, 2016 on"
"""Quantum of Solace"" ""Frost/Nixon"" – Peter Morgan ""The Visitor"" – Tom McCarthy The Dark Knight Michael Shannon – ""Revolutionary Road"" Rosemarie DeWitt – ""Rachel Getting Married"" Australia Bryan Cranston – ""Breaking Bad"" Justin Kirk – ""Weeds"" Paul Giamatti – ""John Adams"" Anna Paquin – ""True Blood"" Tracey Ullman – ""Tracey Ullman's State of the Union"" Judi Dench – ""Cranford"" Cranford Dexter Tracey Ullman's State of the Union Nelsan Ellis – ""True Blood"" Fionnula Flanagan – ""Brotherhood"" ""The Godfather"", ""The Godfather Part II"", and ""The Godfather Part III"" ""Iron Man"" Rock Band 2 ""Sleeping Beauty"" No Country for Old Men World"
"Derek Lee Nixon Derek Lee Nixon is an American actor and producer. He grew up in Texas and gained notoriety in 2002 after starring in Mary-Kate and Ashley's, ""When in Rome"" and in several Hollywood films, including ""Hallettsville"" (with Gary Busey), ""The Lights"" (with Joe Estevez), ""Outrage"" (with Michael Madsen, Natasha Lyonne, and Michael Berryman), ""The Jerk Theory"" (with Tom Arnold, Jenna Dewan-Tatum, Josh Henderson, Lauren Storm), and then starring in ""Texas Chainsaw Massacre"" franchise co-creator Kim Henkel's ""Boneboys"". His Television Credits include guest starring on ""Boston Public"" and the short lived series ""Do Over"" with a recurring job on"
"league,” referencing the speech President Shepherd made about the attacks on Sydney Ellen Wade. The film is recognized by the American Film Institute as #75 in its 2002 list of 100 Years...100 Passions. The American President The American President is a 1995 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Rob Reiner and written by Aaron Sorkin. The film stars Michael Douglas, Annette Bening, Martin Sheen, Michael J. Fox, and Richard Dreyfuss. In the film, President Andrew Shepherd (Douglas) is a widower who pursues a relationship with environmental lobbyist Sydney Ellen Wade (Bening) – who has just moved to Washington, D.C. –"
"in Washington to a mixed response from Republicans and Democrats who did not like the dark visions Cohen evoked on American politics and the portrayals of Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Richard M. Nixon: actor Howard Da Silva played Roosevelt, and ""Richard M. Dixon"" plays Nixon. After it was shown in Washington, the film took a limited nationwide release to theaters, and got a full release to video and television into the 1980s and 1990s. The film is a chronicle of forty years in the life of FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, starting first in the time of Prohibition, as"
"– ""Forrest Gump"" 1995: Nicolas Cage as Ben Sanderson – ""Leaving Las Vegas"" 1996: Geoffrey Rush as David Helfgott – ""Shine"" 1997: Peter Fonda as Ulysses ""Ulee"" Jackson – ""Ulee's Gold"" 1998: Jim Carrey as Truman Burbank – ""The Truman Show"" 1999: Kevin Spacey as Lester Burnham – ""American Beauty"" 2000: Russell Crowe – ""Gladiator"" as Maximus Decimus Meridius 2001: Russell Crowe – ""A Beautiful Mind"" as John Nash 2002: Jack Nicholson – ""About Schmidt"" as Warren Schmidt 2003: Sean Penn – ""Mystic River"" as Jimmy Markum 2004: Paul Giamatti – ""Sideways"" as Miles Raymond 2005: Philip Seymour Hoffman –"
"restored. Much of the added time consists of two scenes: one in which Nixon meets with Central Intelligence Agency director Richard Helms (played by Sam Waterston) and another on Tricia Nixon's wedding day, where J. Edgar Hoover persuades Nixon to install the taping system in the Oval Office. The Director's Cut was released individually on DVD in 2002. The Director's Cut was re-released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (branded as Hollywood Pictures Home Entertainment) on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on August 19, 2008 with the first anamorphic widescreen version of the film in North America. Nixon (film) Nixon is"
"referred to the film as ""a time capsule of a turbulent era, [an] essential viewing for anyone concerned with our nation's history—and its present"". The footage includes appearances by Stokely Carmichael, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Eldridge Cleaver, Bobby Seale, Huey P. Newton, Louis Farrakhan, Emile de Antonio, Richard Nixon, Ingrid Dahlberg and Angela Davis who also provides contemporary voice commentary. Additional contemporary voice commentaries are provided by Erykah Badu, Ahmir Questlove Thompson, who is also credited with scoring the music for the film along with Om'Mas Keith, Talib Kweli, Harry Belafonte, Kathleen Cleaver, Angela Davis, John Forté, Sonia Sanchez,"
"Nixon with Sheila Holt, Tony Hancock with Tottie Truman-Taylor, Alec Bregonzi and Percy Edwards, Vera Lynn with The Lynnettes, Jimmy Edwards with Arthur Howard, John Stirling, David Langford and Jeremy Roughton, Billy Cotton and his Band with Alan Breeze and The Leslie Roberts Silhouettes, Jack Warner with Arthur Rigby, Jeannette Hutchinson, Peter Byrne, Anthony Parker, Moira Mannion and Graham Ashley. Introduced by David Nixon and starring The Mitchell Minstrels, The Television Toppers, Sid James with Bill Kerr, Liz Fraser, Sydney Tafler, Nina and Frederik, Harry Worth with Deryck Guyler, Hugh Lloyd, George Roderick, Kenneth McKellar with The Showtime Dancers, David"