Dick
Director: Andrew Fleming Run Time: 94 min. Release Year: 1999
Starring: Bruce McCulloch, Dan Hedaya, Kirsten Dunst, Michelle Williams, Will Ferrell
Betsy (Kirsten Dunst) and Arlene (Michelle Williams) are two 15-year-old girls in 1976. When Betsy visits Arlene at the Watergate Motel, the two accidentally stumble into the middle of the infamous Watergate robbery. In order to keep them quiet, Nixon (Dan Hedaya) appoints them as honorary dog walkers. As they travel in and out of the White House, their seemingly innocent actions start a chain of events that may eventually lead to Nixon’s resignation as president of the United States.
“It’s Watergate as seen through the eyes of two teenage girls, played with implacable good cheer by Kirsten Dunst and Michelle Williams.” ~ Joel Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal