I love you
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | I love you |
| Original title | Thick |
| Country of production | USA , France , Canada |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1999 |
| length | 93 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 (cinema) / 12 (DVD) |
| Rod | |
| Director | Andrew Fleming |
| script | Andrew Fleming, Sheryl Longin |
| production |
David Coatsworth , Gale Anne Hurd |
| music | John Debney |
| camera | Alexander Gruszynski |
| cut | Mia Goldman |
| occupation | |
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I love Dick (Original title: Dick ) is an American - French - Canadian comedy film from 1999. The director was Andrew Fleming , who co- wrote the script with Sheryl Longin . The main roles were played by Kirsten Dunst , Michelle Williams and Dan Hedaya .
action
A TV host asks Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward who Deep Throat is. The reporters deny that they invented this figure. They argue when one of the journalists discovers that the presenter was trying to fool them. The rest of the film plot is shown in a flashback .
15-year-old schoolgirls Betsy Jobs and Arlene Lorenzo meet in the apartment of one of the girls, which is located in the Watergate building complex . They happened to witness the break-in into the premises of the Democratic Party and the arrest of the intruders. The next day, her school class visits the White House . You see one of the men met that night, Bob Haldeman, again. Haldeman loses a list of names and amounts of money the girls take as souvenirs.
The students witness when Richard Nixon complains that his dog does not respect him. The dog plays with the girls Nixon appoints as official dog gas guides . When he learns from Haldeman that they might know something about the burglary that went wrong, he appoints them as secret youth counselors . In this capacity, they should keep quiet about all White House affairs.
The girls talk about their experiences that nobody believes in. For Nixon they bake Hello Dolly cookies with nuts with strange green leaves between them. The cookies put Nixon in a good mood. His visitor Brezhnev also tastes it and sings the title song from Hello, Dolly! .
Lorenzo falls in love with Nixon. She reveals her love to the tape that recorded conversations in Nixon's study. She wants to check the recording and hears Nixon mistreating his dog. The angry girls argue with the man. They call Bernstein and Woodward, whom they tell about the list they found earlier. They use the name of a sexual practice from a porn film as an alias.
Betsy's brother, Larry, admits that he was hiding his drugs among the nuts. The youngsters suspect that the Hello Dolly cookies are to blame, which is why Nixon is paranoid .
Nixon resigns. When he and his wife are flying out with Marine One on the last day of their office , Nixon sees Betsy and Arlene on the roof of one of the houses. They wear the costumes sewn from the American flag and hold a banner on which Nixon is insulted. He shows the finger .
Reviews
Rita Kempley wrote in the Washington Post on August 4, 1999 that the film was more fun than one might expect. He combines a comedy about growing up with " pointed political satire ". His humor is " biting ", but not " malicious ". Kempley praised the way Will Ferrell and Bruce McCulloch caricatured reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. Dan Hedaya shows the soul of President Nixon no worse than Anthony Hopkins in the film Nixon .
Kevin Thomas wrote in the Los Angeles Times on August 4, 1999 that the " hot " and " funny " film should appeal to all age groups. He praised the portrayals of Kirsten Dunst, Michelle Williams and Dan Hedaya. The production designer Barbara Dunphy and the designer of the costumes Deborah Everton had reproduced the style of the time without portraying it as " clumsy " or " condescending ".
Awards
Dan Hedaya and the film for Best Comedy were nominated for a Golden Satellite Award in 2000. Michelle Williams was nominated for the Young Artist Award in 2000. Kirsten Dunst was nominated for the YoungStar Award in 2000.
backgrounds
Filming took place in Washington DC and Toronto . Production costs amounted to about 13 million US dollars , the box office in the cinemas of the United States was US $ 6.24 million.
The first name "Dick", which originally gave the title, was a nickname for Richard Nixon in the press ("Tricky Dick").
Web links
- I love Dick in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- I love Dick at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- I love Dick at Metacritic (English)