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The Assassination of Richard Nixon

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UPC: 027616924483

Format: DVDNTSC

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Sean Penn (looking rather Rupert Pupkin-like) is Samuel Bicke, whose life, circa 1974, has become unbearable. His wife (Naomi Watts) has left him, his dead-end sales job is killing him--even his best friend (Don Cheadle) has had enough. Bicke's a loser, but at least he's an honest one. Nixon, the epitome of dishonesty, becomes the locus of his rage, so Bicke devises a plan to eliminate him. Paul Schrader claims he finished writing Taxi Driver before the real-life Byck attempted to assassinate the president. Maybe so, but the similarities are hard to ignore (and "Bickle" sounds a lot like "Byck"). Niels Mueller (Tadpole) doesn't disguise the fact that his debut was inspired by the guy. If…    
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Video details

Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Unknown
Actors: Sean Penn Naomi Watts Don Cheadle Jack Thompson Brad William Henke 
Size: 7.1000" x 5.4200"
Weight: 0.1800 lbs.
Language: English, French, English