The Assassination of Richard Nixon (US Version) DVD Region 1

Sean Penn gives yet another remarkable performance as troubled soul Sam Bicke in Niels Mueller's debut feature film, THE ASSASSINATION OF RICHARD NIXON. As the Watergate scandal is breaking and President Nixon can be seen all over the television and newspapers, Bicke struggles to earn money as an office furniture salesman as he tries to win back his estranged wife, Marie (a brunette Naomi Watts). He has grand plans of starting a mobile tire store with his friend Bonny (Don Cheadle), but he is so blinded by truth and honesty that he stands in the way of his own potential success. His rage continues to build as he sees another man spending time with Marie and the kids until he cannot control it any longer and resolves to kill Nixon, whom he blames for all of society's ills. Mueller, who cowrote the script with Kevin Kennedy, tells the story in a series of flashbacks as Bicke dictates into a tape recorder the sad details of his life to composer Leonard Bernstein, the only person he thinks will understand him. Penn immerses himself in this difficult, challenging role, playing a simple man on the verge of exploding. From the way he covets his mustache to how he reacts when he's around Marie, Penn embodies Bicke, who sees himself as representative of the loss of the American dream. Based on true events, the film also deals with the racism and sexism that was rampant in the early-to-mid-1970s.

"Mr. Penn, as is his wont, acts up a storm with the aid of some facial embellishment..." - Manohla, Dargis (Film Critic), New York Times, 12/29/2004

"Dark and eerily resonant....[The film] crawls under your skin and amps up the agitation until you want to jump out of it." - Carina, Chocano (Los Angeles Times Critic), Los Angeles Times, 12/29/2004

"Penn's performance is really a profound study of a particular type of loner that no one has pegged better: the sociopathic putz." - Owen, Gleiberman (Entertainment Weekly Critic), Entertainment Weekly, 01/14/2005

"[Penn is] understated and eloquent....This may be the leanest and most devastating performance of his career." - Stephen, Farber (Movieline Critic), Movieline's Hollywood Life, 12/01/2004

"[R]iveting....Penn makes it unthinkable to turn away." - Peter, Travers (Rolling Stone Critic), Rolling Stone, 01/27/2005

"[W]ithin this lies one of the finest character studies you'll see. Penn is at his lightest and most intense..." - Damien, Love (Uncut Critic), Uncut, 05/01/2005

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Product Title:	The Assassination of Richard Nixon (US Version) The Assassination of Richard Nixon (US Version) The Assassination of Richard Nixon (US Version) The Assassination of Richard Nixon (US Version) The Assassination of Richard Nixon (US Version)
Artist Name(s):	Leonardo DiCaprio (Actor) | Sean Penn (Actor) | Don Cheadle (Actor) | Jack Thompson (Actor) | Michael Wincott (Actor) | Naomi Watts (Actor) | Niels Mueller | Alexander Payne | Emmanuel Lubezki | Frida Torresblanco 狄卡比奧 里安納度 (Actor) | 辛潘 (Actor) | 當卓度 (Actor) | Jack Thompson (Actor) | Michael Wincott (Actor) | Naomi Watts (Actor) | Niels Mueller | Alexander Payne | Emmanuel Lubezki | Frida Torresblanco 狄卡比奥 里安纳度 (Actor) | 辛潘 (Actor) | 当卓度 (Actor) | Jack Thompson (Actor) | Michael Wincott (Actor) | Naomi Watts (Actor) | Niels Mueller | Alexander Payne | Emmanuel Lubezki | Frida Torresblanco レオナルド・ディカプリオ (Actor) | ショーン・ペン (Actor) | ドン・チードル (Actor) | Jack Thompson (Actor) | Michael Wincott (Actor) | Naomi Watts (Actor) | Niels Mueller | Ａｌｅｘａｎｄｅｒ Ｐａｙｎｅ | Emmanuel Lubezki | Frida Torresblanco Leonardo DiCaprio (Actor) | Sean Penn (Actor) | Don Cheadle (Actor) | Jack Thompson (Actor) | Michael Wincott (Actor) | Naomi Watts (Actor) | Niels Mueller | Alexander Payne | Emmanuel Lubezki | Frida Torresblanco
Director:	Niels Mueller Niels Mueller Niels Mueller Niels Mueller Niels Mueller
Producer:	Leonardo DiCaprio | Alexander Payne | Alfonso Cuaron 狄卡比奧 里安納度 | Alexander Payne | Alfonso Cuaron 狄卡比奥 里安纳度 | Alexander Payne | Alfonso Cuaron レオナルド・ディカプリオ | Ａｌｅｘａｎｄｅｒ Ｐａｙｎｅ | Ａｌｆｏｎｓｏ Ｃｕａｒｏｎ Leonardo DiCaprio | Alexander Payne | Alfonso Cuaron
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Release Date:	2005-04-26
UPC Code:	794043785023
Language:	English
Subtitles:	English, Spanish
Country of Origin:	United States
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Color Information:	Color
Disc Format(s):	DVD
Region Code:	1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Rating:	Not Rated
Publisher:	Warner Home Video
Package Weight:	104 (g)
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1004377924

Director: Niels Mueller

DVD Features:

Region (unknown)
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Full Frame - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Surround Stereo 2.0 English
Dolby Surround 5.1 English
Additional Release Material:
Director Commentary