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| Using a nonchronological narrative style ` la CITIZEN KANE (from which he quotes), director Oliver Stone explores former president Richard Nixon's strict Quaker upbringing, his nascent political strivings in law school, and his strangely self-effacing courtship of his wife, Pat (played by Joan Allen). The contradictions in his character are revealed early, in the vicious campaign against Helen Gahagan Douglas and the oddly masochistic Checkers speech. His defeat at the hands of the hated and envied John F. Kennedy in the 1960 presidential election, followed by the loss of the 1962 California gubernatorial race, seem to signal the end of his career. Yet, although wholly lacking in charisma, Nixon remains a brilliant political operator, <br> seizing the opportunity provided by the backlash against the antiwar movement <br> to take the presidency in 1968. It is only when safely in office, running far ahead in the polls for the 1972 presidential election, that his growing paranoia comes to full flower, trig... |
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Key Information
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| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Directors: |
Oliver Stone |
| Actors: |
Bob Hoskins · David Hyde Pierce · David Paymer · E.G. Marshall · Ed Harris · J.T. Walsh · James Woods · Madeline Kahn · Mary Steenburgen · Paul Sorvino · Powers Boothe |
| Stars: |
Anthony Hopkins · Joan Allen |
| UPC: |
717951002396, 786936015386, 786936166750, 786936177367, 786936670134, 786936747997 |
| Running Time: |
3hr 12min |
| Available Formats: |
DVD, DVD: 2-Disc Set; Election Year Edition; Extended Director's Cut, DVD: Director's Cut, VHS, VHS: Director's Cut; Includes Deleted Scenes, VHS: LETTERBOXED |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA) |
| Subgenre: |
Character Study |
| Release Date: |
1995 |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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VHS Editions
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- VHS: Director's Cut; Includes Deleted Scenes
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment
- March 12, 2002
- R (MPAA)
- 786936177367
, - VHS: LETTERBOXED
- 3hr 12min
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment
- May 12, 1998
- R (MPAA)
- 786936015386
- Sound Features: HiFi, Digital, Stereo
, - VHS
- 3hr 12min
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment
- May 12, 1998
- R (MPAA)
- 786936670134
- Sound Features: HiFi, Digital, Stereo
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Christopher Wilkinson, Oliver Stone, Stephen J. Rivele |
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Professional Reviews
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(01/29/1996, p.63, Peter Travers): "...Gripping psychodrama....Technically the film is a marvel...", (03/01/1996, p.48-9, Jose Arroyo): "...Riveting....The film compliments Nixon with grandeur....A fascinating film...", (07/12/1996, p.66, Steve Daly): "...[An] emotionally shattering elegy....[Watch it on] letterbox..." -- Rating: A-, (12/18/1995, Todd McCarthy): "...[Hopkins has] done an excellent job....[Allen] gives her Pat Nixon a surprising dimensionality and often touching humanity...", (12/22/1995, p.42, Roger Ebert): "...[Stone] creates empathy for this most enigmatic of American leaders. One of the year's best films...", (12/29/1995, p.1D, Mike Clark): "...NIXON is a behind-closed-doors portrayal....Stone's casting prowess is paramount, and there are pungent performances even in the cameos..." -- 3 out of 4 stars |
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