The Assassination of Richard Nixon

6.477

95 minutes

5/17/2004

Overview

It’s 1974 and Sam Bicke has lost everything. His wife leaves him with his three kids, his boss fires him, his brother turns away from him, and the bank won’t give him any money to start anew. He tries to find someone to blame for his misfortunes and comes up with the President of the United States who he plans to murder.

Cast List

Sean Penn
as Samuel Bicke
Don Cheadle
as Bonny Simmons
Jack Thompson
as Jack Jones
Mykelti Williamson
as Harold Mann
Michael Wincott
as Julius Bicke
Naomi Watts
as Marie Bicke
Nick Searcy
as Tom Ford
Brad William Henke
as Martin Jones
Tracy Middendorf
as Businesswoman
Lily Knight
as Receptionist
April Grace
as Mae Simmons
Jared Dorrance
as Sammy Jr.
Jenna Milton
as Ellen
Mariah Massa
as Julie
Eileen Ryan
as Marie's Mother
Derek Greene
as Joey Simmons
Joe Marinelli
as Mel Samuels
Robert Kenneth Cooper
as Irate Driver
Kenneth White
as Customer #1
Brett Rickaby
as Customer #2
James Morrison Reese
as Customer #3
Frank Brown Jr.
as Customer #4
James Carraway
as Customer #5
Jay Jacobus
as Customer #6
J.C. MacKenzie
as Co-Pilot
Kathryn Howell
as Hostage
Denise Balthrop Cassidy
as Bank Teller
Gary L. Mack
as Security Man
Melissa Saltzman
as Boarding Agent
Richard Nixon
as Self (archive footage)