United States / Jan 23, 2020 / World-Premiered in IFFR 2020
Sammy-Gate (2020)
Directed by Noel Lawrence
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Plot
A dark political satire about how Sammy Davis, Jr. caused Watergate. Equal parts "Dr. Strangelove," "Zelig," and "Network," "Sammy-Gate" takes you on a psychedelic trip into the 1970s polyester heart of darkness. On a USO tour of Vietnam, Sammy Davis Jr. stumbles upon a CIA-sponsored plot to smuggle heroin into the United States. Through comic ineptitude mixed with noble intentions, Davis triggers a chain of bizarre missteps by the FBI, the Mafia, and the Nixon administration that result in the Watergate scandal.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Luis Fernandez-Gil | Bebe Rebozo |
| Alison Kohlhardt | Willow |
| Michael Patrick McGill | Deep Throat |
| Richard Tanner | Robert Maheu |
| Daniel Patrick Carbone | Howard Hughes |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Sammy-Gate |
| Original language | EN |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | The J.X. Williams Archive |
| Release date | 23 gennaio 2020 |
| Writer | Darius James, Noel Lawrence |
| Cinematography | Tabbert Fiiller, Stephan Wassmann |
| Assistant directors | Noel Lawrence |
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