Sammy-Gate (2020)
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.
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Richard BeattySammy Davis Jr.
Phil ProctorRichard Nixon
Peter Henry SchroederSanto Trafficante
Durga McBroomTalk Show HostReginald M. Jernigan Jr.Night Tripper
Freddy AndreiuciMatty Madonna
Theo BreauxPFC Garfield Mosley
Luis Fernandez-GilBebe RebozoAlison KohlhardtWillow
Michael Patrick McGillDeep Throat
Richard TannerRobert MaheuDaniel Patrick CarboneHoward HughesMots-clés
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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.