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Sammy-Gate (2020)

2020-01-23 · EN
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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.

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Darius JamesWriterNoel LawrenceDirector, Writer

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Richard BeattyRichard BeattySammy Davis Jr.Phil ProctorPhil ProctorRichard NixonPeter Henry SchroederPeter Henry SchroederSanto TrafficanteDurga McBroomDurga McBroomTalk Show HostReginald M. Jernigan Jr.Reginald M. Jernigan Jr.Night TripperFreddy AndreiuciFreddy AndreiuciMatty MadonnaTheo BreauxTheo BreauxPFC Garfield MosleyLuis Fernandez-GilLuis Fernandez-GilBebe RebozoAlison KohlhardtAlison KohlhardtWillowMichael Patrick McGillMichael Patrick McGillDeep ThroatRichard TannerRichard TannerRobert MaheuDaniel Patrick CarboneDaniel Patrick CarboneHoward Hughes

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Biography

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityBiographyDialogue densityDramaDirector preference946412Actor preference543651 · 106247 · 115818Country preferenceUs

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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.