Frost/Nixon (2008)
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Frost/Nixon is a historical drama film based on the 2006 play of the same name by Peter Morgan, who also adapted the screenplay. The film tells the story behind the Frost/Nixon interviews of 1977. The film was directed by Ron Howard. A co-production of the United States, the United Kingdom and France, the film was produced for Universal Pictures by Howard, Brian Grazer of Imagine Entertainment, and Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner of Working Title Films, and received five Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Director.
The film reunites its original two stars from the West End and Broadway productions of the play: Michael Sheen as British television broadcaster David Frost and Frank Langella as former United States President Richard Nixon. It was released in the United States on December 5, 2008, and in the United Kingdom on January 23, 2009.
After the Watergate scandal of 1972 and his subsequent resignation in 1974, 400 million people worldwide watched Nixon leave the White House. Among them is British journalist David Frost, currently recording a talk show in Australia, who decides to interview Nixon.
Nixon’s literary agent, Irving Lazar, believes the interview would be an opportunity for Nixon to salvage his reputation, and to make some money. Lazar demands $500,000, and ultimately gets $600,000 and Frost accepts.
After persuading his friend and producer John Birt that the interviews would be a success, Frost travels with Birt to California to meet with Nixon. On the plane to California, Frost flirts with a young woman called Caroline Cushing, and they begin a relationship.
Director: Ron Howard
Writers: Peter Morgan (based on the stage play & screenplay)
Stars: Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Sam Rockwell, Kevin Bacon, Matthew Macfadyen, Oliver Platt, Rebecca Hall
►Cast:
| Frank Langella | … | Richard Nixon |
| Michael Sheen | … | David Frost |
| Sam Rockwell | … | James Reston, Jr. |
| Kevin Bacon | … | Jack Brennan |
| Matthew Macfadyen | … | John Birt |
| Oliver Platt | … | Bob Zelnick |
| Rebecca Hall | … | Caroline Cushing |
| Toby Jones | … | Swifty Lazar |
| Andy Milder | … | Frank Gannon |
| Kate Jennings Grant | … | Diane Sawyer |
| Gabriel Jarret | … | Ken Khachigian |
| Jim Meskimen | … | Ray Price |
| Patty McCormack | … | Pat Nixon |
| Geoffrey Blake | … | Interview Director |
| Clint Howard | … | Lloyd Davis |
| Rance Howard | … | Ollie |
| Gavin Grazer | … | White House Director |
| Simon James | … | Frost Show Director |
| Eloy Casados | … | Manolo Sanchez |
| Jay White | … | Neil Diamond |
| Wil Albert | … | Sammy Cahn (as Will Albert) |
| Keith MacKechnie | … | Marv Minoff |
| Penny L. Moore | … | Lady with Dachshund (as Penny Moore) |
| Janneke Williamson | … | Frost’s Female Assistant (as Janneke Arent) |
| David Ross Paterson | … | Birt TV Show Presenter |
| Jennifer Hanley | … | Makeup Woman |
| Robert Pastoriza | … | Interview Cameraman |
| Louie Mejia | … | Interview Cameraman |
| Kevin P. Kearns | … | Fan at Airport (as Kevin Kearns) |
| David Kelsey | … | Smith House Reporter |
| James Ritz | … | Smith House Reporter |
| Pete Rockwell | … | Smith House Reporter |
| Ned Vaughn | … | Secret Serviceman |
| Simone Kessell | … | Airport Check-In Woman |
| Ben Pauley | … | Australian Stage Manager |
| Noah Craft | … | Australian Stage Director |
| Talley Singer | … | Stewardess (as Taylor Singer) |
| Kaine Bennett Charleston | … | Sydney Assistant Director |
| Gregory H. Alpert | … | White House Cinematographer |
| Kimberly Robin | … | Ma Maison Girl |
| Michelle Manhart | … | Disco Girl |
| Steve Kehela | … | Premiere Reporter |
| Antony Acker | … | Premiere Reporter (as Anthony H. Acker) |
| John Kerry | … | Man at Disco |
| Jenn Gotzon | … | Tricia Nixon |
| Googy Gress | … | Network Executive |
| Marc McClure | … | Network Executive |
| Joe Spano | … | Network Executive |
| Jason Suhrke | … | Press Reporter (voice) |
| Mickie Banyas | … | Fina Sanchez |
| Jay Bird | … | Vietnam Protestor |
| Michael Patrick Breen | … | Houston Ballroom Diner |
| Scott Bryson | … | John Bryson |
| Shawn Card | … | Photographer |
| Marianne Chambers | … | Frost’s Blonde |
| John Chancellor | … | Self (archive footage) |
| Rich Cohen | … | Secret Service Agent #2 |
| Danielle Cooper | … | Playmate |
| Alexandria Cree | … | Julie Nixon |
| Walter Cronkite | … | Self (archive footage) |
| Eve Curtis | … | Sue Mengers |
| John Dean | … | Self (archive footage) |
| Sam Ervin | … | Self (archive footage) |
| Joe Fedio | … | Secret Service Agent |
| Gerald Ford | … | Self (archive footage) |
| Maggie Grant | … | Australian Reporter |
| Alan Gray | … | Orthodontist |
| Darbi Gwynn | … | Photo Mistress w / Michael Sheen in airport scene |
| Christopher Haskell | … | Man in Restaurant |
| Jimmy Heck | … | Bouncer |
| Kristina Hughes | … | White House Aide |
| Candy Ibarra | … | Nightclub Entourage |
| Rachael Jane | … | Socialite |
| Dave Johnson | … | Nightclub Patron |
| Christopher Jude | … | Smith House Press / Reporter |
| Adam Karst | … | Huston Ballroom |
| Shaun R.L. King | … | Vietnam Protestor |
| Ariel Lazarus | … | Playboy Bunny |
| Paula Lemes | … | Woman in the Sofá |
| Steve Longmuir | … | Cameraman |
| John Luder | … | Staffer |
| Les Mahoney | … | TV Reporter |
| Dasha Mironova | … | Model |
| Victoria Monroe | … | Disco Dancer |
| Roger Mudd | … | Self (archive footage) |
| Andrew Jackson Murphy | … | Club Goer |
| Susanna Musotto | … | Tennis Player |
| Eddie Napolillo | … | Smith Crew |
| Robert Phares | … | White House Aide |
| Bill Porter | … | Houston Ball Room Attendee |
| Yvette Rachelle | … | Playboy Bunny |
| John Robert | … | Heathrow Businessman |
| Howard J Rosen | … | Secret Service Agent |
| Andrea Russell | … | Nightclub Patron |
| James Seaman | … | Passenger |
| Eric Sevareid | … | Self (archive footage) |
| Evan Silverman | … | Smith Crew |
| Mark Simich | … | Hugh Hefner |
| Max Elliott Slade | … | Camera Operator (Smith crew) |
| Cecelia Specht | … | Australian Talk Show Script Girl |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia