Sammy-Gate
2020, English. Directed by Noel Lawrence.
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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Cast & crew
- Noel LawrenceDirector
- Richard BeattySammy Davis Jr.
- Phil ProctorRichard Nixon
- Peter Henry SchroederSanto Trafficante
- Durga McBroomTalk Show Host
- Reginald M. Jernigan Jr.Night Tripper
- Freddy AndreiuciMatty Madonna
- Theo BreauxPFC Garfield Mosley
- Luis Fernandez-GilBebe Rebozo
- Alison KohlhardtWillow
- Michael Patrick McGillDeep Throat
- Richard TannerRobert Maheu
- Daniel Patrick CarboneHoward Hughes
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- 23 January 2020
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Noel Lawrence, Darius James
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Sammy-Gate (2020) was directed by Noel Lawrence and stars Richard Beatty, Phil Proctor, Peter Henry Schroeder.