Arlene (Michelle Williams) and Betsy (Kirsten Dunst) wander away from their tour group while visiting the White House and stumble upon one of Nixon's infamous top-secret document shredding sessions. Seeking to uncover how much the two girls have discovered, Nixon appoints them "Official White House Dog Walkers" but it's not long before the ditzy duo go from taking out Checkers to taking on "Tricky Dick" in this fun, WAG THE DOG-meets-CLUELESS political send-up. Dan Hedaya (CLUELESS) stars as Richard Nixon.
DVD Features:
2-Disc Set
Region 1
Keep Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Letterbox - 1.85
Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 2.0 - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Subtitles - English - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Deleted Scenes
Film Highlights
Audio Commentary: Andrew Flemming, Director; Sheryl Longin, Screenwriter
Bloopers: Blooper Reel
Isolated Music Soundtrack
Featurette: Making-Of Featurette
Restored Scene
Trailers:
1. DICK
2. CAN'T HARDLY WAIT
3. SPICE WORLD
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Selection
Text/Photo Galleries:
Additional Text: Production Notes
Biographies: Talent Files
Distributor Notes: The year is 1972 and like most high-school students, Betsy Jobs (Kirsten Dunst) and Arlene Lorenzo (Michelle Williams) just want to have a good time. But when, during a class field trip to the White House, they cluelessly wander into a behind-closed-doors, top-secret shredding session, it's time toboth wag the dog, and walk it. Seeking to uncover just how much the witless duo discovered, the Commander-In-Chief, appoints them "Official White House Dog Walkers," and it isn't long before the girls go from taking out Checkers, to taking out Tricky Dick, in this fun-raising comedy of historic distortions.
Source: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Post-Production Supervisor
Bill Brown: Post-Production Supervisor (mostly for O.Stone, J.Hughes)
Review 1:
"...A disarmingly clever spoof of the Watergate era..."
Source: Rolling Stone
p.127-8 08/19/1999
Review 2:
"...Pretty inspired....Kirsten Dunst and Michelle Williams are incredibly winning..."
Source: Premiere
p.30 08/01/1999
Review 3:
"...The movie is a bright and sassy comedy....Comedy like this depends on timing, invention and a cheerful cynicism about human nature..."
Source: Chicago Sun-Times
p.47 08/04/1999
Review 4:
"...[A] consistently engaging film..."
Source: Sight and Sound
p.65 10/01/2000
Review 5:
"...Kirsten Dunst and Michelle Williams are amiably confident....Dan Hedaya does one hilarious Tricky Dick..."
Source: USA Today
p.10D 08/04/1999
Review 6:
"...Dunst and Williams are a constant delight..."
Source: Los Angeles Times
p.C5 08/04/1999
Review 7:
"...A devilishly clever satire....This audacious, imaginative political comedy will have Watergate buffs in particular, and baby boomers in general, laughing loud and long..."
Source: Variety
p.32-4
Review 8:
"...An uproariously dizzy satire....Mr. Hedaya has created the year's funniest film caricature..."
Source: New York Times
p.E1 08/04/1999
Review 9:
"...A gaily funny, shrewdly inventive satire....[Dunst and Williams] are bubblicious..." -- Rating: A
Source: Entertainment Weekly
p.46 09/03/1999