Frost/Nixon

Year:

2009

Duration:

122 min

Genres:

Drama | History

IMDB rate:

7.7

Director:

Ron Howard

Awards:

Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 22 wins & 60 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2009-01-23

Filming Locations: Palos Verdes Estates, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $35,000,000

Opening Weekend: $180,708 (USA) (7 December 2008)

Gross: $18,593,156 (USA) (22 March 2009)

Cast

Actor

Character

Oliver Platt

Frost/Nixon

Simone Kessell

Patty McCormack

Frost/Nixon

Holly Weber

Frank Langella

Richard Nixon

Michael Sheen

David Frost

Sam Rockwell

James Reston, Jr.

Kevin Bacon

Jack Brennan

Matthew Macfadyen

John Birt

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

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

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

David Kelsey

Smith House Reporter

James Ritz

Smith House Reporter

Pete Rockwell

Smith House Reporter

Ned Vaughn

Secret Serviceman

Ben Pauley

Australian Stage Manager

Noah Craft

Australian Stage Director

Talley Singer

Stewardess (as Taylor Singer)

Kaine Bennett Charleston

Sydney Assistant Director

Gregory Alpert

White House Cinematographer (as Gregory H. Alpert)

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 (uncredited)

Jay Bird

Vietnam Protestor (uncredited)

Michael Patrick Breen

Houston Ballroom Diner (uncredited)

Scott Bryson

John Bryson

Marianne Chambers

Frost's Blonde (uncredited)

John Chancellor

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Danielle Cooper

Playmate (uncredited)

Alexandria Cree

Julie Nixon

Walter Cronkite

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Eve Curtis

Sue Mengers

John Dean

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Sam Ervin

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Joe Fedio

Secret Service Agent (uncredited)

Gerald Ford

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Maggie Grant

Australian Reporter (uncredited)

Alan Gray

Orthodontist (uncredited)

Darbi Gwynn

Photo Mistress w / Michael Sheen in airport scene (uncredited)

Christopher Haskell

Man in Restaurant (uncredited)

Jimmy Heck

Bouncer (uncredited)

Kristina Hughes

White House Aide (uncredited)

Candy Ibarra

Nightclub Entourage (uncredited)

Dave Johnson

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Christopher Jude

Smith House Press / Reporter (uncredited)

Adam Karst

Huston Ballroom (uncredited)

Ariel Lazarus

Playboy Bunny (uncredited)

Paula Lemes

Woman in the sofá (uncredited)

Steve Longmuir

Cameraman (uncredited)

Les Mahoney

TV Reporter (uncredited)

Albert Miranda

Business Man (uncredited)

Dasha Mironova

Model (uncredited)

Victoria Monroe

Disco Dancer (uncredited)

Roger Mudd

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Andrew Jackson Murphy

Club Goer (uncredited)

Susanna Musotto

Tennis Player (uncredited)

Eddie Napolillo

Smith Crew (uncredited)

Rachael Owens

Socialite (uncredited)

Robert Phares

White House Aide (uncredited)

Yvette Rachelle

Playboy Bunny (uncredited)

John Robert

Heathrow Businessman (uncredited)

Howard Rosen

Secret Service Agent (uncredited)

Andrea Russell

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Eric Sevareid

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Evan Silverman

Smith Crew (uncredited)

Mark Simich

Hugh Hefner

Cecelia Specht

Australian Talk Show Script Girl (uncredited)

Arne Starr

Business Man (uncredited)

Mark Strohman

Heathrow Businessman (uncredited)

Robert Trout

Himself (uncredited)

Robson Vieira

Swimmer (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Oliver Platt previously played Yankees Owner George Steinbrenner in the ESPN mini series The Bronx Is Burning. In 1974, Steinbrenner was convicted and suspended from baseball due to illegal contributions made to Nixon's 1972 Re-Election Campaign.

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For the second time, Frank Langella plays a role previously played by Lane Smith. Smith played Nixon in The Final Days (1989), and Daily Planet Editor Perry White in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993). Langella played Perry White in Superman Returns (2006).

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While Richard Nixon was six years younger than his agent Swifty Lazar, Lazar is portrayed by Toby Jones, who is twenty-eight years younger than Nixon's portrayer, Frank Langella.

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Goofs

Upon Frost's first meeting with Nixon at La Casa Pacifica, the former president tells a story about presenting Soviet Premier Brezhnev with a Lincoln Continental. Although Brezhnev was given several American cars as gifts, only one was a Continental. This was given to him in 1973 at Camp David, not La Casa Pacifica.

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When Frost is reporting on the escape artist, he has a hand mic, but the crew is using a boom mic. Normally, he would have only one mic. However, if Frost needs to move to the shore to talk to the escape artist, the boom might not reach. If he wanted it to look like an "on-the-spot" interview, he would hold a fake hand mic.

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Frost and Nixon behave as if they've never met before. In real life, Frost interviewed Nixon when he ran for president in 1968. Nixon enjoyed the interview so much that after he was elected, he met with Frost in the White House to discuss producing a television special.

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Quotes

Caroline Cushing: "Frost has hired three crack investigators..."

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David Frost: I'm in this for all I've got.

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Richard Nixon: You know those parties of yours, the ones I read about in the newspapers. Do you actually enjoy those?

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Faq

Q

Is "Frost/Nixon" based on a book?

A

No. Frost/Nixon is based on a play by British writer Peter Morgan. The play, also titled Frost/Nixon, opened in London in 2006 and on Broadway in 2007.

Q

How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?

A

For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for Frost/Nixon can be found here.

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A Note Regarding Spoilers

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The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags are used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.

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