Sammy-Gate
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
0 min
Release Date
2020-01-23
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
1
Vote Average
5
Richard Beatty
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Phil Proctor
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Peter Henry Schroeder
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Luis Fernandez-Gil
Bebe Rebozo
Alison Kohlhardt
Willow
Michael Patrick McGill
Deep Throat
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Robert Maheu
Daniel Patrick Carbone
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