In this episode we explore the lighter side of government corruption with Andrew Fleming's 1999 masterpiece, Dick, starring Kirsten Dunst and Michelle Williams as the teenagey-est of teenage girls who inadvertently become Deep Throat during the Watergate scandal of the early 1970s. The movie is funny on its own, but it's even funnier after watching All the President's Men (Pakula, 1976) and noticing the very intentional send-ups of that far more serious film. Also, Dick features Dan Hedaya (aka Cher's dad in Clueless) as Richard Nixon (aka Dick), so the movie is worth watching just for him. But also, there are many SNL and Kids in the Hall references, too, so there's something for everybody who has ever enjoyed laughing even a little bit.
