5.0Sammy-Gate · 2020
Sammy-Gate (2020) is a Drama film directed by Noel Lawrence, starring Richard Beatty, Phil Proctor, Peter Henry Schroeder.
Drama
5.0Overview
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.
Cast
Richard Beatty, Phil Proctor, Peter Henry Schroeder, Durga McBroom, Reginald M. Jernigan Jr., Freddy Andreiuci, Theo Breaux, Luis Fernandez-Gil
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What is "Sammy-Gate" about?
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.
When was "Sammy-Gate" released?
Sammy-Gate was released in 2020.
Who stars in "Sammy-Gate"?
The cast includes Richard Beatty, Phil Proctor, Peter Henry Schroeder, Durga McBroom.
