Watergate's greatest hits: Nixon finally finds a scandal he didn't cause.
Disgraced former U.S. president Richard Nixon solves the mystery of who really assassinated John F. Kennedy in this adult animated dark comedy that mixes fact with fiction. The film was written, directed, and animated by Michael Davis, the writer and director of the New Line Cinema feature Shoot ‘Em Up starring Clive Owen, Paul Giamatti, and Monica Bellucci.
Direction
Davis hand-animates Nixon's sweaty desperation frame by frame.
Writing
Dialogue walks a tightrope between tragedy and unhinged comedy.
Director
Michael Davis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Michael Davis animated nearly 80% of the film himself over four years, using rotoscoped performances from his own family members.
The film's 'Nixon as detective' premise directly riffs on Oliver Stone's JFK, but swaps earnest conspiracy-mongering for bitter cosmic irony.
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