Sammy-Gate
1 votes
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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2020-01-23
Runtime: 0 mins
Director: Noel Lawrence
Writer: Noel Lawrence, Darius James
Spoken language:
Genres: Drama
Original title: Sammy-Gate
Production Companies: The J.X. Williams Archive
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Richard Beatty
Phil Proctor
Peter Henry Schroeder
Durga McBroom
Reginald M. Jernigan Jr.
Freddy Andreiuci
Theo Breaux
Luis Fernandez-Gil
Alison Kohlhardt
Michael Patrick McGill
Richard Tanner
Daniel Patrick Carbone
Recommendations
Catch Me If You Can
2002-12-16
A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of
What's for Dinner, Mom?
2017-02-11
Two sisters Tae and Yo come back to their old house which is soon to be torn down. Clearing up the f
Luiz Gonzaga - Tyrant League
2025-08-21
Portrays the life and work of the iconic Luiz Gonzaga do Nascimento. Focusing on his childhood and a
Basquiat
1996-08-09
The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame
Mugabe
2023-10-28
Mugabe rises from being a prisoner to power as a guerrilla fighter but gradually becomes the world's
GoodFellas
1990-09-12
The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourho
The Teacher Who Promised the Sea
2023-11-10
Ariadna discovers that her grandfather has been searching for the remains of his father, who disappe
Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight
1994-06-12
In 1928, Amelia Earhart gains fame by undertaking a transatlantic flight as a passenger. In 1937, sh
Dreyfus
1930-08-15
In late nineteenth century Alfred Dreyfus, a French army officer of Jewish heritage, is falsely accu
You Are Not Alone - The Roy Black Story
1996-10-09
German TV movie chronicling the life of singer and actor Roy Black.
Dame Valerie Adams: More Than Gold
2022-10-20
Olympic Champion, Kiwi Icon, Tongan Leader, Orphan, Mother...winning was just part of the journey.
Walk the Line
2005-09-13
A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton fa
Sissi
1955-12-22
The young Bavarian princess Elisabeth, who all call Sissi, goes with her mother and older sister Nén
Sissi: The Young Empress
1956-12-01
Sissi is now the empress of Austria and attempts to learn etiquette. While she is busy being empress
Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress
1957-12-18
After a wonderful time in Hungary Sissi falls extremely ill and must retreat to a Mediterranean clim
Erin Brockovich
2000-03-17
A twice-divorced mother of three who sees an injustice, takes on the bad guy and wins -- with a litt
Capote
2005-09-30
A biopic of writer Truman Capote and his assignment for The New Yorker to write the non-fiction book
The Straight Story
1999-10-15
A retired farmer and widower in his 70s, Alvin Straight learns one day that his distant brother Lyle
The Pianist
2002-09-17
The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. Whe
Schindler's List
1993-12-15
The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis