Sammy-Gate

Story

Synopsis

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.

Director

Noel Lawrence

Writers

Noel Lawrence, Darius James

Language

English

Country

United States of America

Release date

23 January 2020

Ensemble

Cast

• Richard Beatty

  Sammy Davis Jr.

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  Phil Proctor

  Richard Nixon

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  Peter Henry Schroeder

  Santo Trafficante

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  Durga McBroom

  Talk Show Host

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  Reginald M. Jernigan Jr.

  Night Tripper

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  Freddy Andreiuci

  Matty Madonna

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  Theo Breaux

  PFC Garfield Mosley

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  Luis Fernandez-Gil

  Bebe Rebozo

• Alison Kohlhardt

  Willow

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  Michael Patrick McGill

  Deep Throat

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  Richard Tanner

  Robert Maheu

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  Daniel Patrick Carbone

  Howard Hughes