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Sammy-Gate

2020Noel Lawrence
IMDb 7.3

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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.

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What is Sammy-Gate (2020) 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…

Who stars in Sammy-Gate?

Sammy-Gate stars Richard Beatty (Sammy Davis Jr.), Phil Proctor (Richard Nixon), Peter Henry Schroeder (Santo Trafficante), Durga McBroom (Talk Show Host), Reginald M. Jernigan Jr. (Night Tripper). The film was directed by Noel Lawrence.

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Sammy-Gate holds an IMDb rating of 7.3/10. Fans of Drama are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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