Frost/Nixon (1/9) Movie CLIP - No Holds Barred (2008) HD

CLIP DESCRIPTION:
Nixon (Frank Langella) charms Frost (Michael Sheen) and Caroline (Rebecca Hall) with an anecdote from past and says he looks forward to their duel.

FILM DESCRIPTION:
Hollywood heavyweight Ron Howard adapts playwright Peter Morgan's West End hit for the silver screen with this feature focusing on the 1977 television interviews between journalist David Frost (Michael Sheen) and former president Richard Nixon (Frank Langella). At the time Nixon sat down with Frost to discuss the sordid details that ultimately derailed his presidency, it had been three years since the former commander in chief had been forced out of office. The Watergate scandal was still fresh in everyone's minds, and Nixon had remained notoriously tight-lipped until he agreed to sit down with Frost. Nixon was certain that he could hold his own opposite the up-and-coming British broadcaster, and even Frost's own people weren't quite sure their boss was ready for such a high-profile interview. When the interview ultimately got under way and each man eschewed the typical posturing in favor of the simple truth, fans and critics on both sides were stunned by what they witnessed. Instead of Nixon stonewalling the interviewer as expected, or Frost lobbing softballs as the truth-seekers feared, what emerged was an unguardedly honest exchange between a man who had lost everything and another with everything to gain. In this film, viewers are treated to not only a recreation of that landmark interview, but a behind-the-scenes look at the power struggles that led up to it as well. Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, and Brian Grazer team to produce a film adapted for the screen by original play author Morgan (The Queen and The Last King of Scotland).

CREDITS:
TM & © Universal (2008)
Cast: Kevin Bacon, Toby Jones, Frank Langella, Matthew Macfadyen, Michael Sheen, Rebecca Hall
Director: Ron Howard
Producers: David Bernardi, William M. Connor, Eric Fellner, Liza Chasin, Brian Grazer, Todd Hallowell, Ron Howard, Debra Hayward, Karen Kehela, Peter Morgan, Kathleen McGill, Louisa Velis, Tim Bevan
Screenwriter: Peter Morgan

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[beatle]

Langella sounds more like Jimmy Stewart than Richard Nixon

[xyPERSON]

Despite what people think of Nixon, deep down he really wasn't a bad human being. He was a man who unfortunately succumbed to his demons and weaknesses far too many times. This led him to make extremely poor decisions as President… like Watergate.

[Aabil]

1:40 Brilliant use of irony in the writing here

[McRocket]

Sadly, the movie is apparently, VERY inaccurate about a LOT of things.

In fact, other than the interviews themselves.
And the names of people involved?
Not much about the movie IS true.

Like, the scene where Frost met his lady on the plane?
They had actually been together five years by the time that scene supposedly took place.

And the guy Kevin Bacon plays?
In real life?
He is apparently, TOTALLY different than that.

And Frost thought he handled every interview well - in real life.
Here? He plays it like he is insecure.

And on and on.
Why can't Hollywood just ONCE show history accurately?

[zachrizzo]

I’m convinced Rebecca Hall is Jessica Biel with an English accent

[fernando]

Did Frost really smile like that, constantly? Because it drives me nuts.

[fisterhr]

Frost's GF was attracted to Nixon's charm and was giving him that special smile until she saw Pat Nixon in the garden. She had to come back down from the clouds right away and behave.

[satyendrandonibanerjee]

My god do we need someone like David Frost in this generation especially with what we just witnessed these past four years.

[tench]

Is it me, or does Nixon sound a bit like Nic Cage in this?

[summertea]

This was a great movie but he didn't even come close to looking like Nixon.

[Adam-bqvw]

Langella in no way reminded me of Nixon.

[ComedyJakob]

This is a really bad Nixon. As was Sir Anthony Hopkins'. Some movies really get the right guy to play a politician (ie Michael Sheen, playing Frost here, as Tony Blair)