No music to play with audiences emotions, just the abilities of the actors, the vision of the directors and cinematographers, and the strength of the script. I love movies like this
B-b-but there’s no sigma male grindset music with a beat drop to tell me when and how to react to the words the characters are saying. How am I meant to understand what’s going on if all the information isn’t handed to me? BORING
Zimmer talked about how this part of the film is supposed to have the most deafening silence ever, and if you could hear breathing in the theater than they’ve failed.
Best scene in the film! For me, this is the "Did you order the code red?" moment. When the villain finally comes out with it, you're like, "HOLY CRAP!!!!" Epic!
To me the beautiful thing was, Frost seemed to be thinking more along the lines of "dear god he actually does believe this this is worse than I even thought"
@@HunterPhenomMakoyYou say that, but Frank Langella was nominated for the Oscar for his performance as Richard Nixon and Michael Sheen wasn't nominated for his portrayal.
This is the kind of interview; prepared, strong, no mercy and no quarter, with an understanding of law and an intention to find truth.... every politician, every man and woman should be exposed to this level of PUBLIC scrutiny at every opportunity, at least quarterly.
MisterADD Public scrutiny?? Or deceitful baiting for their own particular purposes??? You know virtually all medias today are inherently biased with their own agenda, and in actuality it is not more than information warfare agent for their own masters. Modern media can't be trusted anymore, they are compromised. I'm don't trust generic politician, but i don't trust the politicized media even more.
@@kuroihako7026 Yeah, media today is inherently biased because bipartisan politics has scorched our social and political landscape to a dull black and white. My point still stands that if we dont question our politicians' goals and sensibilities, from either side, then we are practically asking for dishonest people in power.
@@HaloChief62 I should have clarified- I don't find the idea of mandatory scrutiny for politicians to be horrifying, but the idea that EVERY MAN AND WOMAN should be subjected to it is a concerning idea, which has already been explored by people like George Orwell.
This was such a phenomenal movie, and this scene was the cherry on top. Frank Langella is one of my favorite actors - loved him in everything he's been in - and Michael Sheen is one of the few I've ever seen stand up right next to one of his performances. Great film!
Anyone else have "when the president does it that means it's not illegal" line ringing through their head on repeat these days? Paired with Frost's face immediately after?
@@brandonclark435 absolute immunity from civil lawsuits isn't a new idea. Absolute immunity from _criminal_ prosecution is. In fact the rulings you mentioned specifically say that nobody seriously thinks there are reasonable grounds to apply that immunity to criminal acts.
July 1st, 2024. According to this morning’s Supreme Court ruling, Nixon was absolutely correct. “If the President does it, it’s not illegal.” Maybe his family should seek to have his name cleared.
Not just him. This was pretty much an unwritten consensus in Washington for... A long time. There's a certain other war criminal out there who still hasn't been prosecuted, so this is not really surprising.
I think the calm self- assurance with which the real Nixon said it was even worse. It doesn't matter what his motives were; being President didn't give him the right to do whatever he wanted without legal repercussions if he didn't go about it the right way.
No clue what this film is, but I 100% adore how they did the colour grading in a way that makes it looks like a 60's film. Wish more films did this. Unless there are plenty that do, then I'd love to know.
I picked this movie up from the library years ago when I used to drink. I'm an alkie, and I'll never go back to drinking, but i did have memorable moments that were enhanced by the brew. I sat with my drinks and watched, and this interview was one of the most tense stretches of any movie-watching experience I've had. Truly the climax of the film, and it's unapologetic at how kind of early it is, but it's the right moment. Few movies can deliver with just dialogue, but this movie definitely does. The work of thespians.
I don't know why everyone portrays Nixon with a crazy accent. He didn't really have one, and especially not the one seen in media such as this, Black Ops, X-Men, and Watchmen
He was from California, but Quaker speak like this. Every word is deliberate. Nixon didn't always speak like this but when he was making a point he would.
Sheen met Frost during filming, when they got up to leave Sheen said "Tomorrow, I,II carry on playing David Frost,!" to which David replied "So will I".
I love this film. I love how in the first 3 interviews, Frost is so far out of his league he's basically playing a different sport, but on the 4th. The last chance, he's fully on the offensive. He doesn't give any quarter and he just keeps pushing and pushing until Nixon makes his fatal mistake
I don't think we will ever see a man in power ever challenged again like Nixon was by Frost. Right now in 2022 the whole system I would welcome Frost to rip down like he did Nixon. These two were incredible, the intensity and then that final line that will stay with many forever.
Frost/Nixon is a 2008 historical drama film based on the 2006 play of the same name by Peter Morgan, who also adapted the screenplay. The film tells the story behind the Frost/Nixon interviews of 1977. The film was directed by Ron Howard. A co-production of the United States, the United Kingdom and France, the film was produced for Universal Pictures by Howard, Brian Grazer of Imagine Entertainment, and Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner of Working Title Films, and received five Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Director.
Nixon said "When the president does it, that means it's not illegal." Qualified immunity applies that same skewed logic, simply inserting "a police officer" in place of "the president."
Max Power Exactly. And it is annoying that they made a point of that to make it sound this way. Actually it is more worrisome that Nixon was so deluded to not even realize what he said was insane.
+matt4787 If I wanted to watch the original interview as it was aired, I'd just watch the original interview. And, in fact, I did just that. I enjoyed the film more.
It's called dramatic licence. If they had done it exactly like the actual interviews people would have been bored out of their minds and left the cinema.
We indian need this kind of journalists now, we need this kind of courage in the journalist to ask questions to our leaders. God bless my nation india🇮🇳
I don't understand why when the actor acts that line it sounds completely different tone than Nixon. He makes it sound angry and annoyed here but when Nixon said it he said it calmly and completely unaware that what he said was idiotic.
I think it was just a simple way to dramatize the scene. They included the actual clip on the DVD if I remember correctly so viewers could compare them, but that was the moment Nixon committed political suicide, the most important line in the film. I can see why the director would take some liberties with the emphasis to make it more gripping.
"Wait, wait, just so I understand correctly, are you really saying that in certain situations, the President can decide whether it's in the best interest of the nation, and then then do something illegal like instate a nation-wide ban on incoming immigrants based solely on their religious status-" "I'm saying that I'm going to rename the White House as Trump's Swingin' Crash Pad, all right, they're the best words, I have the best words."
Non-brainwashed Liberal translation: "Wait, wait, just so I understand correctly, are you really saying that in certain situations, the President can decide whether it's in the best interest of the nation, and then then do something like instate a *****temporary immigration ban on people coming from historically hostile anti-US countries until we sort out a better way to screen who is generally coming here to find a better life and those who have malicious intent to plot future attacks or plant sleeper cells? And to be clear this has absolutely no relation to their religion affiliation but instead the countries they originate from? And you did this to try and prevent attacks like the ones in Paris from happening on US soil?"
I’ve always wanted to watch this film and I Everytime I see something about Nixon or a big interview I always say i need to watch it …… I still haven’t seen it
At least Nixon knew Yes what he had done was considered wrong but at least he put his hand up and said he did those things and gave his reasons and I think I can respect him for it, plus his resignation from office shows he had a sense of civility and a respect for the office, to make it plain I’m not saying I agree with what he did but I’m just noting that it’s a mark of a leader when you do something wrong you confess and face the consequences.
Still one of the most masterful scenes in cinema. I feel like political dramas these days don't paint the humanity in these scenes as much these days because everything is much more politically charged rather than humanely touched.
I always thought Nixon meant to say that the president would never do anything illegal. Ergo, if the president does something it's presumably above board. And then he realizes how badly he butchered that argument.
Where the law is gray and undefined and national security is at stake, the Chief Executive can act, legally. And, incidentally, the law used to burglarize Ellsberg's shrink's office was a law used by FDR to conduct warrantless searches. All that said, if neither the FBI Director nor the CIA Director will cooperate with your break-in plan, it might not be a good political idea to go through with it.
Langella played very well, but Nixon was a very akward person, very insecure. Langella potraying him in a way where he seems to be total in control of anything and as a guy with high self esteem.
In this version it's seen as a gotcha moment. In real life when he said it you got the feeling he could have ordered Frost's death before the interview and not lost a moment sleep after he was killed.
People should stop complaining and just accept the movie for what it was meant to be: A Hollywood drama based on the Frost/Nixon interview NOT an accurate historical documentary about the interview. It's not meant to educate, it's meant to entertain.
This plays out much differently in the real interview. Nixon and Frost are not as loud; Nixon more casually states “when the president does it, that means that it is not illegal”; and the movie omits the immediate response to it, when Frost replies “by definition?” and Nixon affirms by saying “exactly!”
Is it me, or is Michael Sheen criminally underrated and underappreciated?
Soumyo Mukherjee The man is a damn national treasure as far as I’m concerned!
Highly talented !!
he's delightful and brilliant
He played a guy that David Frost had another legendary interview with, Brian Clough in the Damned United.
he is very underappreciated
Well, this clip aged well.
Came here to post this
@@TheOneBigRed So the U.S is a monarchy after all?😅
Indeed
Why?
Oof. 😅
No music to play with audiences emotions, just the abilities of the actors, the vision of the directors and cinematographers, and the strength of the script. I love movies like this
B-b-but there’s no sigma male grindset music with a beat drop to tell me when and how to react to the words the characters are saying. How am I meant to understand what’s going on if all the information isn’t handed to me? BORING
Zimmer talked about how this part of the film is supposed to have the most deafening silence ever, and if you could hear breathing in the theater than they’ve failed.
You lost me at "sigma". 🙄@@sbraypaynt
@@JC2023HD do you know what satire is?
Ron Howard, in other words.
I love the look and response from Michael Sheen after he's says "When the president does it that means it's not illegal" ..it's priceless
@@twocents288 Yea the way I wrote it sounds like it's Sheen saying the line but I meant Langella of course
It hits real different now doesn’t it 😂
....."Excuse me",??????.......
"I'm sorry"???????
In his mind "What did you say"????
The man never drank a Duff in his life!
I'd uh also like to express.. MY fondness for.. that particular beer..
Love you two 😂
Ayeeeeeee
@@qnzman578 boooo
Best scene in the film! For me, this is the "Did you order the code red?" moment. When the villain finally comes out with it, you're like, "HOLY CRAP!!!!" Epic!
Well you cant beat that scene from "A Few Good Men". My personal favorite was "You can't handle the truth!"
"YOU GOD DAMN RIGHT I DID!!!"
And both movies cut away to a defeated Kevin Bacon.
Funny Kevin Bacon is in both of them
@V. V I've seen the interview and he does make that statement lol
2:13 Frost said, "I'm sorry?"
But inside his mind, he said, "Gotcha!"
To me the beautiful thing was, Frost seemed to be thinking more along the lines of "dear god he actually does believe this this is worse than I even thought"
@@akaneh1989 You see his little eye twitch where it's like his brain is trying to understand what it just heard.
… and then John Roberts parachuted in from the future and said, “actually, David, he’s right …”
Absolutely. It was also to have him repeat what he said to confirm he got him
that’s the same think I said when I watched the scene
Michael Sheen just becomes who he plays. Excellent take on David Frost’s voice
Probably could have done a better Nixon than the other guy too.
Frost And Nixon
@@attilaamihan6196 that’s the one yes
@@HunterPhenomMakoyYou say that, but Frank Langella was nominated for the Oscar for his performance as Richard Nixon and Michael Sheen wasn't nominated for his portrayal.
Yes, Sheen was excellent as Brian Clough, and Tony Blair.
“When the president does it that means it’s not illegal”
2024 Supreme Court “write that down, write that down.”
There’s no such thing as constitutional rights.
There’s no such thing as the constitution.
🇺🇸💯📜
When I first heard Langella was cast as Nixon I thought he wouldn't even come close. But that was before I knew what a great actor he was.
Hes the only one that ever came close to being as epic as Christopher Lee was as Dracula.
This is the kind of interview; prepared, strong, no mercy and no quarter, with an understanding of law and an intention to find truth.... every politician, every man and woman should be exposed to this level of PUBLIC scrutiny at every opportunity, at least quarterly.
@@jackshavlik why?
@@jackshavlik If you think our politicians don't deserve a high level of public scrutiny, you are the problem, not the solution.
MisterADD Public scrutiny?? Or deceitful baiting for their own particular purposes??? You know virtually all medias today are inherently biased with their own agenda, and in actuality it is not more than information warfare agent for their own masters. Modern media can't be trusted anymore, they are compromised. I'm don't trust generic politician, but i don't trust the politicized media even more.
@@kuroihako7026 Yeah, media today is inherently biased because bipartisan politics has scorched our social and political landscape to a dull black and white. My point still stands that if we dont question our politicians' goals and sensibilities, from either side, then we are practically asking for dishonest people in power.
@@HaloChief62 I should have clarified- I don't find the idea of mandatory scrutiny for politicians to be horrifying, but the idea that EVERY MAN AND WOMAN should be subjected to it is a concerning idea, which has already been explored by people like George Orwell.
"Ive done these interviews with no notes"
Frost: well it is your life, so moving right along....
This was such a phenomenal movie, and this scene was the cherry on top. Frank Langella is one of my favorite actors - loved him in everything he's been in - and Michael Sheen is one of the few I've ever seen stand up right next to one of his performances. Great film!
I remember turning on this move as an impulse and being glued to the screen, the acting performances are magnificent
Anyone else have "when the president does it that means it's not illegal" line ringing through their head on repeat these days? Paired with Frost's face immediately after?
Say what you mean instead of hiding behind vague safe statements.
@@hkleider Catharsis from a shady politician recusing themself. Happy?
@@lundylowLess vague, but still vague. Continue?
The director of this film should next do a movie covering the entire year of 2020
Well he was one of the minds behind Arrested Development, so he may just be the appropriate fella for the job, lol.
To much corruption for one film.
That would be epic.
Just watch contagion and the dark knight rises at the same time.
Ron Howard.
beautiful...what scene...simply beautiful...Congratulations Sir Frank.
Should be studied by all aspiring actors and actresses
Nixon, after the court ruling: "Called it!"
Also look up Nixon v Fitzgerald and Clinton v Jones. Absolute Immunity is not a new idea.
@@brandonclark435 absolute immunity from civil lawsuits isn't a new idea. Absolute immunity from _criminal_ prosecution is. In fact the rulings you mentioned specifically say that nobody seriously thinks there are reasonable grounds to apply that immunity to criminal acts.
@@johnfsenpaiI think 'no one' is a bit of an overstatement. Obviously a few think otherwise.
This truly was the trial Nixon never had.
except he didn't go to prison did he?
Joe Rodriguez yes but unfortunately he never paid for his crimes through the legal system.
khav ll no Gerald Ford pardoned him
@@Whitneypyant Richard Nixon was a coward. He only quit his job so he could be pardoned and escape jail time.
V. V 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
"Well it is your life Mr. President".
I have no notes in front of me 😂😂😂😂😂
Who's here after that Supreme Court immunity ruling? 😅
I did Nixon's monologue in my drama class, I was method acting, and was in character for a week, before doing the monolounge in front of my class.
How'd it go?
The reception was mostly positive.
Mostly?
@@JosephDutra The others voted to impeach him.
I’m saying that when the President does it that means it’s not illegal 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
July 1st 2024 clapping back at you 👏 😂
LOL
@@robreich6881 Clapping back at me?? I don’t understand?? All I did was quote what President Nixon said in a jokingly fashion 😂
July 1st, 2024. According to this morning’s Supreme Court ruling, Nixon was absolutely correct. “If the President does it, it’s not illegal.” Maybe his family should seek to have his name cleared.
Nixon is really owed an apology. Let me tell you.
Not just him. This was pretty much an unwritten consensus in Washington for... A long time. There's a certain other war criminal out there who still hasn't been prosecuted, so this is not really surprising.
He was pardoned preemptively so there is nothing to clear, he also did everything he admitted doing.
I’m sorry you have a severe case of TDS, I’d advise you to get some help.
“But no one else shares that view” well our current Supreme Court does.
I think the calm self- assurance with which the real Nixon said it was even worse. It doesn't matter what his motives were; being President didn't give him the right to do whatever he wanted without legal repercussions if he didn't go about it the right way.
No clue what this film is, but I 100% adore how they did the colour grading in a way that makes it looks like a 60's film.
Wish more films did this. Unless there are plenty that do, then I'd love to know.
I picked this movie up from the library years ago when I used to drink. I'm an alkie, and I'll never go back to drinking, but i did have memorable moments that were enhanced by the brew. I sat with my drinks and watched, and this interview was one of the most tense stretches of any movie-watching experience I've had. Truly the climax of the film, and it's unapologetic at how kind of early it is, but it's the right moment. Few movies can deliver with just dialogue, but this movie definitely does. The work of thespians.
I don't know why everyone portrays Nixon with a crazy accent. He didn't really have one, and especially not the one seen in media such as this, Black Ops, X-Men, and Watchmen
+MattMan Reviews
Honestly, I think they're doing an impression of Dan Aykroyd's impression of Nixon that was on Saturday Night Live.
MattMan Reviews Because the media still bitterly hates Nixon.
@@youtubeuser2188 rightly so
@@youtubeuser2188 Nixon was a criminal dipshit.
He was from California, but Quaker speak like this. Every word is deliberate. Nixon didn't always speak like this but when he was making a point he would.
"When the President does it, it`s not illegal" glad he cleared that up.
Watched this again the other day. Damn good movie. Langella and Sheen are great, the entire cast is.
Beautiful how the past repeats itself just in different ways.
Sheen met Frost during filming, when they got up to leave Sheen said "Tomorrow, I,II carry on playing David Frost,!" to which David replied "So will I".
This film is still standing the test of time its become a classic
God, this is just wonderful. I mean the way it builds up-it's like watching it in real time. Fantastic film.
Jim Reston: "Oh my god...we got him"
gives me the chills every time
Hits different now, doesn’t it? 😂😂😂
@@robreich6881 how so?
@@connortracey4536 Well, apparently Nixon was right
I love this film. I love how in the first 3 interviews, Frost is so far out of his league he's basically playing a different sport, but on the 4th. The last chance, he's fully on the offensive. He doesn't give any quarter and he just keeps pushing and pushing until Nixon makes his fatal mistake
those involved in this interview are probably feeling a little deja vu right now.
No, right NOW 😂
I don't think we will ever see a man in power ever challenged again like Nixon was by Frost. Right now in 2022 the whole system I would welcome Frost to rip down like he did Nixon.
These two were incredible, the intensity and then that final line that will stay with many forever.
Man, the guy playing frost is awesome. I think he played bilbo in the hobbit didn't he? 😂
Frost/Nixon is a 2008 historical drama film
based on the 2006 play of the same name by Peter Morgan,
who also adapted the screenplay.
The film tells the story behind the Frost/Nixon interviews of 1977.
The film was directed by Ron Howard.
A co-production of the United States, the United Kingdom and France,
the film was produced for Universal Pictures by Howard,
Brian Grazer of Imagine Entertainment,
and Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner of Working Title Films,
and received five Oscar nominations,
including Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Director.
So here I am after watching Good Omens and remembering just how incredible Martin Sheen really is. Ugh god. So good.
person personhood I think you might want to correct the name 😅
That’s not Martin sheen! That’s Tony Blair!
Michael Sheen*
Nixon said "When the president does it, that means it's not illegal." Qualified immunity applies that same skewed logic, simply inserting "a police officer" in place of "the president."
Well we just had four years of a President with that same mindset.
@@notoriouseagle1074 Yep.
@@notoriouseagle1074This time, is official though
one of the best films ever
I wish David Frost was the one interviewing Donald Trump instead of Matt Lauer.
I wish you were more intelligent, and that he was interviewing Hillary Clinton instead of Trump, someone who's never held an office.
Scrubman lowell Agreed!
™ ™ Why should I be respectful to idiots who clearly ignore facts so that they feel more comfortable following their own narrative?
***** I'm not disagreeing with what you said was wrong, think you could have handled it better without such vitriol
Donald Trump would just shout wrong until the end. You can't hold someone accountable who doesn't believe in accountability.
Relevant after recent SCOTUS
"Well, it is your life Mr. President." Literally outwitting your opponent from the jump.
Frank Langella’s voice is so powerful he can’t escape it
One else held that belief until 2024
They didn't call him Tricky Dicky for nothing.
Pure Hollywood drama, absolutely brilliant cinema!
If you watch the actual clip, Nixon didn't say this so dramtically.
Max Power Exactly. And it is annoying that they made a point of that to make it sound this way. Actually it is more worrisome that Nixon was so deluded to not even realize what he said was insane.
Max Power You mean they created drama for a movie designed to be entertainment? Shocker.
Don't make a movie based on a TV interview if you have to change the tone of how someone says something to make a point.
+matt4787 If I wanted to watch the original interview as it was aired, I'd just watch the original interview. And, in fact, I did just that. I enjoyed the film more.
It's called dramatic licence. If they had done it exactly like the actual interviews people would have been bored out of their minds and left the cinema.
“When the President offers a quid pro quo and later tries to overturn an election, it is not illegal.”
“When the Presidents son diddles his niece and her mom while his brother is in the grave, it’s not illegal.”
@@kungflu7824 love the right wings whataboutism to avoid the topic they know is indefencible
“People have got know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I’m not a crook!”- Richard Milhouse Nixon
Nixon is not wrong, he was just ahead of his time.
Hey look presidential immunity! Now we have an orange muppet saying the same thing
We indian need this kind of journalists now, we need this kind of courage in the journalist to ask questions to our leaders.
God bless my nation india🇮🇳
The drunk Nixon scene when he calls Frost was good too...."Cheeseburgers?"
Frank Langella is an awesome actor!!
More like..."Luican/Skeletor" amirite?
"I'm saying, when the ruler of Snake Mountain does it, that means it's not illegal!"
"....... I'm sorry?"
"KNEEL!"
'I will make it legal'
- Darth Nixon
Michael Sheen sounds astonishing like David Frost.
This is more relevant today then ever.
The key distinction between that time and now is......EVIDENCE
2:05
And congress took that literally. 🤦🏿♂️
my mind came to this quote as soon as i heard the news
When Nixon said that's what I believe he sounded almost like Hank Hill.
Can't imagine wanting to watch this movie instead of the actual interview.
Kevin bacon was awesome in this movie.
"You're quoting me out of context, I never said any of those italics tags"
*sigh* it was once such a shocking statement.
Now the Supreme Court agrees with him apparently 😢
I don't understand why when the actor acts that line it sounds completely different tone than Nixon. He makes it sound angry and annoyed here but when Nixon said it he said it calmly and completely unaware that what he said was idiotic.
I think it was just a simple way to dramatize the scene. They included the actual clip on the DVD if I remember correctly so viewers could compare them, but that was the moment Nixon committed political suicide, the most important line in the film. I can see why the director would take some liberties with the emphasis to make it more gripping.
Probably because it’s a movie and movies are dramatic and have to be intense to be engaging.
"Wait, wait, just so I understand correctly, are you really saying that in certain situations, the President can decide whether it's in the best interest of the nation, and then then do something illegal like instate a nation-wide ban on incoming immigrants based solely on their religious status-"
"I'm saying that I'm going to rename the White House as Trump's Swingin' Crash Pad, all right, they're the best words, I have the best words."
Non-brainwashed Liberal translation:
"Wait, wait, just so I understand correctly, are you really saying that in certain situations, the President can decide whether it's in the best interest of the nation, and then then do something like instate a *****temporary immigration ban on people coming from historically hostile anti-US countries until we sort out a better way to screen who is generally coming here to find a better life and those who have malicious intent to plot future attacks or plant sleeper cells? And to be clear this has absolutely no relation to their religion affiliation but instead the countries they originate from? And you did this to try and prevent attacks like the ones in Paris from happening on US soil?"
There’s an argument for executive privilege in foreign affairs, but it strains credulity in domestic issues..
I’ve always wanted to watch this film and I Everytime I see something about Nixon or a big interview I always say i need to watch it …… I still haven’t seen it
At least Nixon knew Yes what he had done was considered wrong but at least he put his hand up and said he did those things and gave his reasons and I think I can respect him for it, plus his resignation from office shows he had a sense of civility and a respect for the office, to make it plain I’m not saying I agree with what he did but I’m just noting that it’s a mark of a leader when you do something wrong you confess and face the consequences.
Still one of the most masterful scenes in cinema. I feel like political dramas these days don't paint the humanity in these scenes as much these days because everything is much more politically charged rather than humanely touched.
Good night and good luck start there not John Wayne. 👩🎓👩🎓👩🎓
fox just made this argument rn
Damn, I forgot they used to make good blockbuster films.
This generation needs its own David Frost !
This Nixon looks more like a mix between Ronald Reagan and Leonid Breznev😅
This is very accurate, but there's definitely more Brezhnev in there than Reagan. Probably like 75% Brezhnev and 25% Reagan
“I’m saying that when the president does it, it’s not illegal” Pretty much sums up what Trump’s entire impeachment defense was
Bro that's why the director of this should do a film about 2020 eventually lol
Great actor
I have watched this movie
So many time
Great movie
RIP Frost.
An ad for a new HBO Miniseries about the Watergate break in played before this video.
I always thought Nixon meant to say that the president would never do anything illegal. Ergo, if the president does something it's presumably above board. And then he realizes how badly he butchered that argument.
Where the law is gray and undefined and national security is at stake, the Chief Executive can act, legally. And, incidentally, the law used to burglarize Ellsberg's shrink's office was a law used by FDR to conduct warrantless searches. All that said, if neither the FBI Director nor the CIA Director will cooperate with your break-in plan, it might not be a good political idea to go through with it.
Let's dust off that old Magna Carta...
this movie was just amazing ..
2024.
The supreme court agreed with nixon.
The actor playing Nixon deserves an oscar ...I had to keep reminding myself its not the real Nixon
ACTOR FRANK LANGELLA
( NIXON )
He won a Tony award with the play version of this film by Peter Morgan
I loved this movie so much 👍
Frank Langella is a better Richard Nixon than Richard Nixon himself..
Langella played very well, but Nixon was a very akward person, very insecure. Langella potraying him in a way where he seems to be total in control of anything and as a guy with high self esteem.
Welp, as of July 1, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States officially agrees with Nixon 😃.
Nixon believed in an Imperial Presidency the way Henry VIII and Charles I believed in an Imperial Monarchy.
In this version it's seen as a gotcha moment.
In real life when he said it you got the feeling he could have ordered Frost's death before the interview and not lost a moment sleep after he was killed.
Michael Sheen is one of MY top 10 favorite actors. #1 being Daniel Day-Lewis.
Ah this scene, made me jump of my seat!
I think this Nixon quote is the original inspiration for Darth Sidious' "I WILL MAKE IT LEGAL!"
People should stop complaining and just accept the movie for what it was meant to be: A Hollywood drama based on the Frost/Nixon interview NOT an accurate historical documentary about the interview. It's not meant to educate, it's meant to entertain.
This plays out much differently in the real interview. Nixon and Frost are not as loud; Nixon more casually states “when the president does it, that means that it is not illegal”; and the movie omits the immediate response to it, when Frost replies “by definition?” and Nixon affirms by saying “exactly!”
Lucian from Underworld interviewing the greatest vampire of all
RIchard Nixon!