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Frost / Nixon

  • 19-01-2013 1:34am
    #1
    dd972
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    Remember this film a few years ago, and all the big hoo haa about it, if you reexamine it, why would Richard Nixon give a rats arse about some little Limey coming over to interview him ?

    It may have been a big jizz in the pants moment for David Frost but the way the film was marketed as if it was some sort of clash of two titans was ridiculous. Now Nixon / Chomsky, that's a different kettle of fish.


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  • #2
    franktheplank
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    They should've mud wrestled instead


  • #3
    Biggins
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    Firstly, remember that the film itself is reportedly not accurate.

    Short version: Nixon didn't give a crap about much but didn't expect to be caught out by a good interviewer.


  • #4
    keith16
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    Nixon believed he could brow beat Frost. I would have said it wad more David & Goliath rather than a clash of titans.


  • #5
    Hande hoche!
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    Futurama has really messed with my interpretation of Nixon.


  • #6
    donvito99
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    Hande hoche! wrote: »
    Futurama has really messed with my interpretation of Nixon.

    It's messed with my impression of Agnew as well(who had a head).


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  • #7
    Bad Santa
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    dd972 wrote: »
    It may have been a big jizz in the pants moment for David Frost but the way the film was marketed as if it was some sort of clash of two titans was ridiculous.
    Meh, preferred this interview clash tbh:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlksqIm3xvI


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