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About
Two high school girls wander off during a class trip to the White House and meet President Richard Nixon. They become the official dog walkers for Nixon's dog Checkers, and become his secret advisors during the Watergate scandal.
Theatrical
Aug 4, 1999
Box Office
$27.5M
Budget
$13.0M
Return
2.1x
DVD / Blu-ray
Dec 14, 1999
Theaters
2
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
Phoenix Pictures, Pacific Western
Quotes
See all →The Unmaking of a President
Taglines
The unmaking of the president
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Tricky Character Outshined by Others
Taglines
He was tricky. They were better.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →K
Kirsten Dunst
Betsy Jobs
M
Michelle Williams
Arlene Lorenzo
D
Dan Hedaya
President Richard M. Nixon
W
Will Ferrell
Bob Woodward
B
Bruce McCulloch
Carl Bernstein
T
Teri Garr
Helen Lorenzo
D
Dave Foley
Bob Haldeman
J
Jim Breuer
John Dean
A
Ana Gasteyer
Rose Mary Woods
H
Harry Shearer
G. Gordon Liddy
S
Saul Rubinek
Henry Kissinger
D
Devon Gummersall
Larry Jobs
T
Ted McGinley
Roderick
Ryan Reynolds
Chip
G
G.D. Spradlin
Ben Bradlee
S
Shannon Lawson
Kay Jobs
K
Karl Pruner
Frank Jobs
B
Brenda Devine
Mrs. Spindler
J
Jonathan Rannells
First G-Man
P
Paulino Nunes
Second G-Man
