Nixon visits Helms

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Nixon (Anthony Hopkins) visits the Director of Central Intelligence in Oliver Stone's Nixon (1995). This video posting is part of an academic project. Please visit www.thenewhydra.blogspot.com to read more about Nixon and Michel Foucault.

Channel: Film & Animation
Uploaded: May 2, 2007 at 12:24 am
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Length: 00:09:51
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jimsboy1 (November 23, 2008 at 12:45 pm)
Stone has no shame. He slanders the name of honorable partriots and lifts to hero status scumbags like Jim Garrison, who himself was a slanderer of partriots as well. Stone admits himself "I am a Dramatist not a "Documentarian." His uses this as his license to give us his "true" view of history. George Will called him a Historical Sociopath. Well said becuase it says it all.
DantesDump (November 20, 2008 at 2:49 am)
Two interesting points I've noticed.

First, Haldermann and Erlichman were the ones who were brusque and rude to Helms, not the other way around. Whenever he visited the White House, they treated him like garbage. Stone turns this fact upside down by showing Helms ignoring Erlichman's extended hand.

Second, he has Helms complaining about the choice of Gen. Kushman as DDCI. But the DDCI slot has always been a presidential appointee. Why would Helms complain? Makes no sense.
slappy6817 (November 15, 2008 at 1:34 pm)
Do you thinkSam Waterston was the right actor to play Helms?
DantesDump (November 17, 2008 at 12:02 am)
I'll say no, for two reasons.

One, Waterston is a known bleeding-heart liberal. He won't have taken the time to plough through Helm's autobiography, let alone study the man in a more detailed way. He probably just decided "I'll play this fucker like he's Satan".

Two, he doesn't look, sound or act like Helms. Not even close. Helms was never so snide, pompous or disrespectful. He always was courteous and spoke in a calm, measured way.
slappy6817 (November 17, 2008 at 12:32 am)
I agree. His performance was definitely over the top. Its hard to imagine any government official speaking to the President in such a way. Perhaps someone like Christopher Plummer would have done a better job preparing for and playing the role. Helms certainly sounds like a man of great ability. Its a shame that most people know very little about a man who contributed much to this country. I will have to make it a point to read his autobiography. Thanks for your insight, Dante.
DantesDump (November 19, 2008 at 4:59 am)
No trouble at all.

I believe your choice of Plummer was sublime. I cannot think of another actor who would have been as well suited.
slappy6817 (November 19, 2008 at 5:42 pm)
I greatly appreciate your compliment, Dante. Thank you very much.
dwissba (November 24, 2008 at 12:00 am)
I can't think of another actor who could have played Helms. He did a good job.
RussianSundays (November 12, 2008 at 9:19 am)
Good scene, very well acted and edited. I do think though that probably the reason why it was left out is because the creepy music and the escalating threat in Helms(e.g. the poem) makes the scene very sensationalist and slightly over the top.
FreakZilla34 (October 19, 2008 at 10:41 am)
SO MUCH FOR OWNING THE CASINO