About the film
It’s 1974 and Sam Bicke has lost everything. His wife leaves him with his three kids, his boss fires him, his brother turns away from him, and the bank won’t give him any money to start anew. He tries to find someone to blame for his misfortunes and comes up with the President of the United States who he plans to murder.
- Released
- May 17, 2004
- Certification
- 12
- Country
- United States of America, Australia, Mexico
- Starring
- Sean Penn, Don Cheadle, Jack Thompson, Mykelti Williamson, Michael Wincott, Naomi Watts, Nick Searcy, Brad William Henke, Tracy Middendorf, Lily Knight
- Language
- English
- Origin
- US
- Studios
- Anhelo Productions, Appian Way
- Written by
- Niels Mueller, Kevin Kennedy
- Produced by
- Jason Kliot, Kevin Kennedy, Alexander Payne, Jorge Vergara, Leonardo DiCaprio, Arnaud Duteil, Avram Butch Kaplan, Alfonso Cuarón, Joana Vicente, Frida Torresblanco
- Cinematography
- Emmanuel Lubezki
- Music
- Steven M. Stern
- Box office
- $4,426,087
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