A dark political satire about how Sammy Davis, Jr. caused Watergate. Equal parts "Dr. Strangelove," "Zelig," and "Network," "Sammy-Gate" takes you on a psychedelic trip into the 1970s polyester heart of darkness. On a USO tour of Vietnam, Sammy Davis Jr. stumbles upon a CIA-sponsored plot to smuggle heroin into the United States. Through comic ineptitude mixed with noble intentions, Davis triggers a chain of bizarre missteps by the FBI, the Mafia, and the Nixon administration that result in the Watergate scandal.
Top Cast
Richard Beatty as Sammy Davis Jr.
Phil Proctor as Richard Nixon
Peter Henry Schroeder as Santo Trafficante
Durga McBroom as Talk Show Host
Reginald M. Jernigan Jr. as Night Tripper
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