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Richard Nixon: That's our tragedy, you and I Mr. Frost. No matter how high we get, they still look down at us.
David Frost: I really don't know what you're talking about.
Richard Nixon: Yes you do. Now come on. No matter how many awards or column inches are written about you, or how high the elected office is, it's still not enough. We still feel like the little man. The loser. They told us we were a hundred times, the smart asses in college, the high ups. The well-born. The people who's respect we really wanted. Really craved. And isn't that why we work so hard now, why we fight for every inch? Scrambling our way up in undignified fashion. If we're honest for a minute, if we reflect privately, just for a moment, if we allow ourselves a glimpse into that shadowy place we call our soul, isn't that why we're here? Now? The two of us. Looking for a way back into the sun. Into the limelight. Back onto the winner's podium. Because we can feel it slipping away. We were headed, both of us, for the dirt. The place the snobs always told us that we'd end up. Face in the dust, humiliated all the more for having tried. So pitifully hard. Well, to *hell with that*! We're not going to let that happen, either of us. We're going to show those bums, we're going to make 'em choke on our continued success. Our continued headlines! Our continued awards! And power! And glory! We are gonna make those mother fuckers *choke*!
David Frost: I really don't know what you're talking about.
Richard Nixon: Yes you do. Now come on. No matter how many awards or column inches are written about you, or how high the elected office is, it's still not enough. We still feel like the little man. The loser. They told us we were a hundred times, the smart asses in college, the high ups. The well-born. The people who's respect we really wanted. Really craved. And isn't that why we work so hard now, why we fight for every inch? Scrambling our way up in undignified fashion. If we're honest for a minute, if we reflect privately, just for a moment, if we allow ourselves a glimpse into that shadowy place we call our soul, isn't that why we're here? Now? The two of us. Looking for a way back into the sun. Into the limelight. Back onto the winner's podium. Because we can feel it slipping away. We were headed, both of us, for the dirt. The place the snobs always told us that we'd end up. Face in the dust, humiliated all the more for having tried. So pitifully hard. Well, to *hell with that*! We're not going to let that happen, either of us. We're going to show those bums, we're going to make 'em choke on our continued success. Our continued headlines! Our continued awards! And power! And glory! We are gonna make those mother fuckers *choke*!
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Of course they did That's our tragedy
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isn't it Mr Frost
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No matter how high we get they still look down at us
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I really don't know what you're talking about
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Yes you do
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Now come on No matter how many awards
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or column inches are written about you
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or how high the elected office is for me
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it's still not enough
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We still feel like the little man
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the loser they told us we were a hundred times
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The smart asses at college the high ups the well born
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the people whose respect we really wanted
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really craved
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And isn't that why we work so hard now
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why we fight for every inch
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scrambling our way up in undignified fashion
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If we're honest for a minute if we reflect privately
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just for a moment
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if we allow ourselves a glimpse into that shadowy
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place we call our soul
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isn't that why we're here now
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The two of us
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Looking for a way back into the sun
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into the limelight back onto the winner's podium
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Because we could feel it slipping away
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We were headed both of us for the dirt
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A place the snobs always told us
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that we'd end up
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Face in the dust
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Humiliated all the more for having tried
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so pitifully hard
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Well to hell with that
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We're not gonna let that happen
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either of us
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We're gonna show those bums
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We're gonna make them choke on our continued success
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our continued headlines our continued awards
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and power and glory
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We are gonna make those motherfuckers choke
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Movie Summary
A dramatic retelling of the post-Watergate television interviews between British talk-show host David Frost and former president Richard Nixon.