18½

2021 American film February 2026 18½ 18½ poster.jpg Poster Dan Mirvish Daniel Moya Dan Mirvish Daniel Moya Dan Mirvish Daniel Moya Terry Keefe Willa Fitzgerald John Magaro Vondie Curtis-Hall Catherine Curtin Richard Kind Sullivan Jones Bruce Campbell Jon Cryer Ted Raimi Luis Guerra Elle Schneider Dan Mirvish Bugeater Films Kyyba Films Adventure Entertainment 'A Miracle Before Christmas', 'Surprised By Oxford' Castings; Fade To Black Films Slate; Acquisitions By Samuel Goldwyn, Freestyle, Adventure Entertainment, Gravitas; More – Film Briefs Deadline Hollywood https://deadline.com/2022/04/a-miracle-before-christmas-surprised-by-oxford-a-beating-heart-dope-king-casting-1235012235/ 2023-01-12 88 minutes United States English 2021 10 Woodstock Film Festival 2022 05 26 United States 18½ is a 2021 American comedy thriller film directed by Dan Mirvish and written by Daniel Moya, based on a story by both. The film stars Willa Fitzgerald, John Magaro, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Catherine Curtin, Richard Kind, Sullivan Jones and the voices of Jon Cryer as H. R. Haldeman, Ted Raimi as Alexander Haig and Bruce Campbell as President Richard Nixon. Plot section May 2024 In 1974, with the Watergate scandal dominating the news, Connie Lashley, a junior transcriber at the Nixon White House, ends up with the only recording of the notorious gap in the president's tapes. Shaken by what she has heard, she contacts Paul Marrow, a reporter at The New York Times, and offers to let him hear it. The two meet for the first time at a quiet roadside diner and then drive out to the Silver Sands Motel, a faded coastal resort, hoping to play the reel in private. The recorder Paul has brought turns out to be broken, and their hunt for a working one keeps drawing them into the orbit of the motel's other guests and staff: the eccentric one-eyed desk clerk Jack, a beach commune of hippies led by Barry, and an older married pair, Samuel and Lena, who own a tape machine but will lend it only once the younger couple joins them for dinner. To avoid drawing attention, Connie and Paul pretend to be newlyweds, a cover that becomes harder to keep up as the dinner drags on and their hosts pry into the marriage. By the time they finally sit down to listen, it is no longer clear who among the people around them can be trusted.Roeper Richard 3 June 2022 '18 1/2': Yes, another Watergate movie, but this one's fun and totally fictional https://chicago.suntimes.com/movies-and-tv/2022/6/3/23151642/18-1-2-review-watergate-movie-willa-fitzgerald 5 June 2026 Chicago Sun-Times Cast Willa Fitzgerald as Connie John Magaro as Paul Vondie Curtis-Hall as Samuel Catherine Curtin as Lena Richard Kind as Jack Sullivan Jones as Barry Alanna Saunders as Daisy Claire Saunders as Daffodil Ted Raimi as the voice of Alexander Haig Jon Cryer as the voice of H. R. Haldeman Bruce Campbell as the voice of Richard Nixon Lloyd Kaufman as Jeffries Marija Abney as Cheryl Gina Kreiezmar as Deb Production The film started shooting March 3, 2020, at the Silver Sands Motel and Cottages in Greenport, Suffolk County, New York. Production was halted after 11 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic. How to Shoot a Film in a Global Pandemic filmmakermagazine.com https://filmmakermagazine.com/110093-how-to-shoot-a-film-in-a-global-pandemic/#.Y8CHCy2z3OQ 2023-01-12 Dan Mirvish on Wrangling a Wild Tale of the Tape in "18 1/2" moveablefest.com https://moveablefest.com/dan-mirvish-18-1-2/ 2023-01-12 For the next six months, Mirvish edited the footage they had, composer Luis Guerra worked on the music, and the production team recorded voice sessions for the fictional 18½-minute gap in the Nixon White House tapes with Bruce Campbell, Jon Cryer and Ted Raimi over Zoom. Filming resumed in September 2020, for the final four days once COVID protocols were in place with the Directors Guild of America and Screen Actors Guild. How to Shoot an Indie Film During a Pandemic variety.com https://variety.com/2020/film/spotlight/pandemic-afm-dan-mirvish-1234822014/ 2023-01-12 Release Adventure Entertainment released the film theatrically in the United States starting on May 27, 2022. The film came out in the UK on July 11, 2022. 18 ½ – An interview with Dan Mirvish setthetape.com https://setthetape.com/2022/07/04/18-half-an-interview-with-dan-mirvish/ 2023-01-12 The film was released on airlines JetBlue, Virgin Atlantic, Emirates, Qatar Airways, Air New Zealand and Singapore Airlines, through distributor Gate23. With Airline Sales, Watergate Film 18 1/2 Soars Into the Mile-High Club filmmakermagazine.com https://filmmakermagazine.com/116183-watergate-thriller-airline-sales/#.Y8CVIS2z3OQ 2023-01-12 The DVD special edition of the film was released on April 9, 2024, from MVD Entertainment Group. The DVD includes a feature length behind-the-scenes documentary called "Covid 18½: The Making of a Film in a Global Pandemic," as well as a commentary track from director Dan Mirvish and screenwriter Daniel Moya, audio of full Richard Nixon tape with Bruce Campbell, Ted Raimi and Jon Cryer, and a live audience track from film's world premiere at Woodstock Film Festival. Watergate Thriller-Comedy '18½' Slated for April 9 DVD Release From MVD mediaplaynews.com https://www.mediaplaynews.com/watergate-thriller-comedy-18%C2%BD-slated-for-april-9-dvd-release/ 2024-02-08 Comedic Nixon Tape Thriller '18 1/2′ Available on DVD From MVD mediaplaynews.com https://www.mediaplaynews.com/comedic-nixon-tape-thriller-18-1-2-available-on-dvd-from-mvd/ 2024-02-28 Over 830 DVDs were sold to public libraries in at least 500 cities in 46 states and 5 provinces in North America. The film became available on library streaming site Kanopy at the end of 2024 and is also available on public library streaming site Hoopla. My Hot Librarian Summer: Libraries and Independent Film Distribution Strategies filmmakermagazine.com https://filmmakermagazine.com/128293-movies-libraries-distribution-dvds/ 2025-02-02 Festivals 18½ was selected to screen at the following film festivals: 2021 Woodstock Film Festival Woodstock Film Festival Announces Slate For This Fall's 22nd Edition Deadline https://deadline.com/2021/09/woodstock-film-festival-announces-2021-slate-1234825448/ 2023-01-12 The Year of the Hybrid: 9 Ways to Make the Most of a Hybrid Festival Premiere filmmakermagazine.com https://filmmakermagazine.com/112453-the-year-of-the-hybrid-9-ways-to-make-the-most-of-a-hybrid-festival-premiere/#.Y8CKbC2z3OQ 2023-01-12 2021 Sao Paulo International Film Festival Mostra Internacional de Cinema em São Paulo exibirá mais de 131 filmes online mundoconectado.com.br https://mundoconectado.com.br/noticias/v/21054/mostra-internacional-de-cinema-em-sao-paulo-exibira-mais-de-150-filmes-online/ 2023-01-12 2021 Gijón International Film Festival Gijón 59th FICX Edition Brings Back Audiences To Theaters variety.com https://variety.com/2021/film/festivals/gijon-xixon-59th-ficx-award-winners-1235122925/ 2023-01-12 2021 Whistler Film Festival. Talent on Tap – Whistler Film Festival Presents Dan Mirvish's 18 ½ hnmag.ca https://hnmag.ca/interview/talent-on-tap-whistler-film-festival-presents-dan-mirvishs-18-%C2%BD/ 2023-01-12 2021 St. Louis Film Festival St. Louis International Film Festival screenings this month source.wustl.edu https://source.wustl.edu/2021/11/st-louis-international-film-festival-screenings-this-month/ 2023-01-12 2021 Tallgrass Film Festival Dispatches From The 2021 Tallgrass Film Festival kmuw.org https://www.kmuw.org/podcast/movie-review/2021-10-22/dispatches-from-the-2021-tallgrass-film-festival 2023-01-12 2021 Rome International Film Festival BBC Series 'The Split' Gets Italian Version – Global Bulletin variety.com https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/the-split-italian-version-1235186808/ 2023-01-12 The Rome International Film Festival returns with big names on big screens sixmilepost.com https://sixmilepost.com/9878/entertainment/the-rome-international-film-festival-returns-with-big-names-on-big-screens/ 2023-01-12 2021 Anchorage International Film Festival. 2022 Manchester International Film Festival 18½ – MANIFF 2022 themovieisle.com https://themovieisle.com/2022/03/19/18%C2%BD-maniff-2022/ 2023-01-12 2022 Cinequest Film Festival Like spring itself, Bay Area film festivals about to experience a warming trend datebook.sfchronicle.com https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/movies-tv/like-spring-itself-bay-area-film-festivals-about-to-experience-a-warming-trend 2023-01-12 PREVIEW OF CINEQUEST/CINEJOY 2022 beyondchron.org https://beyondchron.org/preview-of-cinequest-cinejoy-2022/ 2023-01-12 2022 RiverRun International Film Festival RiverRun Announces 2022 Film Lineup yesweekly.com https://www.yesweekly.com/film/riverrun-announces-2022-film-lineup/article_df61b01e-b5bf-11ec-ac9a-d3cddbcbf536.html 2022 Oxford Film Festival Oxford Film Festival Announces 2022 Lineup hottytoddy.com https://www.hottytoddy.com/2022/02/23/the-2022-oxford-film-festival-announces-this-years-film-lineup/ Reception The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 78% approval rating, based on 45 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "Some tonal inconsistency makes 18 1/2 more of a 7/10, but this well-acted period piece mines the Watergate scandal for fresh, insightful dramedy."https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/18_1_2 18 1/2 Rotten Tomatoes Fandango 2023-01-20 Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times wrote, "Just when you thought we might have covered this dark chapter in American history from all angles, along comes the slyly subversive, occasionally loony and thoroughly entertaining 18 ½, which is fictional and yet contains essential truths and clever insights throughout." '18 1/2': Yes, another Watergate movie, but this one's fun and totally fictional chicago.suntimes.com https://chicago.suntimes.com/movies-and-tv/2022/6/3/23151642/18-1-2-review-watergate-movie-willa-fitzgerald Matt Zoller Seitz of RogerEbert.com wrote, "it's a film that sticks in the mind after you've watched it. Every choice is made with confidence, but from an intuitive place, like decisions made by a lucid dreamer." 18 1/2 rogerebert.com https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/18-12-movie-review Noel Murray of the Los Angeles Times wrote, "Mirvish's excellent cast approaches this sequence like a one-act play, swinging at every curveball their fellow actors throw. Nothing they're saying matters much, but they say it with such verve and passion that they pull the audience right into the free-floating anxiety of a fraught time in American history, a half-century ago." Review: Who is the 'Girl in the Picture'? and more movies to see at home this weekend Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-07-08/review-who-is-the-girl-in-the-picture-and-more-movies-to-see-at-home-this-weekend The film was one of 301 features qualified as eligible for the 95th Academy Awards. Oscars: 301 Feature Films Deemed Eligible for Nominations variety.com https://variety.com/2023/awards/awards/oscars-2023-eligible-films-list-1235482576/ The original songs "Brasília Bella", "Wonder Bread" and "Deadly Butterfly" from the film were 3 out of the 82 songs qualified for the 2023 Academy Awards Best Original Song category. Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift Film Tunes Among 82 Deemed Eligible for Oscars' Original Song Race variety.com https://variety.com/2022/artisans/awards/oscars-2023-original-song-race-82-qualifiers-1235458380/ "Brasília Bella" was considered an "Oscar Contender" by The Hollywood Reporter, Feinberg Forecast: Updated Oscar Projections as the Race Enters December hollywoodreporter.com https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/feinberg-forecast-oscar-predictions-race-enters-december-1235274357/ IndieWire Lady Gaga, Billie Eilish, and Diane Warren Are All Right Back into Best Original Song Contention indiewire.com https://www.indiewire.com/feature/lady-gaga-billie-eilish-diane-warren-best-original-song-1234788039/ and GoldDerby. 2023 Original Song Contenders (Part 3) goldderby.com https://www.goldderby.com/forum/movies/2023-original-song-contenders-part-3/ References External links http://www.18andaHalfMovie.com Category:2021 American films Category:2021 comedy thriller films Category:2021 English-language films Category:2020s political comedy films Category:2020s political thriller films Category:American comedy thriller films Category:American political comedy films Category:American political thriller films Category:English-language comedy thriller films Category:English-language political comedy films Category:English-language political thriller films Category:Film productions suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic Category:Films directed by Dan Mirvish Category:Films set in 1974 Category:Films shot in New York (state) Category:Watergate scandal in film