Frost/Nixon/Trivia

• Beam Me Up, Scotty: Discussed. Frost is known for starting his broadcasts by saying "Hello, good evening and welcome", but, according to Frost, "I don't actually say that." In broadcasts shown within the film, he says "Hello. Good Evening." and "Good evening and welcome", but never says all three at once.
• Enforced Method Acting: To keep up the persona, All the other cast members called Frank Langella "Mr President" and he chose to refrain from his usual onset activities such as playing cards with cast and crew. He later commented that "None of them got to meet the real Frank Langella on set".
• Fake American: English Toby Jones as Swifty Lazaar.
• Old Shame: Director Ron Howard admitted that he voted for Nixon in the 1972 election.
• What Could Have Been:
  • The studio wanted Warren Beatty to play Nixon, but Ron Howard would only agree to direct if Langella played the part.
  • George Clooney, Martin Scorsese, Sam Mendes, and Bennett Miller were among the other directors considered for the film.