Wag the Dog

A comedy about truth, justice and other special effects.

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Drama
Comedy

Overview

During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To distract the public until the election, the President's adviser hires a Hollywood producer to help him stage a fake war.

Keywords

soldier
usa president
washington dc
usa
rape
conspiracy
war veteran
government
movie business
cia
presidential election
extramarital affair
sex scandal
senator
politics
election campaign
manipulation of the media
gulf war
staging
albania
media adviser
central intelligence agency (cia)
washington dc, usa

Details

Status: Released
Release date: December 25, 1997
Original language: English
Spoken languages: Albanian, English
Countries: United States of America
Production: New Line Cinema,Tribeca Productions,Baltimore Pictures,Punch Productions
Cast: Dustin Hoffman,Robert De Niro,Anne Heche,Woody Harrelson,Denis Leary,Willie Nelson,Andrea Martin,Kirsten Dunst,William H. Macy,David Koechnerand 91 more
Director: Barry Levinson
Writer: Hilary Henkin,David Mamet,Larry Beinhart
Producer: Jane Rosenthal,Robert De Niro,Barry Levinson,Claire Rudnick Polstein,Michael De Luca,Ezra Swerdlow
Cinematography: Robert Richardson
Music: Mark Knopfler
Budget: $15,000,000
Revenue: $64,256,513
IMDb: tt0120885