Movie
Wag the Dog
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1997-12-25
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- New Line Cinema, Tribeca Productions, Baltimore Pictures, Punch Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Dustin Hoffman as Stanley Motss
- Robert De Niro as Conrad Brean
- Anne Heche as Winifred Ames
- Woody Harrelson as Sergeant William Schumann
- Denis Leary as Fad King
- Willie Nelson as Johnny Dean
- Andrea Martin as Liz Butsky
- Kirsten Dunst as Tracy Lime
- William H. Macy as CIA Agent Charles Young
- David Koechner as Director
- Michael Belson as President
- Suzanne Cryer as Amy Cain
Crew
- Barry Levinson - Director
- Hilary Henkin - Screenplay
- David Mamet - Screenplay
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