Wag the Dog
| Release Date: | Dec 1997 |
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| Genre: | Drama / Comedy |
| Awards: | Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 12 nominations |
| Cast: | Dustin Hoffman (Stanley Motss), Robert De Niro (Conrad Brean), Anne Heche (Winifred Ames), Denis Leary (Fad King), Willie Nelson (Johnny Dean), Andrea Martin (Liz Butsky), Kirsten Dunst (Tracy Lime), William H. Macy (CIA Agent Charles Young), John Michael Higgins (John Levy), Suzie Plakson (Grace), Woody Harrelson (Sergeant William Schumann), Michael Belson (President), Suzanne Cryer (Amy Cain), Jason Cottle (A.D.), David Koechner (Director) |
After being caught in a scandalous situation days before the election, the president does not seem to have much of a chance of being re-elected. One of his advisers contacts a top Hollywood producer in order to manufacture a war in Albania that the president can heroically end, all through mass media.