A comedy about truth, justice and other special effects.

Wag the Dog

★ 6.9(1,065 votes)Dec 25, 19971h 37m

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.

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Director

Barry Levinson

Status

Released

Budget

$15M

Revenue

$64M

Language

Albanian

Top Cast

Dustin Hoffman

Stanley Motss

Robert De Niro

Conrad Brean

Anne Heche

Winifred Ames

Woody Harrelson

Sergeant William Schumann

Denis Leary

Fad King

Willie Nelson

Johnny Dean

Andrea Martin

Liz Butsky

Kirsten Dunst

Tracy Lime

William H. Macy

CIA Agent Charles Young

David Koechner

Director

Michael Belson

President

Suzanne Cryer

Amy Cain

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