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Wag the Dog - Barry Levinson

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Directed by: 
Barry Levinson
Story by: 
Larry Beinhart
Screenplay by: 
Hilary Henkin
David Mamet
Produced by: 
Barry Levinson
Robert De Niro
Jane Rosenthal
Release year: 
1997
Country: 
United States of America
Runtime: 
97min
Genre: 
Political cinema
Political drama
Parody
Media Satire
Comedy
Black comedy
Drama
Music by: 
Mark Knopfler
Soundtrack: 
Wag the Dog
Tagline: 
A comedy about truth, justice and other special effects.
Plot: 
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.
Cast: 
Dustin Hoffman
as
Stanley Motss
Robert De Niro
as
Conrad Brean
Anne Heche
as
Winifred Ames
Denis Leary
as
Fad King
William H. Macy
as
CIA Agent Charles Young
Willie Nelson
as
Johnny Dean
Andrea Martin
as
Liz Butsky
Kirsten Dunst
as
Tracy Lime
John Michael Higgins
as
John Levy
Suzie Plakson
as
Grace
Woody Harrelson
as
Sergeant William Schumann
Suzanne Cryer
as
Amy Cain
Harland Williams
as
Pet Wrangler
Sean Masterson
as
Bob Richardson
John Cho
as
Aide #3
Marguerite Moreau
as
Teenage Girl in Audience
Craig T. Nelson
as
Senator John Neal
Michael Belson
as
President
Jason Cottle
as
A.D.
David Koechner
as
Director
Bernard Hocke
as
Technician
Jenna Byrne
as
Sharon
Maurice Woods
as
Kid with Shoes
Pops Staples
Phil Morris
as
Co-Pilot
Chris Ellis
as
Officer
Ed Morgan
as
Store Owner
J. Patrick McCormack
as
Pilot
Jennifer Manley
as
Teenage Girl
Edrie Warner
as
Judge
Richard Lawson
as
CIA Agent #1
Drena De Niro
as
Gate Stewardess
Alberto Vazquez
as
Combine Driver
Stephanie Kemp
as
Aide #1
Jack Esformes
as
Aide #2
Michael Reid Davis
as
Aide #4
Brant Cotton
as
Sharon's Boyfriend
Kenneth Kern
as
Nashville Engineer
Michelle Levinson
as
Faye
Ron McCoy
as
Limo Driver #2
Derek Morgan
as
CIA Agent #2
Garry R. Roleder
as
USAF Chaplain
Merle Haggard
Jim Belushi
George Gaynes
as
Senator Cole
Rick Scarry
as
White House Reporter
Cliff B. Howard
as
Ranger
Furley Lumpkin
as
Raking Dad #1
Sean Fenton
as
Raking Dad #2
Nikki Crawford
as
Mom
John Franklin
as
Jockey #1
Kevin Furlong
as
Jockey #2
Lu Elrod
as
Southern Woman
Michael Villani
as
Male Commentator
Shirley Prestia
as
Crossfire Moderator
Warren Wilson
as
Crossfire Interviewer
Terry Anzur
as
Factory Reporter
Melissa Gardner
as
Santa Fe Reporter
Giselle Fernández
as
Female Press Person
Christine Devine
as
Chicago Newscaster
Richard Saxton
as
Chicago Newscaster #2
Geoffrey Blake
as
Media Guy #1
Jerry Levine
as
Media Guy #2
Jack Shearer
as
Sklansky
Emmett Miller
as
News Break Reporter
Bill Handel
as
Andrews AFB Reporter
Anais Afshan
as
Albanian Girl
Hope Garber
as
Albanian Grandmother
Gina Menza
as
Press Room Reporter
Maggie Mellin
as
Mrs. Rose
Tom Murray
as
Aircraft Carrier Reporter
Ralph Tabakin
as
Southern Man
Jay Leno
Nicole Avant
as
American Dream Singer #1
Tom Bahler
as
American Dream Singer #2
Allen Carter
as
American Dream Singer #3
Carmen Carter
as
American Dream Singer #4
Lance Eaton
as
American Dream Singer #5
Karen Geraghty
as
American Dream Singer #6
Jim Gilstrap
as
American Dream Singer #7
Jennifer Gross
as
American Dream Singer #8
Wendy Lou Halvorsen
as
American Dream Singer #9
Anthony Holiday
as
American Dream Singer #10
Brad Kalas
as
American Dream Singer #11
Billy Trudel
as
American Dream Singer #12
Mark Vieha
as
American Dream Singer #13
Maxine Waters
as
American Dream Singer #14
Julia Waters
as
American Dream Singer #15
Oren Waters
as
American Dream Singer #16
Phillip V. Caruso
as
War Commercial Photographer
Sean Ireland
as
Military Officer
Glendon Rich
as
Grieving Politician
Robert Richardson
as
Man in TV Studio
Chelsea Talbott
as
Crying Girl at Funeral Parade
Paul Webster
as
Limo Driver #1

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