Wag the Dog
(1997)
Synopsis
To protect the President's reelection bid from an impending scandal, a top PR man (Robert De Niro) and a Hollywood producer (Dustin Hoffman) invent a fictional war to monopolize the public's attention. The biting political satire costars Anne Heche, Denis Leary and Woody Harrelson. Willie Nelson, Andrea Martin, Michael Belson, Suzanne Cryer, Kirsten Dunst, William H. Macy.
Directors
Barry Levinson, Steve Cantamessa, Ellen Chenoweth, Wynn P. Thomas, Dennis King, Debra Zane, David Mamet, Ezra Swerdlow, Jane Rosenthal, Robert Richardson, Michael De Luca, Barry Levinson, Robert De Niro, Eric McLeod
Production year
1997
Rating
R
Studio
New Line Cinema
Runtime
96 minutes
Cast
Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, Anne Heche, Denis Leary, Woody Harrelson