Wag the Dog

A comedy about truth, justice and other special effects.

Wag the Dog (1997)

Timing: 1:37 (97 min)

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Release date

1997-12-25

Country

United States

Production

New Line Cinema, Tribeca Productions, Baltimore Pictures, Punch Productions

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Budget

$15 000 000

Revenue

$64 256 513

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Director

Barry Levinson

Actors

Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, Anne Heche, Woody Harrelson, Denis Leary, Willie Nelson, Andrea Martin, Kirsten Dunst, William H. Macy, David Koechner
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Producer

Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, Barry Levinson, Michael De Luca, Ezra Swerdlow, Claire Rudnick Polstein

Operator

Robert Richardson

Composer

Mark Knopfler

Artist

Christopher Tandon

Audition

Debra Zane, Ellen Chenoweth

Editing

Stu Linder, Bonnie Weis
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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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