Wag the Dog - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "Wag the Dog"
Wag the Dog (1997)
Timing:
1:37 (97 min)
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Actors and characters
Michael Belson
Character President
Jenna Byrne
Character Sharon
Maurice Woods
Character Kid with Shoes
Jennifer Manley
Character Teenage Girl
Edrie Warner
Character Judge
Stephanie Kemp
Character Aide #1
Jack Esformes
Character Aide #2
Michael Reid Davis
Character Aide #4
Brant Cotton
Character Sharon's Boyfriend
Kenneth Kern
Character Nashville Engineer
Michelle Levinson
Character Faye
Ron McCoy
Character Limo Driver
Derek Morgan
Character CIA Agent
Garry R. Roleder
Character USAF Chaplain
Cliff B. Howard
Character Ranger
Furley Lumpkin
Character Raking Dad #1
Sean Fenton
Character Raking Dad #2
Kevin Furlong
Character Jockey #2
Michael Villani
Character Male Commentator
Shirley Prestia
Character Crossfire Moderator
Warren Wilson
Character Crossfire Interviewer
Terry Anzur
Character Factory Reporter
Melissa Gardner
Character Santa Fe Reporter
Giselle Fernández
Character Female Press Person
Christine Devine
Character Chicago Newscaster
Richard Saxton
Character Chicago Newscaster #2
Jack Shearer
Character Sklansky
Emmett Miller
Character News Break Reporter
Bill Handel
Character Andrews AFB Reporter
Anais Afshan
Character Albanian Girl
Hope Garber
Character Albanian Grandmother
Gina Menza
Character Press Room Reporter
Maggie Mellin
Character Mrs. Rose
Tom Murray
Character Aircraft Carrier Reporter
Ralph Tabakin
Character Southern Man
Nicole Avant
Character American Dream Singer
Wendy Lou Halvorsen
Character American Dream Singer
Tom Bähler
Character American Dream Singer
Anthony Holiday
Character American Dream Singer
Allen Carter
Character American Dream Singer
Brad Kalas
Character American Dream Singer
Carmen Carter
Character American Dream Singer
Billy Trudel
Character American Dream Singer
Lance Eaton
Character American Dream Singer
Mark Vieha
Character American Dream Singer
Karen Geraghty
Character American Dream Singer
Julia Waters
Character American Dream Singer
James Gilstrap
Character American Dream Singer
Oren Waters
Character American Dream Singer
Jennifer Gross
Character American Dream Singer
Maxine Waters Willard
Character American Dream Singer
Laura Bennecke
Character White House Secretary (uncredited)
Phillip V. Caruso
Character War Commercial Photographer (uncredited)
Sean Ireland
Character Military Officer (uncredited)
Glendon Rich
Character Grieving Politician (uncredited)
Guy Richardson
Character Secret Service Agent (uncredited)
Robert Sedona
Character Politician (uncredited)
Randy Springer
Character Airline Passenger (uncredited)
Chelsea Talbott
Character Crying Girl at Funeral Parade (uncredited)
Paul Webster
Character Limo Driver (uncredited)
What's left behind the scenes
- The film is based on Larry Bainhart's book "American Hero".
- "Wag the Dog" is a term used by American political strategists to describe a method of covering up a scandal by artificially creating a new, attention-grabbing problem capable of distracting the public from the original scandal.
- Dustin Hoffman based his character, Stanley Motss, on Hollywood producer Robert Evans.
- The back of director Barry Levinson can be seen in a cameo during the opening scene on the film set.
- The role of Winifred Ames was originally written for a man.
- The film features an interview with James Belushi, who claims to be Albanian. In reality, Belushi is the son of Albanian immigrants.
- The name of Schumann's drug, “Prozalium,” is a combination of the names of the drugs “Prozac” and “Valium.”
- The phrase “Don't change horses midstream” was the slogan of Abraham Lincoln’s presidential campaign during the American Civil War.
- Conrad’s phrase, “A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow,” is a quote from WWII General George S. Patton.
- The scene where tied shoes hang on telephone and electrical wires was filmed on East Capitol Street, a few blocks from the Capitol. The film crew forgot to take several pairs of shoes, and they continued to hang there for several years.
- The phone number for the talk show—(800) 555-0199—appears in many films and television shows because it is the only number starting with the digits “(800) 555” reserved by telephone companies as a permissible “dummy” for such entertainment industry needs.
- Members of the RCC Marching Tigers participated in the funeral scene with a military band.
- Robert De Niro and Dustin Hoffman filmed without an advance—Hoffman and Levinson made this film during a break from producing 'Sphere' (1998).
- During the filming of the movie, Hoffman, De Niro, and Levinson met with the then-President of the United States, Bill Clinton. “So, what is this movie about?” Clinton asked De Niro. De Niro looked at Levinson, hoping for an answer. Levinson, in turn, looked at Hoffman. Hoffman, realizing there was no one left to pass the buck to, later recalled: “Well, I just started tap dancing. I don’t even remember what I said.”
- The computer game The Sims Medieval features a reference to this film—in the quest “Deception,” the king needs to distract attention from his advisor’s affair with a foreign princess, and he can choose between a fake epidemic and a fake war.
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