Wag the Dog (1997)

Wag the Dog | United States of America

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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Description

Director

Barry Levinson

Writers

David Mamet
Hilary Henkin

Stars

Dustin Hoffman
Stanley Motss

Robert De Niro
Conrad Brean

Anne Heche
Winifred Ames

Woody Harrelson
Sergeant William Schumann

James Belushi
Jim Belushi

Denis Leary
Fad King

Willie Nelson
Johnny Dean

Andrea Martin
Liz Butsky

Kirsten Dunst
Tracy Lime

William H. Macy
CIA Agent Charles Young

Others...

Budget

15,000,000.00

Revenue

64,256,513.00

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Keywords

cia, usa president, government, rape, war, movie business, senator, extramarital affair, soldier, washington d.c., manipulation of the media, gulf war, war veteran, election campaign, presidential election, staging, albania, sex scandal, media adviser

Production

New Line Cinema, Tribeca Productions, Baltimore Pictures

Actor

Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, Anne Heche, Woody Harrelson, James Belushi, Denis Leary, Willie Nelson, Andrea Martin, Kirsten Dunst, William H. Macy, John Michael Higgins, Suzie Plakson, Michael Belson, Suzanne Cryer, Jason Cottle, Jenna Byrne, Craig T. Nelson, Furley Lumpkin

Creators

Debra Zane (Casting), Robert Richardson (Director of Photography), Eric McLeod (Co-Producer), Robert De Niro (Producer), Wynn Thomas (Production Design), David Mamet (Screenplay), Ellen Chenoweth (Casting), Jane Rosenthal (Producer), Michael De Luca (Executive Producer), Barry Levinson (Director), Stu Linder (Editor), Rita Ryack (Costume Design), Larry Beinhart (Author), Hilary Henkin (Screenplay), Mark Knopfler (Original Music Composer), Mark Worthington (Art Direction), Robert Greenfield (Set Decoration), Tim Holland (Supervising Sound Editor), Daniel C. Striepeke (Makeup Artist), Ilona Herman (Hairstylist), Maggie Morgan (Assistant Costume Designer), Marjorie McCown (Assistant Costume Designer), Ellen Ryba (Assistant Costume Designer), Ezra Swerdlow (Executive Producer), Claire Rudnick Polstein (Executive Producer), Hazel Catmull (Key Hair Stylist), Julie Pitkanen (Script Supervisor), Michael White (Hairstylist), Melissa A. Yonkey (Hairstylist), Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz (Music Editor), Peter Montagna (Makeup Artist), Steve Joyal (Art Department Coordinator)

Alternative titles

Mentiras que matan (AR)
La cortina de humo (ES)
Des hommes d'influence (FR)
سگ را بجنبان (IR)
Хвост виляет собакой (RU)

Release dates

29.04.1998 (FR)
23.04.1998 (NL)
06.06.2003 (NL)
25.03.1998 (DE)
25.12.1997 (US)
10.04.1998 (IT)
31.08.1998 (RU)