Wag the Dog (1997)

5.4
/ 10
5 User Ratings
1h 37m
Running Time

December 25, 1997
Release Date

Wag the Dog (1997)

5.4
/ 10
5 User Ratings
1h 37m
Running Time

December 25, 1997
Release Date

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Network & Production Companies
New Line Cinema
Tribeca Productions
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Plot.

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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Cast & Crew.

John Cho

John Cho

Aide #3

Michael Reid Davis

Michael Reid Davis

Aide #4

Brant Cotton

Brant Cotton

Sharon's Boyfriend

Kenneth Kern

Kenneth Kern

Nashville Engineer

Michelle Levinson

Michelle Levinson

Faye

Ron McCoy

Ron McCoy

Limo Driver

Derek Morgan

Derek Morgan

CIA Agent

Garry R. Roleder

Garry R. Roleder

USAF Chaplain

Anais Afshan

Anais Afshan

Albanian Girl

Hope Garber

Hope Garber

Albanian Grandmother

Gina Menza

Gina Menza

Press Room Reporter

Maggie Mellin

Maggie Mellin

Mrs. Rose

Tom Murray

Tom Murray

Aircraft Carrier Reporter

Ralph Tabakin

Ralph Tabakin

Southern Man

Marguerite Moreau

Marguerite Moreau

Teenage Girl in Audience

Jay Leno

Jay Leno

Jay Leno

Lance Eaton

Lance Eaton

American Dream Singer

Mark Vieha

Mark Vieha

American Dream Singer

Karen Geraghty

Karen Geraghty

American Dream Singer

Julia Waters

Julia Waters

American Dream Singer

James Gilstrap

James Gilstrap

American Dream Singer

Oren Waters

Oren Waters

American Dream Singer

Jennifer Gross

Jennifer Gross

American Dream Singer

Maxine Waters Willard

Maxine Waters Willard

American Dream Singer

Guy Richardson

Guy Richardson

Secret Service Agent (uncredited)

Robert Sedona

Robert Sedona

Politician (uncredited)

Randy Springer

Randy Springer

Airline Passenger (uncredited)

Chelsea Talbott

Chelsea Talbott

Crying Girl at Funeral Parade (uncredited)

Paul Webster

Paul Webster

Limo Driver (uncredited)

Hilary Henkin

Hilary Henkin

Screenplay

David Mamet

David Mamet

Screenplay

Jane Rosenthal

Jane Rosenthal

Producer

Jose M. Arreguin

Jose M. Arreguin

Propmaker

Peter Bankins

Peter Bankins

Property Master

Tim Donelan

Tim Donelan

Leadman

Kirk Essiambre

Kirk Essiambre

Assistant Set Propsman

John French

John French

Paint Coordinator

Joe Louis Garcia

Joe Louis Garcia

Construction Grip

Ildefonso Goris

Ildefonso Goris

Greensman

Bill 'Kauhane' Hoyt

Bill 'Kauhane' Hoyt

Standby Painter

Diane Kramer

Diane Kramer

Art Department Assistant

Scott W. Leslie

Scott W. Leslie

Set Dresser

Alberto Christiano Lombardo

Alberto Christiano Lombardo

Assistant Property Master

Jeff Markwith

Jeff Markwith

Set Designer

Jim McDermott

Jim McDermott

Set Dresser

Robert McKelvey

Robert McKelvey

Propmaker

Mark W. Pallatt

Mark W. Pallatt

Set Dresser

Stephen J. Readmond

Stephen J. Readmond

On Set Dresser

Shana Sigmond

Shana Sigmond

Assistant Set Decoration

John Slatsky

John Slatsky

Set Dresser

Christopher Tandon

Christopher Tandon

Assistant Art Director

Duke Tomasick

Duke Tomasick

Construction Coordinator

Doug Wuitschick

Doug Wuitschick

Paint Coordinator

Carl Catanese

Carl Catanese

On Set Dresser

Mary Locatell

Mary Locatell

Production Illustrator

Byron K. Lovelace

Byron K. Lovelace

Props

Steve Romanko

Steve Romanko

Other

Kent Sparling

Kent Sparling

Sound Mix Technician

Greg Dennison

Greg Dennison

Special Effects Assistant

Jim Hanson

Jim Hanson

Special Effects Manager

Dennis King

Dennis King

Special Effects Coordinator

Edward T. Reiff Jr.

Edward T. Reiff Jr.

Special Effects Assistant

Dale Riggs

Dale Riggs

Special Effects Assistant

Ray L. Wilkerson

Ray L. Wilkerson

Special Effects Assistant

Ronald W. Mathews

Ronald W. Mathews

Special Effects

Mike Sabga

Mike Sabga

VFX Artist

Krystyna Demkowicz

Krystyna Demkowicz

Visual Effects Producer

Stephen B. Abrams

Stephen B. Abrams

Dolly Grip

Nick Arnds

Nick Arnds

Grip

Roger Awad

Roger Awad

Lighting Technician

Halo Amrani

Halo Amrani

Lighting Technician

Michael Brennan

Michael Brennan

Dolly Grip

Barry Clint

Barry Clint

Grip

Rick Colosimo

Rick Colosimo

Grip

John T. Connor

John T. Connor

First Assistant 'B' Camera

Amy DeMarte

Amy DeMarte

Second Assistant 'B' Camera

Joseph Dianda

Joseph Dianda

Key Grip

Shawn Ensign

Shawn Ensign

Grip

Jamie Franta

Jamie Franta

Grip

David Gamerman

David Gamerman

Assistant Chief Lighting Technician

Phil Gries

Phil Gries

Other

Chris Leidholdt

Chris Leidholdt

Key Rigging Grip

Jim Leidholdt

Jim Leidholdt

Rigging Grip

William Leslie

William Leslie

Dolly Grip

Fredrick W. Marx III

Fredrick W. Marx III

Lighting Technician

Roger Meilink

Roger Meilink

Rigging Gaffer

Sean Mennie

Sean Mennie

Camera Production Assistant

Dan Moore

Dan Moore

Video Assist Operator

Kelly Uchimura

Kelly Uchimura

Camera Loader

Jeanne Vienne

Jeanne Vienne

Second Assistant 'A' Camera

Kevin A. Barnes

Kevin A. Barnes

Electrician

Renan Galindo

Renan Galindo

Lighting Technician

Todd Higgins

Todd Higgins

Key Grip

Jay Holben

Jay Holben

Best Boy Electric

Laela Kilbourn

Laela Kilbourn

Additional Second Assistant Camera

Ilya Lyudmirsky

Ilya Lyudmirsky

First Assistant Camera

Marcie Olivi

Marcie Olivi

Set Costumer

Hugo Peña

Hugo Peña

Key Costumer

Romeo Pompa

Romeo Pompa

Set Costumer

Kelly Porter

Kelly Porter

Costumer

Gilbert Carreras

Gilbert Carreras

Color Timer

Mark Daily

Mark Daily

First Assistant Editor

Jason Joseph

Jason Joseph

Editorial Production Assistant

Ric Keeley

Ric Keeley

Post-Production Manager

Bob Shugrue Jr.

Bob Shugrue Jr.

Assistant Editor

Mark W. Smith

Mark W. Smith

Assistant Editor

Jay Vinitsky

Jay Vinitsky

Post Production Coordinator

John F. Lyons

John F. Lyons

Assistant Editor

Mike Sowa

Mike Sowa

Digital Color Timer

Rhonda Baer

Rhonda Baer

Location Manager

Lee J. Bognar

Lee J. Bognar

Location Assistant

Mauni P. Caves

Mauni P. Caves

Location Assistant

Geoff Harding

Geoff Harding

Location Assistant

Tim Hillman

Tim Hillman

Location Manager

Kimberly Lynn

Kimberly Lynn

Location Assistant

Barron Miller

Barron Miller

Location Assistant

Kate Beall

Kate Beall

Assistant Location Manager

Chuck Ainlay

Chuck Ainlay

Music Producer

Richard Bennett

Richard Bennett

Musician

Roger Blanc

Roger Blanc

Music Arranger

Erik Holmberg

Erik Holmberg

Production Executive

Romano Paoletti

Romano Paoletti

Set Production Assistant

Kait Pickering

Kait Pickering

Assistant Production Coordinator

Georgette Hayden

Georgette Hayden

Production Coordinator

Paul Prokop

Paul Prokop

Production Controller

Michael De Luca

Michael De Luca

Executive Producer

Claire Rudnick Polstein

Claire Rudnick Polstein

Executive Producer

Ezra Swerdlow

Ezra Swerdlow

Executive Producer

Details.

Release Date
December 25, 1997

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 37m

Content Rating
R

Budget
$15,000,000

Box Office
$64,256,513

Genres

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This Movie Is About.

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

Wiki.

Wag the Dog is a 1997 American black comedy political satire film starring Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro. Produced and directed by Barry Levinson, the film centers on a spin doctor and a Hollywood producer who fabricate a war in Albania to distract voters from a presidential sex scandal. The screenplay by Hilary Henkin and David Mamet was loosely adapted from Larry Beinhart's 1993 novel, American Hero.

The title of the film comes from the English-language idiom "the tail wagging the dog", used to indicate attention that is purposely being diverted from something of greater importance to something of lesser.

Wag the Dog was released one month before the news broke of the Clinton–Lewinsky scandal and the bombing of the Al-Shifa pharmaceutical factory in Sudan by the Clinton administration in August 1998, which prompted the media to draw comparisons between the film and reality. The comparison was also made in December 1998, when the administration initiated a bombing campaign of Iraq during Clinton's impeachment trial for the Clinton–Lewinsky scandal. It was made again in spring 1999, when the administration intervened in the Kosovo War and initiated a bombing campaign against Yugoslavia, which, coincidentally, bordered Albania and contained ethnic Albanians.

The film grossed $64.3 million on a $15 million budget, and was well received by critics, who praised the direction, performances, themes and humor. Hoffman received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance, and screenwriters David Mamet and Hilary Henkin were both nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay.

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