Wag the Dog (1997)

5.4
/ 10
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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

James R. Shumaker

James R. Shumaker

Set Dresser

Al Nelson

Al Nelson

Sound Recordist

Eric McLeod

Eric McLeod

Unit Production Manager / Co-Producer

Jose M. Arreguin

Jose M. Arreguin

Propmaker

Ildefonso Goris

Ildefonso Goris

Greensman

Diane Kramer

Diane Kramer

Art Department Assistant

Peter Montagna

Peter Montagna

Key Makeup Artist

Mark W. Pallatt

Mark W. Pallatt

Set Dresser

Scott La Rue

Scott La Rue

Cableman

Joe Fineman

Joe Fineman

Executive In Charge Of Post Production

Alberto Christiano Lombardo

Alberto Christiano Lombardo

Assistant Property Master

Stephen J. Readmond

Stephen J. Readmond

On Set Dresser

Shana Sigmond

Shana Sigmond

Assistant Set Decoration

Byron K. Lovelace

Byron K. Lovelace

Props

Greg Dennison

Greg Dennison

Special Effects Assistant

Dale Riggs

Dale Riggs

Special Effects Assistant

David Lucarelli

David Lucarelli

ADR Recordist

Lawrence L. Commans

Lawrence L. Commans

Boom Operator

Edward T. Reiff Jr.

Edward T. Reiff Jr.

Special Effects Assistant

Chris Leidholdt

Chris Leidholdt

Key Rigging Grip

Scot A. Nederman-Paul

Scot A. Nederman-Paul

Camera Loader

Jim Hanson

Jim Hanson

Special Effects Manager

Nick Arnds

Nick Arnds

Grip

Todd Higgins

Todd Higgins

Key Grip

Kevin A. Barnes

Kevin A. Barnes

Electrician

Mike Boudry

Mike Boudry

ADR Recordist

Steve Romanko

Steve Romanko

Other

Dennis King

Dennis King

Special Effects Coordinator

Krystyna Demkowicz

Krystyna Demkowicz

Visual Effects Producer

Rick Colosimo

Rick Colosimo

Grip

Shawn Ensign

Shawn Ensign

Grip

Ray L. Wilkerson

Ray L. Wilkerson

Special Effects Assistant

Jim McDermott

Jim McDermott

Set Dresser

Reinhart Peschke

Reinhart Peschke

Chief Lighting Technician

Roger Awad

Roger Awad

Lighting Technician

John T. Connor

John T. Connor

First Assistant 'B' Camera

David Gamerman

David Gamerman

Assistant Chief Lighting Technician

Gregor Tavenner

Gregor Tavenner

First Assistant 'A' Camera

Barry Clint

Barry Clint

Grip

Jamie Franta

Jamie Franta

Grip

Sean Mennie

Sean Mennie

Camera Production Assistant

Mark Polischeck

Mark Polischeck

Video Assist Operator

Jeanne Vienne

Jeanne Vienne

Second Assistant 'A' Camera

Laela Kilbourn

Laela Kilbourn

Additional Second Assistant Camera

Fredrick W. Marx III

Fredrick W. Marx III

Lighting Technician

Martin Schaer

Martin Schaer

Camera Operator

Renan Galindo

Renan Galindo

Lighting Technician

Roger Blanc

Roger Blanc

Music Arranger

David Norris

David Norris

Camera Operator

Tim Hillman

Tim Hillman

Location Manager

Kimberly Lynn

Kimberly Lynn

Location Assistant

Bob Bowen

Bob Bowen

Music Coordinator

Joel Sill

Joel Sill

Music Consultant

Burton L. Warner

Burton L. Warner

Driver

Jose Morales

Jose Morales

Tailor

Mark W. Smith

Mark W. Smith

Assistant Editor

Alexandre Naufel

Alexandre Naufel

Lighting Technician

Romeo Pompa

Romeo Pompa

Set Costumer

Dana Sano

Dana Sano

Music Producer

Erik Holmberg

Erik Holmberg

Production Executive

Kelly Porter

Kelly Porter

Costumer

Terry Ham

Terry Ham

Set Production Assistant

Romano Paoletti

Romano Paoletti

Set Production Assistant

Nancy McArdle

Nancy McArdle

Costume Supervisor

Steve Boyd

Steve Boyd

Transportation Coordinator

Ilya Lyudmirsky

Ilya Lyudmirsky

First Assistant Camera

Peter Shultz

Peter Shultz

Electrician

Kait Pickering

Kait Pickering

Assistant Production Coordinator

Bob Shugrue Jr.

Bob Shugrue Jr.

Assistant Editor

John F. Lyons

John F. Lyons

Assistant Editor

Jerry F. Johnson

Jerry F. Johnson

Transportation Captain

Georgette Hayden

Georgette Hayden

Production Coordinator

Jason Joseph

Jason Joseph

Editorial Production Assistant

Ric Keeley

Ric Keeley

Post-Production Manager

Lee J. Bognar

Lee J. Bognar

Location Assistant

Glenn Worf

Glenn Worf

Musician

Mark Daily

Mark Daily

First Assistant Editor

Claire Rudnick Polstein

Claire Rudnick Polstein

Executive Producer

Michael De Luca

Michael De Luca

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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