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Wag the Dog (1997)
Also known as:
- La Cortina de Humo
- Des Hommes d'Influence
- Sesso & Potere
Taglines:
- Why does a dog wag its tail? Because a dog is smarter than its tail. If the tail were smarter, the tail would wag the dog.
- A Hollywood producer. A Washington spin-doctor. When they get together, they can make you believe anything.
- A comedy about truth, justice and other special effects.
Barry Levinson
Plot Outline:
the US President has been caught in a White House sex scandal. To his rescue comes the supreme spin-doctor, Conrad Brean (Robert De Niro). Rather than creating a new Gulf War, Conrad drags White House staffer Winifred Ames (Anne Heche) to Hollywood to meet (and recruit) film producer Stanley Motss (Dustin Hoffman) into service. Within hours, Conrad and Stanley have convinced the world that the US is on the verge of war with Albania, and everyone's forgotten about the sex scandal. From there, they stage manage the president through the situation, changing their story to fit evolving circumstances. [source: Brian Webster - Apolloguide]
Cast:
Dustin Hoffman | .... | Stanley Motss | |
Robert De Niro | .... | Conrad Brean | |
Anne Heche | .... | Winifred Ames | |
Denis Leary | .... | Fad King | |
Willie Nelson | .... | Johnny Dean | |
Andrea Martin | .... | Liz Butsky | |
Kirsten Dunst | .... | Tracy Lime | |
William H. Macy | .... | CIA Agent Charles Young | |
John Michael Higgins | .... | John Levy | |
Suzie Plakson | .... | Grace | |
Woody Harrelson | .... | Sergeant William Schumann | |
Michael Belson | .... | President | |
Suzanne Cryer | .... | Amy Cain | |
Jason Cottle | .... | A.D. | |
David Koechner | .... | Director | |
Harland Williams | .... | Pet Wrangler | |
Sean Masterson | .... | Bob Richardson | |
Bernard Hocke | .... | Technician | |
Jenna Byrne | .... | Sharon | |
Maurice Woods | .... | Kid with Shoes (as Maurkice Woods) | |
Roebuck 'Pops' Staples | .... | Himself (as Pops Staples) | |
Phil Morris | .... | Co-Pilot | |
Chris Ellis | .... | Officer | |
Ed Morgan | .... | Store Owner | |
J. Patrick McCormack | .... | Pilot | |
Jennifer Manley | .... | Teenage Girl | |
Edrie Warner | .... | Judge | |
Richard Lawson | .... | CIA Agent | |
Drena De Niro | .... | Gate Stewardess | |
Alberto Vasquez | .... | Combine Driver | |
Stephanie Kemp | .... | Aide #1 | |
Jack Esformes | .... | Aide #2 | |
John Cho | .... | Aide #3 | |
Michael Reid Davis | .... | Aide #4 | |
Brant Cotton | .... | Sharon's Boyfriend | |
Kenneth Kern | .... | Nashville Engineer | |
Michelle Levinson | .... | Faye | |
Ron McCoy | .... | Limo Driver | |
Derek Morgan | .... | CIA Agent (as Derrick Morgan) | |
Garry R. Roleder | .... | USAF Chaplain | |
Merle Haggard | .... | Himself | |
James Belushi | .... | Himself (as Jim Belushi) | |
George Gaynes | .... | Senator Cole | |
Rick Scarry | .... | White House Reporter | |
Cliff B. Howard | .... | Ranger | |
Furley Lumpkin | .... | Raking Dad #1 | |
Sean Fenton | .... | Raking Dad #2 | |
Nikki Crawford | .... | Mom | |
John Franklin | .... | Jockey #1 | |
Kevin Furlong | .... | Jockey #2 | |
Lu Elrod | .... | Southern Woman | |
Michael Villani | .... | Male Commentator | |
Shirley Prestia | .... | Crossfire Moderator | |
Warren Wilson | .... | Crossfire Interviewer | |
Terry Anzur | .... | Factory Reporter | |
Melissa Gardner | .... | Santa Fe Reporter | |
Giselle Fernandez | .... | Female Press Person | |
Christine Devine | .... | Chicago Newscaster | |
Richard Saxton | .... | Chicago Newscaster #2 | |
Geoffrey Blake | .... | Media Guy #1 (as Geffrey Blake) | |
Jerry Levine | .... | Media Guy #2 | |
Jack Shearer | .... | Sklansky | |
Emmett Miller | .... | News Break Reporter | |
Bill Handel | .... | Andrews AFB Reporter | |
Arlene Afshangol | .... | Albanian Girl | |
Hope Garber | .... | Albanian Grandmother | |
Gina Menza | .... | Press Room Reporter | |
Maggie Mellin | .... | Mrs. Rose | |
Tom Murray | .... | Aircraft Carrier Reporter | |
Ralph Tabakin | .... | Southern Man | |
Marguerite Moreau | .... | Teenage Girl in Audience | |
Jay Leno | .... | Himself | |
rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Nicole Avant | .... | American Dream Singer | |
Tom Bähler | .... | American Dream Singer (as Tom Bahler) | |
Allen Carter | .... | American Dream Singer | |
Carmen Carter | .... | American Dream Singer | |
Lance Eaton | .... | American Dream Singer | |
Karen Geraghty | .... | American Dream Singer | |
James Gilstrap | .... | American Dream Singer | |
Jennifer Gross | .... | American Dream Singer | |
Wendy Lou Halvorsen | .... | American Dream Singer | |
Anthony Holiday | .... | American Dream Singer | |
Brad Kalas | .... | American Dream Singer | |
Billy Trudel | .... | American Dream Singer | |
Mark Vieha | .... | American Dream Singer | |
Julia Waters | .... | American Dream Singer | |
Oren Waters | .... | American Dream Singer | |
Maxine Waters Willard | .... | American Dream Singer (as Maxine Waters) | |
Phillip V. Caruso | .... | War Commercial Photographer (uncredited) | |
Craig T. Nelson | .... | Senator John Neal (uncredited) | |
Robert Richardson | .... | Man in TV Studio (uncredited) | |
Glendon Rich | .... | Grieving Politician (uncredited) | |
Chelsea Talbott | .... | Crying Girl At Funeral Parade (uncredited) | |
Paul Webster | .... | Limo Driver (uncredited) |