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Release Date
• USA: Dec 25, 1997
DVD Release Date
• R1: Jul 28, 1998
Budget $15,000,000
MPAA Rating
Rated R for language.
Running Time
1 hour, 37 minutes
Country USA
Studio Baltimore Pictures, New Line Cinema, Punch Productions, Tribeca
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Other Titles
• Wag the Dog
• Bite the Bullet (1997)
• Wag the Dog - Wenn der Schwanz mit dem Hund wedelt (1998)
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Genre: Comedy, Satire, Political, Showbiz, Hollywood, Murder, Black Comedy, Military, Scams And Cons, Deception
Tagline: A Hollywood producer. A Washington spin-doctor. When they get together, they can make you believe anything.
Plot: When a Firefly Girl accuses the president of sexual misconduct in the Oval Office less than two weeks before the upcoming election, White House official Winifred Ames (Anne Heche) is told to bring in Conrad Bream (Robert De Niro) to fix the situation and save the president’s chances for reelection. This mysterious "fixer" fabricates a conflict with Albania in an effort to detract attention from the sex scandal, bringing in legendary Hollywood producer Stanley Motss (Dustin Hoffman) to "produce" the war. When the CIA foils the initial plot, the creative team turns to a new story line, creating the saga of a U.S. soldier left behind enemy lines whom the president vows to find and return to American soil. Directed by Barry Levinson (DINER, RAIN MAN) and loosely based on Larry Beinhart's novel AMERICAN HERO, this merging of Hollywood and politics is both thought provoking and comical. The inspired casting of Hoffman as the self-absorbed producer and De Niro as the mysterious spin doctor is bolstered by a superb supporting cast that includes Denis Leary and Andrea Martin.
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 | Anne Heche
Donnie Brasco, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Six Days Seven Nights |
 | Denis Leary
Ice Age, A Bug's Life, The Thomas Crown Affair |
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 | Andrea Martin
My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Loser |
 | Kirsten Dunst
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2 |
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Mark Knopfler
The Princess Bride, Local Hero, Last Exit to Brooklyn |
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