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Wag The Dog (1997)
Released By: New Line Home Entertainment   Rating: R   In Theaters: N/A
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Studio: New Line Home Entertainment
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Barry Levinson
Language: English
Official Website: N/A
Theatrical Release: N/A
Home Video Release: N/A
Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Andrea Martin, Denis Leary, Dustin Hoffman, Robert DeNiro, Anne Heche
Published ID: 7419
UPC: 794043465826,
Plot: In a 29-day shoot, Barry Levinson filmed this $15 million political and media satire, adapted by Hilary Henkin and David Mamet from Larry Beinhart's novel, {-American Hero}. Two weeks prior to re-election, the President (Michael Belson) is accused of cornering an underage girl in the Oval Office. To keep the media from learning of this, Presidential adviser Winifred Ames (Anne Heche) brings in political consultant and spin doctor Conrad Brean (Robert De Niro), a specialist in such salvage operations. Brean suggests fabricating denials of non-existent emergencies -- such as denials about the B-3 bomber. The denial, of course, is true, since no B-3 bomber exists. Brean visits the mansion of Hollywood producer Stanley Motss (Dustin Hoffman) and gives him the assignment to create a patriotic campaign centered around a war in Albania. Motss assembles a creative team -- Liz Butsky (Andrea Martin), the trend-setter Fad King (Denis Leary), and songwriter Johnny Green (Willie Nelson). Treated like an ad campaign, the songs and symbols are transmitted directly from a Hollywood soundstage to CNN. The star of their campaign is a rescued pilot -- in reality, a psychotic military prisoner (Woody Harrelson), who's a ticking time bomb. The flag-waving song, The American Dream was written for the film by Tom Bahler (who co-wrote We Are the World). Beinhart's original novel involved a real President (Bush), a real war (the Gulf War), and the premise that George Bush and Saddam Hussein staged it. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
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This Movie Rings true still to this day, Laug at the world we live in.
Added 11/26/2009
This movie Reminds me of alot of things we have seen today in this world. **cough** The moonwalk, -11, H1N1 **unchough** Using Excuses and creating an Illussian to pull the wool over the eyes of people that know no better. U will love this movie. And laugh at how similiar in comparision it is to what is going on today.
1 out of 1 people found this helpful.
Very Good Movie
Added 9/2/2009
Great performances form both Dustin Hoffman and Robert DeNiro. Eventhough, I need to say that it wasn't a very demmanding script, the movie generally speaking reflects a grand critic towards the US politics and how we the citizens of this Great Country react
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
A must see
Added 9/1/2009
This is one of the best films I have ever seen. I have watched it multiple times and it is just so good for so many reasons. These include the plot, the actors, the dialogue, the script, the filming. It is bittingly satirical as well as frighteningly plausible. Highly recommended.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
basic funny situation
Added 5/20/2009
I can appreciate incredibly funny people being on top of things so the rest of the world seems as clueless as it usually is, but when I watched Wag the Dog this morning, Anne Heche captured everything I am supposed to feel about little girls, but I just don't feel that way anymore. When people start getting upset over a bunch of dogs because a kitten would have been just fine, my own inner feelings start to come out.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Wonderful satire
Added 3/21/2009
Loosley based on Clinton's misadventures with Monica, this movie is a a real gem, oft overlooked. De Niro, Hoffman and Heche work very well together in faking a war to take the heat away from their President after he is accused of molesting a Firefly girl in the Oval Office. The supporting cast, including Woody Harrelson, do an incredible job, and the music by Dire Strait's Mark Knofler complements the on-screen action perfectly.

While the film itself in amusing, its point is well taken as to the power of the media, and how often we, as viewers, take what we see as gospel truth. Highly recommended.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
This Movie Rings true still to this day, Laug at the world we live in.
Added 11/26/2009
This movie Reminds me of alot of things we have seen today in this world. **cough** The moonwalk, -11, H1N1 **unchough** Using Excuses and creating an Illussian to pull the wool over the eyes of people that know no better. U will love this movie. And laugh at how similiar in comparision it is to what is going on today.
1 out of 1 people found this helpful.
Very Good Movie
Added 9/2/2009
Great performances form both Dustin Hoffman and Robert DeNiro. Eventhough, I need to say that it wasn't a very demmanding script, the movie generally speaking reflects a grand critic towards the US politics and how we the citizens of this Great Country react
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
A must see
Added 9/1/2009
This is one of the best films I have ever seen. I have watched it multiple times and it is just so good for so many reasons. These include the plot, the actors, the dialogue, the script, the filming. It is bittingly satirical as well as frighteningly plausible. Highly recommended.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
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