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Wag the Dog(1997)
Status: Released
Date: 1997-12-25
70%
952 Votes
Time: 1h 37m
A comedy about truth, justice and other special effects.
Overview:
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.
Languages: Albanian, English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $15,000,000.00
Revenue: $64,256,513.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Baltimore Pictures
Punch Productions
Movie: Wag the Dog
Top 10 Billed Cast
Dustin Hoffman
Stanley Motss
Robert De Niro
Conrad Brean
Anne Heche
Winifred Ames
Woody Harrelson
Sergeant William Schumann
Denis Leary
Fad King
Willie Nelson
Johnny Dean
Andrea Martin
Liz Butsky
Kirsten Dunst
Tracy Lime
William H. Macy
CIA Agent Charles Young
David Koechner
Director
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