Wag the Dog (1997)

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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.

Directed by
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)