The Second Civil War

The Second Civil War

97 mins | Drama, Comedy, TV Movie | Dec. 4, 1997

When a planeload of Pakistani orphans are shipped to his state for permanent relocation, the governor of Idaho defies the president and closes the state's border. News Net Television, a cable news program that makes hay by reporting on political scandals, quickly spins the racist act into an overnight media sensation, creating a divide in national opinion over the issue.

The Second Civil War

97 mins | Drama, Comedy, TV Movie | Dec. 4, 1997

The Second Civil War
When a planeload of Pakistani orphans are shipped to his state for permanent relocation, the governor of Idaho defies the president and closes the state's border. News Net Television, a cable news program that makes hay by reporting on political scandals, quickly spins the racist act into an overnight media sensation, creating a divide in national opinion over the issue.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers HBO, Baltimore Pictures
Original title The Second Civil War
Directors Joe Dante
Writers Martyn Burke

Cast

Beau Bridges

as Gov. Jim Farley

Joanna Cassidy

as Helena Newman

Phil Hartman

as The President

James Earl Jones

as Jim Kalla

James Coburn

as Jack Buchan

Dan Hedaya

as Mel Burgess

Elizabeth Peña

as Christina

Denis Leary

as Vinnie Franko

Ron Perlman

as Alan Manieski

Kevin Dunn

as Jimmy Cannon

Shelley Malil

as Congressman Singh

Brian Keith

as Maj. Gen. Charles Buford

Dick Miller

as Eddie O'Neill

William Schallert

as Secretary of Defense

Belinda Balaski

as Graphic Designer

Kevin McCarthy

as Chief of Staff

Roger Corman

as Sandy Collins

Rance Howard

as Arnold Tooney, jr.

Robert Picardo

as Godfrey

Richard Gross

as Militia Leader