Wag the Dog

Wag the Dog

97 mins | Drama, Comedy | Dec. 25, 1997

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.

Wag the Dog

97 mins | Drama, Comedy | Dec. 25, 1997

Wag the Dog
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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers New Line Cinema, Punch Productions, Tribeca Productions, Baltimore Pictures
Original title Wag the Dog
Directors Julie Pitkanen, Barry Levinson
Writers Hilary Henkin, Larry Beinhart, David Mamet

Cast

Dustin Hoffman

as Stanley Motss

Robert De Niro

as Conrad Brean

Anne Heche

as Winifred Ames

Woody Harrelson

as Sergeant William Schumann

Denis Leary

as Fad King

Willie Nelson

as Johnny Dean

Andrea Martin

as Liz Butsky

Kirsten Dunst

as Tracy Lime

William H. Macy

as CIA Agent Charles Young

David Koechner

as Director

Michael Belson

as President

Suzanne Cryer

as Amy Cain

John Michael Higgins

as John Levy

Suzie Plakson

as Grace

Jason Cottle

as A.D.

Harland Williams

as Pet Wrangler

Sean Masterson

as Bob Richardson

Bernard Hocke

as Technician

Jenna Byrne

as Sharon

Maurice Woods

as Kid with Shoes

Roebuck 'Pops' Staples

as Pops Staples

Phil Morris

as Co-Pilot

Chris Ellis

as Officer

Ed Morgan

as Store Owner

Jennifer Manley

as Teenage Girl

Edrie Warner

as Judge

Richard Lawson

as Young Man / CIA

Drena De Niro

as Gate Stewardess

Alberto Vazquez

as Combine Driver

Stephanie Kemp

as Aide #1

Jack Esformes

as Aide #2

John Cho

as Aide #3

Michael Reid Davis

as Aide #4

Brant Cotton

as Sharon's Boyfriend

Kenneth Kern

as Nashville Engineer

Ron McCoy

as Limo Driver

Derek Morgan

as CIA Agent

Garry R. Roleder

as USAF Chaplain

Merle Haggard

as Merle Haggard

Jim Belushi

as Jim Belushi

George Gaynes

as Senator Nole

Rick Scarry

as White House Reporter

Cliff B. Howard

as Ranger

Furley Lumpkin

as Raking Dad #1

Sean Fenton

as Raking Dad #2

John Franklin

as Jockey #1

Kevin Furlong

as Jockey #2

Lu Elrod

as Southern Woman

Michael Villani

as Male Commentator

Shirley Prestia

as Crossfire Moderator

Warren Wilson

as Crossfire Interviewer

Terry Anzur

as Factory Reporter

Melissa Gardner

as Santa Fe Reporter

Giselle Fernández

as Female Press Person

Christine Devine

as Chicago Newscaster

Richard Saxton

as Chicago Newscaster #2

Geoffrey Blake

as Media Guy #1

Jerry Levine

as Media Guy #2

Jack Shearer

as Sklansky

Emmett Miller

as News Break Reporter

Bill Handel

as Andrews AFB Reporter

Anais Afshan

as Albanian Girl

Hope Garber

as Albanian Grandmother

Gina Menza

as Press Room Reporter

Maggie Mellin

as Mrs. Rose

Tom Murray

as Aircraft Carrier Reporter

Ralph Tabakin

as Southern Man

Marguerite Moreau

as Teenage Girl in Audience

Jay Leno

as Jay Leno

Nicole Avant

as American Dream Singer

Wendy Lou Halvorsen

as American Dream Singer

Tom Bähler

as American Dream Singer

Anthony Holiday

as American Dream Singer

Allen Carter

as American Dream Singer

Brad Kalas

as American Dream Singer

Carmen Carter

as American Dream Singer

Billy Trudel

as American Dream Singer

Lance Eaton

as American Dream Singer

Mark Vieha

as American Dream Singer

Karen Geraghty

as American Dream Singer

Julia Waters

as American Dream Singer

James Gilstrap

as American Dream Singer

Oren Waters

as American Dream Singer

Jennifer Gross

as American Dream Singer

Maxine Waters Willard

as American Dream Singer

Craig T. Nelson

as Senator John Neal (uncredited)

Barry Levinson

as Man at a Movie Studio (uncredited)

Robert Richardson

as Man in a TV Studio (uncredited)