Wag The Dog
In “Wag the Dog,” a spin doctor and a Hollywood producer collaborate to fabricate a war in order to distract the public from a presidential scandal just days before an election. The film satirically explores the power of media manipulation and the lengths to which political figures will go to maintain their image.
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Director: Barry Levinson
Actors: Andrea Martin, Anne Heche, David Koechner, Denis Leary, Dustin Hoffman, Kirsten Dunst, Robert De Niro, William H. Macy, Willie Nelson, Woody Harrelson
Country: United States of America
Company: Baltimore Pictures, New Line Cinema, Punch Productions
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars, 2 wins & 23 nominations total
Budget: $15,000,000
Worldwide Gross: $64,256,513
Duration:
1h 37minRelease: 1997
Release Date: 1997-12-25
IMDb: 7.1
TMDB: 7.0
Rotten Tomatoes: 86%
Metacritic: 74
FilmAffinity: 6.6