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Wag the Dog (1997)
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Ratings: 7.1/10 from 45,446 users
Metascore:
73/100
Reviews: 198 user | 127 critic | 22 from Metacritic.com Before elections, a spin-doctor and a Hollywood producer join efforts to "fabricate" a war in order to cover-up a presidential sex scandal. Director:Barry Levinson |
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Nominated for 2 Oscars.
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| Robert De Niro | ... | ||
| Anne Heche | ... | ||
| Denis Leary | ... |
Fad King
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Johnny Dean
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| Andrea Martin | ... |
Liz Butsky
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| William H. Macy | ... |
CIA Agent Charles Young
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John Levy
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| Suzie Plakson | ... |
Grace
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| Woody Harrelson | ... |
Sergeant William Schumann
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Michael Belson | ... |
President
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Amy Cain
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A.D.
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After being caught in a scandalous situation days before the election, the president does not seem to have much of a chance of being re-elected. One of his advisers contacts a top Hollywood producer in order to manufacture a war in Albania that the president can heroically end, all through mass media. Written by Christy
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A Hollywood producer. A Washington spin-doctor. When they get together, they can make you believe anything. See more »Parents Guide:
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Des hommes d'influence See more »Box Office
Budget:
$15,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$92,079 (USA) (28 December 1997) (3 Screens)Gross:
$43,022,524 (USA) (3 May 1998)Company Credits
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Winifred Ames: What did he do?
Stanley Motss: He raped a nun...
Winifred Ames: Oh, God. Oh, God. Jes - Oh, God!
Stanley Motss: And...
Winifred Ames: "And"? I don't want to know an "and". Why is there an "and"?
Stanley Motss: Look, look, look, look, look. He's fine as long as he gets his medication...
Winifred Ames: And if he doesn't get his medications?
Stanley Motss: He's not fine.
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Trivia
Director Trademark: [Barry Levinson] Ralph Tabakin (Southern Man) has appeared in every Levinson picture from Diner to Liberty Heights. See more »Goofs
Continuity: On the blackboard stating the days until the election, the number 8 is written twice. See more »Quotes
[after discovering that their "hero" is actaully a convict]Winifred Ames: What did he do?
Stanley Motss: He raped a nun...
Winifred Ames: Oh, God. Oh, God. Jes - Oh, God!
Stanley Motss: And...
Winifred Ames: "And"? I don't want to know an "and". Why is there an "and"?
Stanley Motss: Look, look, look, look, look. He's fine as long as he gets his medication...
Winifred Ames: And if he doesn't get his medications?
Stanley Motss: He's not fine.
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Crazy Credits
Dustin Hoffman's main title credit is faded in over a close up of a vacuumcleaner. See more »
Connections
Referenced in "HBO First Look: 'The Contender': The Making of a Political Thriller (#7.17)" (2000) See more »
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