Wag the Dog

Academy Award winners Robert De Niro and Dustin Hoffman star in a tale of politics, power and Hollywood so outrageous it could be true.

Two weeks before re-election, the President of the United States (Michael Belson) is accused of accosting a girl scout. Before the news reaches the media, his advisors call in a political consultant (De Nireo) specializing in image rescues. What to do? Hire a Hollywood producer (Hoffman) to create a war--distracting public attention from the scandal and rallying Americans to their President in surge of patriotic fervor.

Based on the novel American Hero by Larry Beinhart.

Cast
Dustin Hoffman - Stanley Motts
Robert De Niro - Conrad "Connie" Brean
Anne Heche - Winifred Ames
Denis Leary - Fad King
Willie Nelson - Johnny Dean
Andres Martin - Liz Butsky

Directors
Barry Levinson

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Genre: ComedyDrama

Wag the Dog

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