
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.
Wag the Dog
December 25, 1997
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Cast (101)

Dustin Hoffman
Stanley Motss

Robert De Niro
Conrad Brean

Anne Heche
Winifred Ames

Woody Harrelson
Sergeant William Schumann

Denis Leary
Fad King

Willie Nelson
Johnny Dean

Andrea Martin
Liz Butsky

Kirsten Dunst
Tracy Lime

William H. Macy
CIA Agent Charles Young

David Koechner
Director

Michael Belson
President

Suzanne Cryer
Amy Cain

John Michael Higgins
John Levy

Suzie Plakson
Grace

Jason Cottle
A.D.

Harland Williams
Pet Wrangler

Sean Masterson
Bob Richardson

Bernard Hocke
Technician

Jenna Byrne
Sharon

Maurice Woods
Kid with Shoes

Roebuck 'Pops' Staples
Pops Staples

Phil Morris
Co-Pilot

Chris Ellis
Officer

Ed Morgan
Store Owner

J. Patrick McCormack
Pilot

Jennifer Manley
Teenage Girl

Edrie Warner
Judge

Richard Lawson
Young Man / CIA

Drena De Niro
Gate Stewardess

Alberto Vazquez
Combine Driver

Stephanie Kemp
Aide #1

Jack Esformes
Aide #2

John Cho
Aide #3

Michael Reid Davis
Aide #4

Brant Cotton
Sharon's Boyfriend

Kenneth Kern
Nashville Engineer

Michelle Levinson
Faye

Ron McCoy
Limo Driver

Derek Morgan
CIA Agent

Garry R. Roleder
USAF Chaplain

Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard

Jim Belushi
Jim Belushi

George Gaynes
Senator Nole

Rick Scarry
White House Reporter

Cliff B. Howard
Ranger

Furley Lumpkin
Raking Dad #1

Sean Fenton
Raking Dad #2

Nikki Crawford
Mom

John Franklin
Jockey #1

Kevin Furlong
Jockey #2

Lu Elrod
Southern Woman

Michael Villani
Male Commentator

Shirley Prestia
Crossfire Moderator

Warren Wilson
Crossfire Interviewer

Terry Anzur
Factory Reporter

Melissa Gardner
Santa Fe Reporter

Giselle Fernández
Female Press Person

Christine Devine
Chicago Newscaster

Richard Saxton
Chicago Newscaster #2

Geoffrey Blake
Media Guy #1

Jerry Levine
Media Guy #2

Jack Shearer
Sklansky

Emmett Miller
News Break Reporter

Bill Handel
Andrews AFB Reporter

Anais Afshan
Albanian Girl

Hope Garber
Albanian Grandmother

Gina Menza
Press Room Reporter

Maggie Mellin
Mrs. Rose

Tom Murray
Aircraft Carrier Reporter

Ralph Tabakin
Southern Man

Marguerite Moreau
Teenage Girl in Audience

Jay Leno
Jay Leno

Nicole Avant
American Dream Singer

Wendy Lou Halvorsen
American Dream Singer

Tom Bähler
American Dream Singer

Anthony Holiday
American Dream Singer

Allen Carter
American Dream Singer

Brad Kalas
American Dream Singer

Carmen Carter
American Dream Singer

Billy Trudel
American Dream Singer

Lance Eaton
American Dream Singer

Mark Vieha
American Dream Singer

Karen Geraghty
American Dream Singer

Julia Waters
American Dream Singer

James Gilstrap
American Dream Singer

Oren Waters
American Dream Singer

Jennifer Gross
American Dream Singer

Maxine Waters Willard
American Dream Singer

Craig T. Nelson
Senator John Neal (uncredited)

Barry Levinson
Man at a Movie Studio (uncredited)

Robert Richardson
Man in a TV Studio (uncredited)

Laura Bennecke
White House Secretary (uncredited)

Greg Bronson
Chauffer (uncredited)

Phillip V. Caruso
War Commercial Photographer (uncredited)

Sean Ireland
Military Officer (uncredited)

Glendon Rich
Grieving Politician (uncredited)

Guy Richardson
Secret Service Agent (uncredited)

Robert Sedona
Politician (uncredited)

Randy Springer
Airline Passenger (uncredited)

Chelsea Talbott
Crying Girl at Funeral Parade (uncredited)

Paul Webster
Limo Driver (uncredited)
Crew (218)
Directing

Barry Levinson
Director

Christopher Swartout
Second Assistant Director

Amy Sayres
First Assistant Director

Julie Pitkanen
Script Supervisor

Amy Schmidt
Second Second Assistant Director

Ken Arlidge
Second Unit Director
Writing
Production

Michael De Luca
Executive Producer

Ellen Chenoweth
Casting

Ezra Swerdlow
Executive Producer

Leigh French
ADR Voice Casting

Debra Zane
Casting

Robert De Niro
Producer

Barry Levinson
Producer

Joe Fineman
Executive In Charge Of Post Production

Brennan Dufresne
Casting Assistant

Bonnie Weis
Production Supervisor

Tim Hillman
Location Manager

Carla Fry
Executive In Charge Of Production

Eric McLeod
Unit Production Manager

Eric McLeod
Co-Producer

Laurie Kaye
Production Manager

Georgette Hayden
Production Coordinator

Lee J. Bognar
Location Assistant

Kimberly Rodgers
Extras Casting

Holly Hagy
Production Coordinator

Emily Glatter
Production Coordinator

Kimberly Lynn
Location Assistant

David Anthony
Extras Casting

Claire Rudnick Polstein
Executive Producer

Barron Miller
Location Assistant

Rhonda Baer
Location Manager

Kait Pickering
Assistant Production Coordinator

Kate Beall
Assistant Location Manager

Geoff Harding
Location Assistant

Mauni P. Caves
Location Assistant

Jay Vinitsky
Post Production Coordinator

Terri Taylor
Casting Assistant

Jane Rosenthal
Producer

Erik Holmberg
Production Executive
Sound

Charleen Richards-Steeves
ADR Mixer

Dennie Thorpe
Foley Artist

Mark Weingarten
Sound Mixer

John Roesch
Foley Artist

Dana Sano
Music Producer

Doc Kane
ADR Mixer

Ben Gold
Assistant Sound Editor

Steve Cantamessa
Sound Mixer

Paul Broucek
Music Producer

Michael Silvers
Supervising Dialogue Editor

Tony Eckert
Foley Mixer

Tim Holland
Supervising Sound Editor

Greg Steele
ADR Mixer

Marilyn McCoppen
ADR Editor

Steve Romanko
Other

Sean England
Foley Recordist

Guy Fletcher
Musician

Joel Sill
Music Consultant

Claire Sanfilippo
Dialogue Editor

Kent Sparling
Sound Mix Technician

Mary Helen Leasman
Foley Editor

David Lucarelli
ADR Recordist

Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz
Music Editor

J.R. Grubbs
Sound Effects Editor

Tami Treadwell
ADR Recordist

Bob Bowen
Music Coordinator

Jim Cox
Musician

Mark Burton
Production Sound Mixer

Chuck Ainlay
Music Producer

Glenn Worf
Musician

Susan Popovic
Assistant Sound Editor

Lindakay Brown
Dialogue Editor

Richard Bennett
Musician

Diane Linn
ADR Recordist

Frank 'Pepe' Merel
Foley Recordist

David Abrahamsen
Sound

Mary Works
Assistant Sound Editor

Roger Blanc
Music Arranger

Chad Cromwell
Musician

Gary Thomas
Boom Operator

Huey Lewis
Songs

Mark Knopfler
Original Music Composer

Mark Knopfler
Musician

Mark Knopfler
Music Producer

Mike Boudry
ADR Recordist

Jana Vance
Foley Artist

Tom Johnson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Al Nelson
Sound Recordist

Lawrence L. Commans
Boom Operator

Lora Hirschberg
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art

Wynn Thomas
Production Design

Jeff Markwith
Set Designer

Tim Donelan
Leadman

Robert Greenfield
Set Decoration

Mary Locatell
Production Illustrator

Mark Worthington
Art Direction

Bill 'Kauhane' Hoyt
Standby Painter

Doug Wuitschick
Paint Coordinator

Ildefonso Goris
Greensman

Scott W. Leslie
Set Dresser

John Slatsky
Set Dresser

Kirk Essiambre
Assistant Set Propsman

Shana Sigmond
Assistant Set Decoration

Jim McDermott
Set Dresser

Christopher Tandon
Assistant Art Director

Peter Bankins
Property Master

James R. Shumaker
Set Dresser

Joe Louis Garcia
Construction Grip

John French
Paint Coordinator

Brent Smith
Set Dresser

Steve Joyal
Art Department Coordinator

Diane Kramer
Art Department Assistant

Duke Tomasick
Construction Coordinator

Alberto Christiano Lombardo
Assistant Property Master

Mark W. Pallatt
Set Dresser

Byron K. Lovelace
Props
Camera

Laela Kilbourn
Additional Second Assistant Camera

Robert Richardson
Director of Photography

Phillip V. Caruso
Still Photographer

Daryl Studebaker
Additional Director of Photography

John T. Connor
First Assistant "B" Camera

Shawn Ensign
Grip

Ken Arlidge
Second Unit Director of Photography

Todd Higgins
Key Grip

William Leslie
Dolly Grip

Phil Gries
Other

Michael Brennan
Dolly Grip

Scot A. Nederman-Paul
Camera Loader

Joseph Dianda
Key Grip

Sean Mennie
Camera Production Assistant

Rick Colosimo
Grip

David Terry
Dolly Grip

Jamie Franta
Grip

Kelly Uchimura
Camera Loader

Nick Arnds
Grip

Barry Clint
Grip

David Norris
Camera Operator

Scott Patten
Best Boy Grip

Stephen B. Abrams
Dolly Grip

Amy DeMarte
Second Assistant "B" Camera

Robert J. Studenny
Grip

Jeanne Vienne
Second Assistant "A" Camera

Gregor Tavenner
First Assistant "A" Camera

Martin Schaer
Camera Operator

Ilya Lyudmirsky
First Assistant Camera
Costume & Make-Up

Rita Ryack
Costume Design

Kathrine Gordon
Hairstylist

Daniel C. Striepeke
Makeup Artist

Peter Montagna
Key Makeup Artist

Hugo Peña
Key Costumer

Ilona Herman
Makeup Artist

Ilona Herman
Hairstylist

Kelly Porter
Costumer

Melissa Yonkey
Hairstylist

Elaine L. Offers
Makeup Artist

Nancy McArdle
Costume Supervisor

Romeo Pompa
Set Costumer

Mark Landon
Makeup Artist

Ellen Ryba
Assistant Costume Designer

Jose Morales
Tailor

Carl Catanese
On Set Dresser

Marjorie McCown
Assistant Costume Designer

Hazel Catmull
Key Hair Stylist

Michael White
Hairstylist

Stephen J. Readmond
On Set Dresser

Marcie Olivi
Set Costumer

Maggie Morgan
Assistant Costume Designer
Crew

Harland Williams
Animal Wrangler

Steve Boyd
Transportation Coordinator

Dan Moore
Video Assist Operator

Paul Prokop
Production Controller

Thomas M. Harrigan
Editorial Staff

Mark Polischeck
Video Assist Operator

Terry Ham
Set Production Assistant

Jim Hanson
Special Effects Manager

Dale Riggs
Special Effects Assistant

Gabriela Gutentag
Unit Publicist

Blair Daily
Post Production Supervisor

Dennis King
Special Effects Coordinator

Ronald W. Mathews
Special Effects

Greg Dennison
Special Effects Assistant

Edward T. Reiff Jr.
Special Effects Assistant

Scott La Rue
Cableman

Jerry F. Johnson
Transportation Captain

Greg Bronner
Driver

Robert McKelvey
Propmaker

Burton L. Warner
Driver

Ray L. Wilkerson
Special Effects Assistant

Ric Keeley
Post-Production Manager

Jose M. Arreguin
Propmaker

Romano Paoletti
Set Production Assistant
Editing

Stu Linder
Editor

Mike Sowa
Digital Color Timer

Mark Daily
First Assistant Editor

Mark W. Smith
Assistant Editor

John F. Lyons
Assistant Editor

Jason Joseph
Editorial Production Assistant

Gilbert Carreras
Color Timer

Bob Shugrue Jr.
Assistant Editor

Blair Daily
Additional Editor
Lighting

Kevin A. Barnes
Electrician

Roger Meilink
Rigging Gaffer

Alexandre Naufel
Lighting Technician

Chris Leidholdt
Key Rigging Grip

Jim Leidholdt
Rigging Grip

Peter Shultz
Electrician

Renan Galindo
Lighting Technician

Roger Awad
Lighting Technician

Russell Steen
Gaffer

David Gamerman
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician

Jay Holben
Best Boy Electric

Reinhart Peschke
Chief Lighting Technician

Fredrick W. Marx III
Lighting Technician

Halo Amrani
Lighting Technician
Visual Effects

Mike Sabga
VFX Artist

Krystyna Demkowicz
Visual Effects Producer