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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.

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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
Harland Williams
Pet Wrangler
Sean Masterson
Bob Richardson
Bernard Hocke
Technician
Jenna Byrne
Sharon
Maurice Woods
Kid with Shoes
Phil Morris
Co-Pilot
Chris Ellis
Officer
Ed Morgan
Store Owner
Jennifer Manley
Teenage Girl
Richard Lawson
Young Man / CIA
Drena De Niro
Gate Stewardess
Alberto Vazquez
Combine Driver
John Cho
Aide #3
Brant Cotton
Sharon's Boyfriend
Kenneth Kern
Nashville Engineer
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
Furley Lumpkin
Raking Dad #1
Sean Fenton
Raking Dad #2
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
Ken Arlidge
Second Unit Director
Julie Pitkanen
Script Supervisor
Amy Schmidt
Second Second Assistant Director

Writing

David Mamet
Screenplay
Hilary Henkin
Screenplay

Production

Robert De Niro
Producer
Barry Levinson
Producer
Ezra Swerdlow
Executive Producer
Leigh French
ADR Voice Casting
Terri Taylor
Casting Assistant
Debra Zane
Casting
Michael De Luca
Executive Producer
Joe Fineman
Executive In Charge Of Post Production
Erik Holmberg
Production Executive
Eric McLeod
Unit Production Manager
Eric McLeod
Co-Producer
Brennan Dufresne
Casting Assistant
Bonnie Weis
Production Supervisor
Tim Hillman
Location Manager
Jane Rosenthal
Producer
Carla Fry
Executive In Charge Of Production
Georgette Hayden
Production Coordinator
Lee J. Bognar
Location Assistant
Laurie Kaye
Production Manager
Claire Rudnick Polstein
Executive Producer
Barron Miller
Location Assistant
Jay Vinitsky
Post Production Coordinator
Emily Glatter
Production Coordinator
Mauni P. Caves
Location Assistant
Holly Hagy
Production Coordinator
Kimberly Lynn
Location Assistant
Geoff Harding
Location Assistant
Kate Beall
Assistant Location Manager
David Anthony
Extras Casting
Rhonda Baer
Location Manager
Kait Pickering
Assistant Production Coordinator
Kimberly Rodgers
Extras Casting

Sound

Mark Knopfler
Original Music Composer
Mark Knopfler
Musician
Mark Knopfler
Music Producer
Lora Hirschberg
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Dennie Thorpe
Foley Artist
Mark Weingarten
Sound Mixer
John Roesch
Foley Artist
Jana Vance
Foley Artist
Dana Sano
Music Producer
Doc Kane
ADR Mixer
Tom Johnson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ben Gold
Assistant Sound Editor
Steve Cantamessa
Sound Mixer
Paul Broucek
Music Producer
Al Nelson
Sound Recordist
Michael Silvers
Supervising Dialogue Editor
J.R. Grubbs
Sound Effects Editor
Tony Eckert
Foley Mixer
Tim Holland
Supervising Sound Editor
Greg Steele
ADR Mixer
Marilyn McCoppen
ADR Editor
Sean England
Foley Recordist
Guy Fletcher
Musician
Joel Sill
Music Consultant
Claire Sanfilippo
Dialogue Editor
Mary Helen Leasman
Foley Editor
Kent Sparling
Sound Mix Technician
David Lucarelli
ADR Recordist
Tami Treadwell
ADR Recordist
Frank 'Pepe' Merel
Foley Recordist
Susan Popovic
Assistant Sound Editor
Mary Works
Assistant Sound Editor
Gary Thomas
Boom Operator
Lindakay Brown
Dialogue Editor
Bob Bowen
Music Coordinator
Glenn Worf
Musician
Roger Blanc
Music Arranger
Diane Linn
ADR Recordist
Jim Cox
Musician
Chuck Ainlay
Music Producer
Mark Burton
Production Sound Mixer
Chad Cromwell
Musician
Mike Boudry
ADR Recordist
Lawrence L. Commans
Boom Operator

Art

Wynn Thomas
Production Design
Jeff Markwith
Set Designer
Tim Donelan
Leadman
Robert Greenfield
Set Decoration
Mary Locatell
Production Illustrator
Mark Worthington
Art Direction
Christopher Tandon
Assistant Art Director
Jim McDermott
Set Dresser
Alberto Christiano Lombardo
Assistant Property Master
Duke Tomasick
Construction Coordinator
Kirk Essiambre
Assistant Set Propsman
Mark W. Pallatt
Set Dresser
John Slatsky
Set Dresser
James R. Shumaker
Set Dresser
Joe Louis Garcia
Construction Grip
Steve Joyal
Art Department Coordinator
Diane Kramer
Art Department Assistant
Shana Sigmond
Assistant Set Decoration
Peter Bankins
Property Master
Brent Smith
Set Dresser
Bill 'Kauhane' Hoyt
Standby Painter
Scott W. Leslie
Set Dresser
John French
Paint Coordinator
Doug Wuitschick
Paint Coordinator
Ildefonso Goris
Greensman

Camera

Robert Richardson
Director of Photography
Laela Kilbourn
Additional Second Assistant Camera
Martin Schaer
Camera Operator
John T. Connor
First Assistant "B" Camera
Daryl Studebaker
Additional Director of Photography
Phillip V. Caruso
Still Photographer
Kelly Uchimura
Camera Loader
Ken Arlidge
Second Unit Director of Photography
Ilya Lyudmirsky
First Assistant Camera
Scott Patten
Best Boy Grip
David Norris
Camera Operator
Sean Mennie
Camera Production Assistant
Michael Brennan
Dolly Grip
William Leslie
Dolly Grip
David Terry
Dolly Grip
Amy DeMarte
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Stephen B. Abrams
Dolly Grip
Gregor Tavenner
First Assistant "A" Camera
Jeanne Vienne
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Todd Higgins
Key Grip
Joseph Dianda
Key Grip
Scot A. Nederman-Paul
Camera Loader

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
Hairstylist
Ilona Herman
Makeup Artist
Kelly Porter
Costumer
Melissa Yonkey
Hairstylist
Elaine L. Offers
Makeup Artist
Nancy McArdle
Costume Supervisor
Michael White
Hairstylist
Romeo Pompa
Set Costumer
Marjorie McCown
Assistant Costume Designer
Ellen Ryba
Assistant Costume Designer
Stephen J. Readmond
On Set Dresser
Marcie Olivi
Set Costumer
Hazel Catmull
Key Hair Stylist
Carl Catanese
On Set Dresser
Mark Landon
Makeup Artist
Maggie Morgan
Assistant Costume Designer

Crew

Harland Williams
Animal Wrangler
Paul Prokop
Production Controller
Dan Moore
Video Assist Operator
Thomas M. Harrigan
Editorial Staff
Jerry F. Johnson
Transportation Captain
Dennis King
Special Effects Coordinator
Ray L. Wilkerson
Special Effects Assistant
Robert McKelvey
Propmaker
Romano Paoletti
Set Production Assistant
Dale Riggs
Special Effects Assistant
Steve Boyd
Transportation Coordinator
Mark Polischeck
Video Assist Operator
Blair Daily
Post Production Supervisor
Gabriela Gutentag
Unit Publicist
Scott La Rue
Cableman
Jim Hanson
Special Effects Manager
Ric Keeley
Post-Production Manager
Greg Dennison
Special Effects Assistant
Edward T. Reiff Jr.
Special Effects Assistant
Terry Ham
Set Production Assistant
Ronald W. Mathews
Special Effects

Editing

Stu Linder
Editor
Mike Sowa
Digital Color Timer
Mark W. Smith
Assistant Editor
Gilbert Carreras
Color Timer
Jason Joseph
Editorial Production Assistant
Mark Daily
First Assistant Editor
Blair Daily
Additional Editor
Bob Shugrue Jr.
Assistant Editor
John F. Lyons
Assistant Editor

Lighting

Jay Holben
Best Boy Electric
Reinhart Peschke
Chief Lighting Technician
Kevin A. Barnes
Electrician
Jim Leidholdt
Rigging Grip
David Gamerman
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Peter Shultz
Electrician
Fredrick W. Marx III
Lighting Technician
Roger Awad
Lighting Technician
Alexandre Naufel
Lighting Technician
Chris Leidholdt
Key Rigging Grip
Renan Galindo
Lighting Technician
Roger Meilink
Rigging Gaffer
Halo Amrani
Lighting Technician

Visual Effects

Mike Sabga
VFX Artist
Krystyna Demkowicz
Visual Effects Producer