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Wag the Dog

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Calorie Rating: 136
Released: 1997-12-25
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 97 Minutes
Budget: 15000000
Revenue 64256513
Studios: New Line Cinema, Tribeca Productions, Baltimore Pictures, Punch Productions,


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.

Director / Directors

Julie Pitkanen
Script Supervisor
Ken Arlidge
Second Unit Director

Amy Sayres
First Assistant Director
Amy Schmidt
Second Second Assistant Director
Christopher Swartout
Second Assistant Director



Cast

Dustin Hoffman
Character: Stanley Motss
Robert De Niro
Character: Conrad Brean
Anne Heche
Character: Winifred Ames

Woody Harrelson
Character: Sergeant William Schumann
Denis Leary
Character: Fad King
Willie Nelson
Character: Johnny Dean

Andrea Martin
Character: Liz Butsky
Kirsten Dunst
Character: Tracy Lime
William H. Macy
Character: CIA Agent Charles Young

David Koechner
Character: Director
Michael Belson
Character: President
Suzanne Cryer
Character: Amy Cain

John Michael Higgins
Character: John Levy
Suzie Plakson
Character: Grace
Jason Cottle
Character: A.D.

Harland Williams
Character: Pet Wrangler
Sean Masterson
Character: Bob Richardson
Bernard Hocke
Character: Technician

Jenna Byrne
Character: Sharon
Maurice Woods
Character: Kid with Shoes
Roebuck 'Pops' Staples
Character: Pops Staples

Phil Morris
Character: Co-Pilot
Chris Ellis
Character: Officer
Ed Morgan
Character: Store Owner

J. Patrick McCormack
Character: Pilot
Jennifer Manley
Character: Teenage Girl
Edrie Warner
Character: Judge

Richard Lawson
Character: Young Man / CIA
Drena De Niro
Character: Gate Stewardess
Alberto Vazquez
Character: Combine Driver

Stephanie Kemp
Character: Aide #1
Jack Esformes
Character: Aide #2
John Cho
Character: Aide #3

Michael Reid Davis
Character: Aide #4
Brant Cotton
Character: Sharon's Boyfriend
Kenneth Kern
Character: Nashville Engineer

Michelle Levinson
Character: Faye
Ron McCoy
Character: Limo Driver
Derek Morgan
Character: CIA Agent

Garry R. Roleder
Character: USAF Chaplain
Merle Haggard
Character: Merle Haggard
Jim Belushi
Character: Jim Belushi

George Gaynes
Character: Senator Nole
Rick Scarry
Character: White House Reporter
Cliff B. Howard
Character: Ranger

Furley Lumpkin
Character: Raking Dad #1
Sean Fenton
Character: Raking Dad #2
Nikki Crawford
Character: Mom

John Franklin
Character: Jockey #1
Kevin Furlong
Character: Jockey #2
Lu Elrod
Character: Southern Woman

Michael Villani
Character: Male Commentator
Shirley Prestia
Character: Crossfire Moderator
Warren Wilson
Character: Crossfire Interviewer

Terry Anzur
Character: Factory Reporter
Melissa Gardner
Character: Santa Fe Reporter
Giselle Fernández
Character: Female Press Person

Christine Devine
Character: Chicago Newscaster
Richard Saxton
Character: Chicago Newscaster #2
Geoffrey Blake
Character: Media Guy #1

Jerry Levine
Character: Media Guy #2
Jack Shearer
Character: Sklansky
Emmett Miller
Character: News Break Reporter

Bill Handel
Character: Andrews AFB Reporter
Anais Afshan
Character: Albanian Girl
Hope Garber
Character: Albanian Grandmother

Gina Menza
Character: Press Room Reporter
Maggie Mellin
Character: Mrs. Rose
Tom Murray
Character: Aircraft Carrier Reporter

Ralph Tabakin
Character: Southern Man
Marguerite Moreau
Character: Teenage Girl in Audience
Jay Leno
Character: Jay Leno

Nicole Avant
Character: American Dream Singer
Wendy Lou Halvorsen
Character: American Dream Singer
Tom Bähler
Character: American Dream Singer

Anthony Holiday
Character: American Dream Singer
Allen Carter
Character: American Dream Singer
Brad Kalas
Character: American Dream Singer

Carmen Carter
Character: American Dream Singer
Billy Trudel
Character: American Dream Singer
Lance Eaton
Character: American Dream Singer

Mark Vieha
Character: American Dream Singer
Karen Geraghty
Character: American Dream Singer
Julia Waters
Character: American Dream Singer

James Gilstrap
Character: American Dream Singer
Oren Waters
Character: American Dream Singer
Jennifer Gross
Character: American Dream Singer

Maxine Waters Willard
Character: American Dream Singer
Craig T. Nelson
Character: Senator John Neal (uncredited)
Barry Levinson
Character: Man at a Movie Studio (uncredited)

Robert Richardson
Character: Man in a TV Studio (uncredited)
Laura Bennecke
Character: White House Secretary (uncredited)
Greg Bronson
Character: Chauffer (uncredited)

Phillip V. Caruso
Character: War Commercial Photographer (uncredited)
Sean Ireland
Character: Military Officer (uncredited)
Glendon Rich
Character: Grieving Politician (uncredited)

Guy Richardson
Character: Secret Service Agent (uncredited)
Robert Sedona
Character: Politician (uncredited)
Randy Springer
Character: Airline Passenger (uncredited)

Chelsea Talbott
Character: Crying Girl at Funeral Parade (uncredited)
Paul Webster
Character: Limo Driver (uncredited)


Production and Crew


Rita Ryack
Costume Design
Mark Worthington
Art Direction
Robert Richardson
Director of Photography

Robert Greenfield
Set Decoration
Hilary Henkin
Screenplay

David Mamet
Screenplay
Tim Holland
Supervising Sound Editor
Mark Knopfler
Original Music Composer

Wynn Thomas
Production Design

Ilona Herman
Hairstylist
Maggie Morgan
Assistant Costume Designer

Michael White
Hairstylist
Melissa Yonkey
Hairstylist
Steve Joyal
Art Department Coordinator

Marjorie McCown
Assistant Costume Designer
Hazel Catmull
Key Hair Stylist
Ellen Ryba
Assistant Costume Designer

Ezra Swerdlow
Executive Producer
Michael De Luca
Executive Producer

Claire Rudnick Polstein
Executive Producer
Eric McLeod
Co-Producer

Lora Hirschberg
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tom Johnson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Claire Sanfilippo
Dialogue Editor
Lindakay Brown
Dialogue Editor
J.R. Grubbs
Sound Effects Editor

John Roesch
Foley Artist
Jana Vance
Foley Artist
Dennie Thorpe
Foley Artist

Terri Taylor
Casting Assistant
Kimberly Rodgers
Extras Casting

Brennan Dufresne
Casting Assistant
David Anthony
Extras Casting
Kathrine Gordon
Hairstylist

Ilona Herman
Makeup Artist
Mark Landon
Makeup Artist
Peter Montagna
Key Makeup Artist

Elaine L. Offers
Makeup Artist
Blair Daily
Post Production Supervisor
Joe Fineman
Executive In Charge Of Post Production

Carla Fry
Executive In Charge Of Production
Eric McLeod
Unit Production Manager
Bonnie Weis
Production Supervisor

Laurie Kaye
Production Manager
Peter Bankins
Property Master

Kirk Essiambre
Assistant Set Propsman
John French
Paint Coordinator

Joe Louis Garcia
Construction Grip
Bill 'Kauhane' Hoyt
Standby Painter

Diane Kramer
Art Department Assistant
Scott W. Leslie
Set Dresser
Alberto Christiano Lombardo
Assistant Property Master

Jeff Markwith
Set Designer
Jim McDermott
Set Dresser

Mark W. Pallatt
Set Dresser
Stephen J. Readmond
On Set Dresser
Shana Sigmond
Assistant Set Decoration

John Slatsky
Set Dresser
Christopher Tandon
Assistant Art Director
Duke Tomasick
Construction Coordinator

Doug Wuitschick
Paint Coordinator
Carl Catanese
On Set Dresser
Mary Locatell
Production Illustrator

Brent Smith
Set Dresser

Mike Boudry
ADR Recordist
Tony Eckert
Foley Mixer
Ben Gold
Assistant Sound Editor

Doc Kane
ADR Mixer

Diane Linn
ADR Recordist
David Lucarelli
ADR Recordist
Frank 'Pepe' Merel
Foley Recordist

Al Nelson
Sound Recordist
Susan Popovic
Assistant Sound Editor

Michael Silvers
Supervising Dialogue Editor
Greg Steele
ADR Mixer
Gary Thomas
Boom Operator

Tami Treadwell
ADR Recordist
Mark Weingarten
Sound Mixer
Mary Works
Assistant Sound Editor

Mark Burton
Production Sound Mixer

Sean England
Foley Recordist
Kent Sparling
Sound Mix Technician

Greg Dennison
Special Effects Assistant
Jim Hanson
Special Effects Manager
Dennis King
Special Effects Coordinator

Edward T. Reiff Jr.
Special Effects Assistant
Dale Riggs
Special Effects Assistant
Ray L. Wilkerson
Special Effects Assistant

Ronald W. Mathews
Special Effects
Mike Sabga
VFX Artist
Krystyna Demkowicz
Visual Effects Producer

Ken Arlidge
Second Unit Director of Photography

Roger Awad
Lighting Technician
Halo Amrani
Lighting Technician

Phillip V. Caruso
Still Photographer

John T. Connor
First Assistant "B" Camera
Amy DeMarte
Second Assistant "B" Camera

David Gamerman
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician

Chris Leidholdt
Key Rigging Grip
Jim Leidholdt
Rigging Grip

William Leslie
Dolly Grip
Fredrick W. Marx III
Lighting Technician
Roger Meilink
Rigging Gaffer

Sean Mennie
Camera Production Assistant
Dan Moore
Video Assist Operator

Scott Patten
Best Boy Grip
Reinhart Peschke
Chief Lighting Technician
Mark Polischeck
Video Assist Operator

Martin Schaer
Camera Operator
Gregor Tavenner
First Assistant "A" Camera

David Terry
Dolly Grip
Kelly Uchimura
Camera Loader
Jeanne Vienne
Second Assistant "A" Camera

Kevin A. Barnes
Electrician
Renan Galindo
Lighting Technician

Jay Holben
Best Boy Electric
Laela Kilbourn
Additional Second Assistant Camera
Ilya Lyudmirsky
First Assistant Camera

Alexandre Naufel
Lighting Technician
David Norris
Camera Operator
Peter Shultz
Electrician

Daryl Studebaker
Additional Director of Photography
Leigh French
ADR Voice Casting

Nancy McArdle
Costume Supervisor
Marcie Olivi
Set Costumer

Hugo Peña
Key Costumer
Romeo Pompa
Set Costumer

Blair Daily
Additional Editor
Mark Daily
First Assistant Editor

Jason Joseph
Editorial Production Assistant
Ric Keeley
Post-Production Manager
Bob Shugrue Jr.
Assistant Editor

Mark W. Smith
Assistant Editor
Jay Vinitsky
Post Production Coordinator

John F. Lyons
Assistant Editor
Mike Sowa
Digital Color Timer
Rhonda Baer
Location Manager

Lee J. Bognar
Location Assistant
Mauni P. Caves
Location Assistant
Geoff Harding
Location Assistant

Tim Hillman
Location Manager
Kimberly Lynn
Location Assistant
Barron Miller
Location Assistant

Kate Beall
Assistant Location Manager
Chuck Ainlay
Music Producer

Roger Blanc
Music Arranger
Bob Bowen
Music Coordinator
Paul Broucek
Music Producer

Jim Cox
Musician

Mark Knopfler
Music Producer
Dana Sano
Music Producer

Joel Sill
Music Consultant
Glenn Worf
Musician
Steve Boyd
Transportation Coordinator

Jerry F. Johnson
Transportation Captain

Emily Glatter
Production Coordinator
Gabriela Gutentag
Unit Publicist
Holly Hagy
Production Coordinator

Terry Ham
Set Production Assistant
Erik Holmberg
Production Executive
Romano Paoletti
Set Production Assistant

Kait Pickering
Assistant Production Coordinator
Georgette Hayden
Production Coordinator
Harland Williams
Animal Wrangler

Paul Prokop
Production Controller