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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 Schmidt
Second Second Assistant Director
Amy Sayres
First 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

Hilary Henkin
Screenplay
David Mamet
Screenplay

Mark Worthington
Art Direction

Robert Greenfield
Set Decoration

Tim Holland
Supervising Sound Editor
Robert Richardson
Director of Photography
Mark Knopfler
Original Music Composer

Rita Ryack
Costume Design
Brennan Dufresne
Casting Assistant

Kimberly Rodgers
Extras Casting
David Anthony
Extras Casting
Terri Taylor
Casting Assistant

Lindakay Brown
Dialogue Editor
Tom Johnson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
John Roesch
Foley Artist

Jana Vance
Foley Artist

J.R. Grubbs
Sound Effects Editor
Dennie Thorpe
Foley Artist
Claire Sanfilippo
Dialogue Editor

Wynn Thomas
Production Design

Steve Joyal
Art Department Coordinator
Hazel Catmull
Key Hair Stylist
Marjorie McCown
Assistant Costume Designer

Melissa Yonkey
Hairstylist
Michael White
Hairstylist
Ilona Herman
Hairstylist

Ellen Ryba
Assistant Costume Designer
Maggie Morgan
Assistant Costume Designer

Blair Daily
Post Production Supervisor
Laurie Kaye
Production Manager
Kathrine Gordon
Hairstylist

John French
Paint Coordinator
Bill 'Kauhane' Hoyt
Standby Painter
Scott W. Leslie
Set Dresser

Carla Fry
Executive In Charge Of Production
Kirk Essiambre
Assistant Set Propsman

Mary Locatell
Production Illustrator
John Slatsky
Set Dresser
Christopher Tandon
Assistant Art Director

Al Nelson
Sound Recordist
Eric McLeod
Unit Production Manager

Diane Kramer
Art Department Assistant

Peter Montagna
Key Makeup Artist
Mark W. Pallatt
Set Dresser
Carl Catanese
On Set Dresser

Susan Popovic
Assistant Sound Editor
Peter Bankins
Property Master
Joe Louis Garcia
Construction Grip

Jeff Markwith
Set Designer
Doug Wuitschick
Paint Coordinator
Ilona Herman
Makeup Artist

Tony Eckert
Foley Mixer
Ben Gold
Assistant Sound Editor

Duke Tomasick
Construction Coordinator
Mark Landon
Makeup Artist
Elaine L. Offers
Makeup Artist

Sean England
Foley Recordist

Joe Fineman
Executive In Charge Of Post Production
Alberto Christiano Lombardo
Assistant Property Master
Stephen J. Readmond
On Set Dresser

Shana Sigmond
Assistant Set Decoration
Greg Dennison
Special Effects Assistant

Dale Riggs
Special Effects Assistant
Bonnie Weis
Production Supervisor
Frank 'Pepe' Merel
Foley Recordist

Mark Weingarten
Sound Mixer
Kent Sparling
Sound Mix Technician
Brent Smith
Set Dresser

Mary Works
Assistant Sound Editor
Amy DeMarte
Second Assistant "B" Camera

Doc Kane
ADR Mixer

Mike Sabga
VFX Artist
Dan Moore
Video Assist Operator

Scott Patten
Best Boy Grip
Kelly Uchimura
Camera Loader
Michael Silvers
Supervising Dialogue Editor

Gary Thomas
Boom Operator
Mark Burton
Production Sound Mixer
Ronald W. Mathews
Special Effects

David Terry
Dolly Grip
Jay Holben
Best Boy Electric

Diane Linn
ADR Recordist
David Lucarelli
ADR Recordist

Edward T. Reiff Jr.
Special Effects Assistant
Chris Leidholdt
Key Rigging Grip

Jim Hanson
Special Effects Manager

Jim Leidholdt
Rigging Grip
Greg Steele
ADR Mixer

Roger Meilink
Rigging Gaffer
Tami Treadwell
ADR Recordist

Halo Amrani
Lighting Technician
William Leslie
Dolly Grip
Kevin A. Barnes
Electrician

Mike Boudry
ADR Recordist
Dennis King
Special Effects Coordinator

Krystyna Demkowicz
Visual Effects Producer

Ray L. Wilkerson
Special Effects Assistant
Jim McDermott
Set Dresser
Reinhart Peschke
Chief Lighting Technician

Roger Awad
Lighting Technician
John T. Connor
First Assistant "B" Camera
David Gamerman
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician

Gregor Tavenner
First Assistant "A" Camera
Ken Arlidge
Second Unit Director of Photography

Sean Mennie
Camera Production Assistant
Mark Polischeck
Video Assist Operator

Jeanne Vienne
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Laela Kilbourn
Additional Second Assistant Camera
Phillip V. Caruso
Still Photographer

Fredrick W. Marx III
Lighting Technician
Martin Schaer
Camera Operator
Renan Galindo
Lighting Technician

Roger Blanc
Music Arranger
David Norris
Camera Operator
Blair Daily
Additional Editor

Tim Hillman
Location Manager
Kimberly Lynn
Location Assistant
Bob Bowen
Music Coordinator

Joel Sill
Music Consultant

Mark W. Smith
Assistant Editor
Alexandre Naufel
Lighting Technician
Romeo Pompa
Set Costumer

Dana Sano
Music Producer
Erik Holmberg
Production Executive

Mark Knopfler
Music Producer
Terry Ham
Set Production Assistant

Romano Paoletti
Set Production Assistant
Nancy McArdle
Costume Supervisor
Hugo Peña
Key Costumer

Rhonda Baer
Location Manager
Kate Beall
Assistant Location Manager

Gabriela Gutentag
Unit Publicist
Leigh French
ADR Voice Casting
Barron Miller
Location Assistant

Emily Glatter
Production Coordinator

Holly Hagy
Production Coordinator
Chuck Ainlay
Music Producer

Jim Cox
Musician
Marcie Olivi
Set Costumer
Mike Sowa
Digital Color Timer

Steve Boyd
Transportation Coordinator
Ilya Lyudmirsky
First Assistant Camera
Peter Shultz
Electrician

Kait Pickering
Assistant Production Coordinator
Bob Shugrue Jr.
Assistant Editor
John F. Lyons
Assistant Editor

Jerry F. Johnson
Transportation Captain
Georgette Hayden
Production Coordinator
Daryl Studebaker
Additional Director of Photography

Paul Broucek
Music Producer
Paul Prokop
Production Controller
Jay Vinitsky
Post Production Coordinator

Geoff Harding
Location Assistant
Mauni P. Caves
Location Assistant

Jason Joseph
Editorial Production Assistant
Ric Keeley
Post-Production Manager

Lee J. Bognar
Location Assistant
Glenn Worf
Musician
Harland Williams
Animal Wrangler

Mark Daily
First Assistant Editor
Claire Rudnick Polstein
Executive Producer
Michael De Luca
Executive Producer

Ezra Swerdlow
Executive Producer
Eric McLeod
Co-Producer
Lora Hirschberg
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Thomas M. Harrigan
Editorial Staff