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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
Amy Sayres
First Assistant Director

Amy Schmidt
Second Second Assistant Director
Christopher Swartout
Second Assistant Director
Ken Arlidge
Second Unit 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

Mark Knopfler
Original Music Composer
Hilary Henkin
Screenplay

David Mamet
Screenplay

Robert Greenfield
Set Decoration
Tim Holland
Supervising Sound Editor

Rita Ryack
Costume Design

Robert Richardson
Director of Photography
Mark Worthington
Art Direction
Terri Taylor
Casting Assistant

Brennan Dufresne
Casting Assistant
David Anthony
Extras Casting
Kimberly Rodgers
Extras Casting

Dennie Thorpe
Foley Artist
Claire Sanfilippo
Dialogue Editor

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

Tom Johnson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
John Roesch
Foley Artist
Jana Vance
Foley Artist

Hazel Catmull
Key Hair Stylist

Ilona Herman
Hairstylist
Maggie Morgan
Assistant Costume Designer

Melissa Yonkey
Hairstylist
Ellen Ryba
Assistant Costume Designer
Wynn Thomas
Production Design

Marjorie McCown
Assistant Costume Designer
Michael White
Hairstylist
Steve Joyal
Art Department Coordinator

Peter Montagna
Key Makeup Artist
Peter Bankins
Property Master
John Slatsky
Set Dresser

Mary Locatell
Production Illustrator
Blair Daily
Post Production Supervisor

Bill 'Kauhane' Hoyt
Standby Painter
Duke Tomasick
Construction Coordinator

Ilona Herman
Makeup Artist
Elaine L. Offers
Makeup Artist
Scott W. Leslie
Set Dresser

Mark W. Pallatt
Set Dresser
Laurie Kaye
Production Manager
Jim McDermott
Set Dresser

Christopher Tandon
Assistant Art Director
Mark Landon
Makeup Artist

Eric McLeod
Unit Production Manager
Kirk Essiambre
Assistant Set Propsman
John French
Paint Coordinator

Diane Kramer
Art Department Assistant
Kathrine Gordon
Hairstylist

Bonnie Weis
Production Supervisor
Carla Fry
Executive In Charge Of Production

Stephen J. Readmond
On Set Dresser
Doug Wuitschick
Paint Coordinator
Shana Sigmond
Assistant Set Decoration

Joe Fineman
Executive In Charge Of Post Production
Alberto Christiano Lombardo
Assistant Property Master

Ben Gold
Assistant Sound Editor
Carl Catanese
On Set Dresser
Greg Steele
ADR Mixer

Gary Thomas
Boom Operator
Ronald W. Mathews
Special Effects
David Terry
Dolly Grip

Tami Treadwell
ADR Recordist
Dennis King
Special Effects Coordinator
Jeanne Vienne
Second Assistant "A" Camera

Mike Boudry
ADR Recordist
Frank 'Pepe' Merel
Foley Recordist
Edward T. Reiff Jr.
Special Effects Assistant

Doc Kane
ADR Mixer
Sean England
Foley Recordist
Kent Sparling
Sound Mix Technician

Joe Louis Garcia
Construction Grip
Jeff Markwith
Set Designer

Mark Weingarten
Sound Mixer
David Lucarelli
ADR Recordist

Al Nelson
Sound Recordist

Mark Burton
Production Sound Mixer
Greg Dennison
Special Effects Assistant
Amy DeMarte
Second Assistant "B" Camera

Michael Silvers
Supervising Dialogue Editor
Roger Awad
Lighting Technician

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

Diane Linn
ADR Recordist
Fredrick W. Marx III
Lighting Technician

Martin Schaer
Camera Operator
Dale Riggs
Special Effects Assistant

Roger Meilink
Rigging Gaffer
Dan Moore
Video Assist Operator

Scott Patten
Best Boy Grip
Brent Smith
Set Dresser
Tony Eckert
Foley Mixer

Susan Popovic
Assistant Sound Editor
Mary Works
Assistant Sound Editor

Jim Leidholdt
Rigging Grip

Mark Polischeck
Video Assist Operator
Jay Holben
Best Boy Electric
Jim Hanson
Special Effects Manager

Ken Arlidge
Second Unit Director of Photography
Reinhart Peschke
Chief Lighting Technician
Mike Sowa
Digital Color Timer

Lee J. Bognar
Location Assistant
Barron Miller
Location Assistant

Paul Broucek
Music Producer
Steve Boyd
Transportation Coordinator
Paul Prokop
Production Controller

Mark Daily
First Assistant Editor

Kate Beall
Assistant Location Manager
Terry Ham
Set Production Assistant
Krystyna Demkowicz
Visual Effects Producer

Hugo Peña
Key Costumer

Dana Sano
Music Producer
Ilya Lyudmirsky
First Assistant Camera
Daryl Studebaker
Additional Director of Photography

Kimberly Lynn
Location Assistant
Mark Knopfler
Music Producer
Glenn Worf
Musician

Romano Paoletti
Set Production Assistant
Halo Amrani
Lighting Technician

Sean Mennie
Camera Production Assistant

Alexandre Naufel
Lighting Technician
Geoff Harding
Location Assistant

Harland Williams
Animal Wrangler
Blair Daily
Additional Editor
Roger Blanc
Music Arranger

Tim Hillman
Location Manager
Chuck Ainlay
Music Producer
Phillip V. Caruso
Still Photographer

William Leslie
Dolly Grip
Renan Galindo
Lighting Technician

Mark W. Smith
Assistant Editor
Leigh French
ADR Voice Casting

Marcie Olivi
Set Costumer
Mauni P. Caves
Location Assistant
Gregor Tavenner
First Assistant "A" Camera

Kelly Uchimura
Camera Loader
Laela Kilbourn
Additional Second Assistant Camera
Peter Shultz
Electrician

Rhonda Baer
Location Manager
Kait Pickering
Assistant Production Coordinator
Bob Shugrue Jr.
Assistant Editor

John F. Lyons
Assistant Editor
Georgette Hayden
Production Coordinator
Ray L. Wilkerson
Special Effects Assistant

Mike Sabga
VFX Artist
Chris Leidholdt
Key Rigging Grip

Kevin A. Barnes
Electrician
David Norris
Camera Operator

Romeo Pompa
Set Costumer
Bob Bowen
Music Coordinator

Jason Joseph
Editorial Production Assistant
Ric Keeley
Post-Production Manager
Jay Vinitsky
Post Production Coordinator

Jim Cox
Musician
Jerry F. Johnson
Transportation Captain
Nancy McArdle
Costume Supervisor

Joel Sill
Music Consultant
Gabriela Gutentag
Unit Publicist

Holly Hagy
Production Coordinator

Emily Glatter
Production Coordinator
Erik Holmberg
Production Executive
Claire Rudnick Polstein
Executive Producer

Eric McLeod
Co-Producer
Michael De Luca
Executive Producer
Ezra Swerdlow
Executive Producer

Lora Hirschberg
Sound Re-Recording Mixer