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Wag the Dog

Label
Wag the Dog
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Wag the Dog
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Originally produced by Warner Bros. in 1997
Runtime
97
Summary
Academy Award winners Robert De Niro and Dustin Hoffman star in a tale of politics, power and Hollywood so outrageous it could be true! Two weeks before re-election, the President of the United States (Michael Belson) is accused of accosting a girl scout. Before the news reaches the media, his advisors call in a political consultant (De Nireo) specializing in image rescues. What to do? Hire a Hollywood producer (Hoffman) to create a war--distracting public attention from the scandal and rallying Americans to their President in surge of patriotic fervor. Based on the novel American Hero by Larry Beinhart
Technique
live action
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