The Second Civil War

Name: The Second Civil War
Genre: Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
Released: 1997-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
Rating: 6.1

About The Second Civil War

When a planeload of Pakistani orphans are shipped to his state for permanent relocation, the governor of Idaho defies the president and closes the state's border. News Net Television, a cable news program that makes hay by reporting on political scandals, quickly spins the racist act into an overnight media sensation, creating a divide in national opinion over the issue.

The Second Civil War (1997) is a comedy tv movie film directed by Joe Dante. At 97 minutes long, it arrived in December 1997.

The film is filed under baffled, civil war, journalism, and illegal immigration.

Beau Bridges takes the lead as Governor Jim Farley, Joanna Cassidy as Helena Newman, James Coburn as Jack Buchan, and Kevin Dunn as Jimmy Cannon. The screenplay is by Martyn Burke.

Civil War, The Post, and The Insider make useful companions to The Second Civil War, all filed under militia. TMDB voters put it at 6.1 out of 10 across 58 votes and it carries a R rating.