Wag the Dog

About Wag the Dog

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.

Barry Levinson's Wag the Dog is a 1997 comedy film. It runs 97 minutes and was released in December 1997.

The film is filed under soldier, central intelligence agency (CIA), extramarital affair, and movie business.

Dustin Hoffman appears as Stanley Motss, Robert De Niro as Conrad Brean, Anne Heche as Winifred Ames, and Woody Harrelson as Sergeant William Schumann. The screenplay is by David Mamet and Hilary Henkin. It comes from Baltimore Pictures and Tribeca Productions.

JFK, Absolute Power, and Head of State make useful companions to Wag the Dog, all filed under conspiracy and government. TMDB voters put it at 6.9 out of 10 across 1,108 votes and it carries a R rating.