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Wag the Dog   1997     3 stars    R, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Barry Levinson  
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, Anne Heche, Woody Harrelson, Denis Leary, Willie Nelson, William H. Macy, James Belushi, Craig T. Nelson, Kirsten Dunst, Michael Belson, Andrea Martin, John Michael Higgins, Suzie Plakson, David Koechner

  The American public's gullibility is exploited when the President's (Michael Belson) spin-doctors (Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro) prescribe a make-believe war with Albania as a ruse to divert attention from the President's sexual exploits. Hoffman received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor.



Cast
Dustin Hoffman Stanley Motss
Robert De Niro Conrad Brean
Anne Heche Winifred Ames
Woody Harrelson Sgt. William Schumann
Denis Leary Fad King
Willie Nelson Johnny Dean
William H. Macy CIA Agent Charles Young
James Belushi Himself
Craig T. Nelson Senator John Neal
Kirsten Dunst Tracy Lime
Michael Belson President
Andrea Martin Liz Butsky
John Michael Higgins John Levy
Suzie Plakson Grace
David Koechner Director

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Wag the Dog (1997)
Barry Levinson
Oscar: Best Director for Rain Man (1988)
Dustin Hoffman
Oscars: Best Actor for Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), Best Actor for Rain Man (1988)
Robert De Niro
Oscars: Best Supporting Actor for The Godfather Part II (1974), Best Actor for Raging Bull (1980)


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