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Wag the Dog   1997         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