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.
- genus: Comedy, Drama
- Studio: New Line Cinema, Tribeca Productions, Baltimore Pictures, Punch Productions
- keyword: gulf war, central intelligence agency (cia), rape, usa president, washington dc, usa, government, war veteran, election campaign, presidential election, staging, politics, movie business, albania, sex scandal, senator, media adviser, manipulation of the media, conspiracy, soldier, extramarital affair
- cast: Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, Anne Heche, Woody Harrelson, Denis Leary, Willie Nelson