Wag the Dog (1998)

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R | 1 hr 40 mins | Comedy, Drama, Satire | Released: 1/9/1998 |Box Office Total: $43.0M

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Synopsis:

Less than two weeks before election day, a scandal erupts that threatens to cripple the President's bid for a second term. But before the incident can cause irreparable damage, a mysterious fixer is called to the White House. The ultimate spin doctor, Conrad Brean has the uncanny ability to manipulate politics, the press and most importantly--the American people. Anticipating the frenzied press corps, Brean deftly deflects attention from the President by creating a bigger and better story -- a war. With the help of Stanley Motts, a famed Hollywood producer and his irreverent entourage, Brean assembles an unlikely crisis team who orchestra a global conflict unlike any ever seen on CNN.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
1/9/1998

Studio	Credit
New Line Records	Studio
Director	Credit
Barry Levinson	Director
Cast	Credit
Dustin Hoffman	Stanley Motss
Robert De Niro	Conrad Brean
Anne Heche	Winifred Ames
Woody Harrelson	Sergeant William Schumann
Denis Leary	Fad King
Willie Nelson	Johnny Green
Andrea Martin	Liz Butsky
Michael Belson	President
Suzanne Cryer	Amy Cain
John Michael Higgins	John Levy
Suzie Plakson	Grace
Kirsten Dunst	Tracy Lime
Jason Cottle	A D
David Koechner	Director
Harland Williams	Pet Wrangler
Sean Masterson	Bob Richardson
William H. Macy	Mr Young
Bernard Hocke	Technician
Jenny Byrne	Sharon
Maurkice Woods	Kid With Shoes
Pops Staples	Himself
Phil Morris	Co-Pilot
Chris Ellis	Officer
Edwin T Morgan	Owner
J Patrick McCormack	Pilot
Jennifer Manley	Teenage Girl
Edrie Warner	Judge
Richard Lawson	Young Man/CIA
Drena De Niro	Gate Stewardess
Alberto Vasquez	Combine Driver
Stephanie Kemp	Aide No 1
Jack Esformes	Aide No 2
John Cho	Aide No 3
Michael Reid Davis	Aide No 4
Brant Cotton	Sharon's Boyfriend
Kenneth Kern	Nashville Engineer
Michelle Levinson	Faye
Ron McCoy	Limo Driver
Derrick Morgan	CIA Agent
Garry R Roleder	USAF Chaplain
Merle Haggard	Himself
James Belushi	Himself
George Gaynes	Senator Nole
Production Credits	Credit
Steven Pollock	Segment Producer - special wars & news segments producer
Michael de Luca	Executive Producer
Jane Rosenthal	Producer
Eric McLeod	Co-Producer
Claire Rudnick Polstein	Executive Producer
Robert De Niro	Producer
Ted Eccles	Segment Producer - special wars & news segments producer
Barry Levinson	Producer
Ezra Swerdlow	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Tribeca Independent Films	Production Company
Punch Productions	Production Company
Baltimore/Spring Creek Productions	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Alliance Releasing	Theatrical Distributor
New Line Records	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
New Line Home Entertainment	Domestic Video Distributor
Entertainment Productions	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Medusa Distribuzione	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Los Angeles, California, USA
Writer	Credit
Larry Beinhart	Source Material (from novel)
David Mamet	Screenplay
Hilary Henkin	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Hedi El Kholti	Post-Production Accountant
Cathy Marshall	Accountant - payroll accountant
Bonnie Weis	Production Accountant
Brad Davis	Assistant Production Accountant
Scott Maziroff	Accountant - accounting clerk
Art Department	Credit
Wynn Thomas	Production Designer
Mark Worthington	Art Director
Casting	Credit
Ellen Chenoweth	Casting
Liegh French	Voice Casting
Debra Zane	Casting
Film Camera	Credit
Gregor Schaer	Camera Operator
Sean Mennie	Camera Assistant - camera production assistant
Daniel P Moore	Video Assist/Playback - video assist
David Gamerman	Lighting - assistant chief lighting technician
Gil Carreras	Color Timer
Robert Richardson	Director of Photography
Ken Arlidge	Director of Photography - 2nd unit director/director of photography (2nd Unit)
Film Sales Financing	Credit
New Line International	Foreign Distribution Sales
Music	Credit
Bob Bowen	Music Coordinator
Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz	Music Editor
Jim Cox	Music Performer - keyboards
Mark Knopfler	Music
Mark Knopfler	Music Producer
Alan Jay Lerner	Song
Frederick Loewe	Song
Mark Knopfler	Music - guitars
Guy Fletcher	Music Performer - keyboards
Chuck Ainlay	Music Producer
Paul Broucek	Music - music executive
Dana Sano	Music - music executive
Lori Silfen	Music - music business affairs
Mark S. Kaufman	Music - music business affairs
Chuck Ainlay	Music - music engineer
Richard Bennett	Music - guitars
Glenn Worf	Music - bass guitar
Chad Cromwell	Music - drums
Production Management	Credit
Blair Daily	Post-Production Supervisor
Amy Sayres	Assistant Director
Eric McLeod	Unit Production Manager
Rhonda Baer	Location Manager
Holly Hagy	Production Coordinator
Timothy Hillman	Unit Location Manager - 2nd unit location manager (2nd Unit)
Kimberly Lynn	Location Assistant
Kait Pickering	Assistant Production Coordinator
Julie Pitkanen	Script Supervisor
Bonnie Weis	Production Supervisor - 2nd unit production supervisor (2nd Unit)
Christopher Swartout	Assistant Director
Barron Miller	Location Assistant
Emily Glatter	Production Coordinator - in-house production coordinator
Lee Bognar	Location Assistant
Amy Schmidt	Assistant Director - 2nd assistant director
Geoff Harding	Location Assistant
Mauni Caves	Location Assistant - 2nd unit location assistant (2nd Unit)
Sound	Credit
Mike Boudry	ADR - ADR recordist
Tim Holland	Sound Editor
Doc Kane	ADR Mixer
Ben Gold	Assistant Sound Editor
J R Grubbs	Sound Effects Editor
Tony Eckert	Foley Mixer
Marilyn McCoppen	ADR Editor
Frank Merel ('Pepe')	Rerecording - foley re-recordist
Mary Helen Leasman	Foley Editor
Dennie Thorpe	Foley Artist
Charleen Richards	ADR Mixer
Susan Popovic	Assistant Sound Editor
Jana Vance	Foley Artist
Diane Linn	ADR - ADR recordist
Mary Works	Assistant Sound Editor
Greg Steele	ADR Mixer
Tami Treadwell	ADR - ADR recordist
Visual Effects	Credit
Ray L Wilkerson	Special Effects Assistant
Jim Hanson	Special Effects Foreman
Dennis King	Special Effects Coordinator
Dale Riggs	Special Effects Assistant
Ed Reife Jr	Special Effects Assistant
Greg Dennison	Special Effects Assistant
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Rita Ryack	Costumes

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