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Wag the Dog (1997)
- Short title: Wag the Dog
- NetFlix Rating: 3.3/5
- Runtime: 110 minutes.
- MPAA Content Rating: R
- Release Year: 1997
- Production: Warner Home Video
- Genre: Comedy, Political Comedies, Political Dramas, Spoofs and Satire
Plot summary
When the President is caught in a sex scandal less than two weeks before the election, White House spinmaster Conrad Brean (Robert De Niro) creates a phony war with the help of Hollywood producer Stanley Motss (Dustin Hoffman). From acclaimed director Barry Levinson and writers Hilary Henkin and David Mamet comes this biting look at American politics and its relationship with the media that we have all come to embrace.Posters and pictures
Reviews
Hollywood producer manufactures war. Hilarious and frighteningly plausible.
Read the NYTimes review of Wag the Dog by Janet Maslin
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Awards and nominations
- Academy Awards (1998): Best Actor nominee
- Academy Awards (1998): Best Writing Adapted Screenplay nominee
- Golden Globe Awards (1998): Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) nominee
- Golden Globe Awards (1998): Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) nominee
- AFI : Top 100 Laughs nominee
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