Directed by:
Barry LevinsonCinematography:
Robert RichardsonComposer:
Mark KnopflerCast:
Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, Anne Heche, Woody Harrelson, Denis Leary, Willie Nelson, Andrea Martin, Kirsten Dunst, William H. Macy, John Michael Higgins (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Robert DeNiro stars as a Washington spinmaster who needs a war to distract public's attention from a sex scandal involving the President. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Dustin Hoffman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/250/164250554_be4cd0.jpg)
Dustin Hoffman
USA
Best movies:
Rain Man (1988)
Papillon (1973)
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
![Robert De Niro](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/725/163725860_6555e2.jpg)
Robert De Niro
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) (TV movie)
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
![Anne Heche](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/316/166316101_858441.jpg)
Anne Heche
USA
Best movies:
Donnie Brasco (1997)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
Return to Paradise (1998)
![Woody Harrelson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/913/164913021_4bb58d.jpg)
Woody Harrelson
USA
Best movies:
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
![Denis Leary](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269210_fc1d3a.jpg)
Denis Leary
USA
Best movies:
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) - a.f.
Ice Age (2002)
Demolition Man (1993)
![Willie Nelson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/405/405078_9cb51a.jpg)
Willie Nelson
USA
Best movies:
We Walk the Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash (2012) (concert)
Honeysuckle Rose (1980)
Wag the Dog (1997)
![Andrea Martin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/711/161711906_220a75.jpg)
Andrea Martin
USA
Best movies:
Harrison Bergeron (1995) (TV movie)
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
Gypsy (1993) (TV movie)
![Kirsten Dunst](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/236/164236641_5b9900.jpg)
Kirsten Dunst
USA
Best movies:
![William H. Macy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/943/162943983_7c306b.jpg)
William H. Macy
USA
![John Michael Higgins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279152_3344ac.jpg)
John Michael Higgins
USA
Best movies:
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
We Bought a Zoo (2011)
Wag the Dog (1997)
![David Koechner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/777/162777879_513c1f.png)
David Koechner
USA
Best movies:
Man on the Moon (1999)
Thank You for Smoking (2005)
The Perfect Game (2009)
![Harland Williams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271854_cd9906.jpg)
Harland Williams
Canada
Best movies:
Wag the Dog (1997)
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009)
Dumb & Dumber (1994)
![Drena De Niro](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272967_e15c57.jpg)
Drena De Niro
USA
Best movies:
Jack of the Red Hearts (2015)
A Star Is Born (2018)
Wag the Dog (1997)
![John Cho](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/891/162891890_cce13e.jpg)
John Cho
South Korea
Best movies:
American Beauty (1999)
Star Trek (2009)
Star Trek into Darkness (2013)
![Jim Belushi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268888_da4ac2.jpg)
Jim Belushi
USA
Best movies:
Trading Places (1983)
Salvador (1986)
Palermo Connection (1990)
![George Gaynes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270949_7e21e9.jpg)
George Gaynes
Russian Empire
Best movies:
Tootsie (1982)
Police Academy (1984)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Nikki Crawford
USA
Best movies:
Wag the Dog (1997)
Dance Night Obsession (2016)
![Craig T. Nelson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270604_d367f0.jpg)
Craig T. Nelson
USA
Best movies:
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
The Incredibles (2004)
...And Justice for All (1979)
![Marguerite Moreau](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273448_a26146.jpg)
Marguerite Moreau
USA
Best movies:
Wag the Dog (1997)
Runaway Jury (2003)
Paddleton (2019)
![Lu Elrod](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/278/278541_8a3d53.jpg)
Lu Elrod
Best movies:
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Freaky Friday (2003)
Wag the Dog (1997)