Wag the Dog

Rating: 5/10 Comedy Drama

Release Year: 1997 Language: en

Overview

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.

Cast Members

Dustin Hoffman as Stanley Motss Robert De Niro as Conrad Brean Anne Heche as Winifred Ames Woody Harrelson as Sergeant William Schumann Denis Leary as Fad King Willie Nelson as Johnny Dean Andrea Martin as Liz Butsky Kirsten Dunst as Tracy Lime William H. Macy as CIA Agent Charles Young David Koechner as Director Michael Belson as President Suzanne Cryer as Amy Cain John Michael Higgins as John Levy Suzie Plakson as Grace Jason Cottle as A.D. Harland Williams as Pet Wrangler Sean Masterson as Bob Richardson Bernard Hocke as Technician Jenna Byrne as Sharon Maurice Woods as Kid with Shoes Roebuck 'Pops' Staples as Pops Staples Phil Morris as Co-Pilot Chris Ellis as Officer Ed Morgan as Store Owner J. Patrick McCormack as Pilot Jennifer Manley as Teenage Girl Edrie Warner as Judge Richard Lawson as Young Man / CIA Drena De Niro as Gate Stewardess Alberto Vazquez as Combine Driver Stephanie Kemp as Aide #1 Jack Esformes as Aide #2 John Cho as Aide #3 Michael Reid Davis as Aide #4 Brant Cotton as Sharon's Boyfriend Kenneth Kern as Nashville Engineer Michelle Levinson as Faye Ron McCoy as Limo Driver Derek Morgan as CIA Agent Garry R. Roleder as USAF Chaplain Merle Haggard as Merle Haggard Jim Belushi as Jim Belushi George Gaynes as Senator Nole Rick Scarry as White House Reporter Cliff B. Howard as Ranger Furley Lumpkin as Raking Dad #1 Sean Fenton as Raking Dad #2 Nikki Crawford as Mom John Franklin as Jockey #1 Kevin Furlong as Jockey #2 Lu Elrod as Southern Woman Michael Villani as Male Commentator Shirley Prestia as Crossfire Moderator Warren Wilson as Crossfire Interviewer Terry Anzur as Factory Reporter Melissa Gardner as Santa Fe Reporter Giselle Fernández as Female Press Person Christine Devine as Chicago Newscaster Richard Saxton as Chicago Newscaster #2 Geoffrey Blake as Media Guy #1 Jerry Levine as Media Guy #2 Jack Shearer as Sklansky Emmett Miller as News Break Reporter Bill Handel as Andrews AFB Reporter Anais Afshan as Albanian Girl Hope Garber as Albanian Grandmother Gina Menza as Press Room Reporter Maggie Mellin as Mrs. Rose Tom Murray as Aircraft Carrier Reporter Ralph Tabakin as Southern Man Marguerite Moreau as Teenage Girl in Audience Jay Leno as Jay Leno Nicole Avant as American Dream Singer Wendy Lou Halvorsen as American Dream Singer Tom Bähler as American Dream Singer Anthony Holiday as American Dream Singer Allen Carter as American Dream Singer Brad Kalas as American Dream Singer Carmen Carter as American Dream Singer Billy Trudel as American Dream Singer Lance Eaton as American Dream Singer Mark Vieha as American Dream Singer Karen Geraghty as American Dream Singer Julia Waters as American Dream Singer James Gilstrap as American Dream Singer Oren Waters as American Dream Singer Jennifer Gross as American Dream Singer Maxine Waters Willard as American Dream Singer Craig T. Nelson as Senator John Neal (uncredited) Barry Levinson as Man at a Movie Studio (uncredited) Robert Richardson as Man in a TV Studio (uncredited) Laura Bennecke as White House Secretary (uncredited) Greg Bronson as Chauffer (uncredited) Phillip V. Caruso as War Commercial Photographer (uncredited) Sean Ireland as Military Officer (uncredited) Glendon Rich as Grieving Politician (uncredited) Guy Richardson as Secret Service Agent (uncredited) Robert Sedona as Politician (uncredited) Randy Springer as Airline Passenger (uncredited) Chelsea Talbott as Crying Girl at Funeral Parade (uncredited) Paul Webster as Limo Driver (uncredited)