Wag the Dog
Wag the Dog

Wag the Dog

Wag the Dog, the 1997 film starring Robert De Niro, about a Washington spin doctor who distracts the electorate from a U.S. presidential sex scandal by hiring a Hollywood producer, played by Dustin Hoffman, to construct a fake war with Albania

film, piece of creative work, published adaptation

Artist, Composer
Mark Knopfler
Starring
Robert De Niro, Kirsten Dunst, Dustin Hoffman, Willie Nelson, Denis Leary,  …
Published
1998, December 17th 1997
Director
Barry Levinson
Writer
David Mamet, Hilary Henkin, Larry Beinhart
Runtime
97 Minutes
Producer
Robert De Niro, Barry Levinson, Jane Rosenthal
Origin
the United States
Record label
Mercury
Distributor
New Line Cinema
Cinematographer
Robert Richardson
Editor
Stu Linder
Wikipedia Page
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wag_the_Dog
Slogan
"Why does a dog wag its tail? Because a dog is smarter than its tail. If the tail was smarter, the tail would wag the dog."; "A Hollywood producer. A Washington spin-doctor. When they get together, they can make you believe anything."; "A comedy about truth, justice and other special effects."
Budget
$15
Languages
English
Intake
$64,256,513
Class
film, piece of creative work, published adaptation
Adaptation of
Wag the Dog: A Novel
Attributes
satire, drama, comedy, the avm genre comedy, Political cinema
Produced
1997
IMDB ID
"0120885"
Freebase ID
"/guid/9202a8c04000641f80000000000a0700"
IMDB Page
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120885/, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120885
Theme
politics, warfare, military event
Featured Location
Washington, D.C.
MovieLens Score
3.50798640611725
DBPedia URI
http://dbpedia.org/resource/Wag_the_Dog
Soundtrack
Wag the Dog
Rare Terms
"the walk the dog", "walk the dog", "the wag the dog"
Number of IMDB Votes
36,556
IMDB Score
7.1
MPAA
R
Freebase Primary MID
"/m/0n1s0"

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