Wag the Dog (New Line Platinum Series)
by Barry Levinson
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Actor: Anne Heche, Denis Leary, Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, Willie NelsonDirector: Barry Levinson
Brand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 110 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1998-07-29
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: New Line
Movie Reviews of Wag the Dog (New Line Platinum Series)
Movie Review: Fun, smart movie
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great movie, with enough intelligence and star power to keep even the most politically apathetic date entertained throughout. Highly recommended.
Summary of Wag the Dog (New Line Platinum Series)
Not only was Barry Levinson's comedy shot in a relatively fast period of 29 days, the satire of politics and show business feels as if it were made yesterday. There's a fresh spin quite evident here, a nervy satire of a presidential crisis and the people who whitewash the facts. The main players are a mysterious Mr. Fix-It (Robert De Niro), veteran Hollywood producer (Dustin Hoffman), and a White House aide (Anne Heche). Can the president's molesting of a young girl be buried in the two weeks before an election? A war in Albania just might do the trick. In the good old days, the president would just invade. With modern technology, it's even cleaner. The hungry press looks for any lead, convenient misinformation is created by the latest Hollywood fakery ("all developed by the new James Cameron film") creating images and merchandise all instantly packaged. And it must be real, because it's on TV. David Mamet's script never questions the morals or the absolute secrecy needed to pull this thing off. He and director Barry Levinson have enough truth in the story to make you wonder what is real news and what is just promotion the next time you see CNN. Many of the supporting players impact the story with mere presence: Denis Leary as a quote man, Willie Nelson as a songwriter. The three leads are magnificent. With the similarities between history and this film, Wag will forever linked to the Monica Lewinsky saga. This video version contains a new minidocumentary focusing on the parallels of the film with the Bill Clinton scandal, including comments from director Barry Levinson and hosted by newsman Tom Brokaw. --Doug ThomasRobert DeNiro stars as a Washington spinmaster who needs a war to distract public's attention from a sex scandal involving the President. Dustin Hoffman received an Academy Award nomination for his role in this biting political satire.Running Time: 96 min.System Requirements:Starring: Dustin Hoffman Robert De Niro Anne Heche Denis Leary Willie Nelson Craig T. Nelson Andrea Martin and Woody Harrelson. Director: Barry Levinson Produced by Robert De Niro & B. Levinson; written by Hilary Henkin & David Mamet; Closed Captioned. Copyright: 1997 New Line Widescreen version 1.85:1 aspect ratio 16X9 enhanced Fullscreen version formatted to fit your screen Languages: English and French both in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Subtitles: English and French Audio commentary by Director Barry Levinson & Dustin Hoffman From Washington to Hollywood and Back: A featurette including interviews with Barry Levinson Jane Rosenthal Tom Brokaw John Frankenheimer Norman Jewison Bud Shulber Oliver Stone and others The Thin Line Between Truth & Fiction an essay on politics and the media Isolated music score theatrical trailer cast and crew biographies and filmographiesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: R UPC: 794043465826
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