Wag the Dog

6.9
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Run time: 97 min
  • Premiere: 1997. December 25.

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.

Discover

Dustin Hoffman

Stanley Motss

Robert De Niro

Conrad Brean

Anne Heche

Winifred Ames

Woody Harrelson

Sergeant William Schumann

Denis Leary

Fad King

Willie Nelson

Johnny Dean

Andrea Martin

Liz Butsky

Kirsten Dunst

Tracy Lime

William H. Macy

CIA Agent Charles Young

David Koechner

Director

Michael Belson

President

Suzanne Cryer

Amy Cain

Harland Williams

Pet Wrangler

Sean Masterson

Bob Richardson

Bernard Hocke

Technician

Jenna Byrne

Sharon

Maurice Woods

Kid with Shoes

Phil Morris

Co-Pilot

Chris Ellis

Officer

Ed Morgan

Store Owner

Jennifer Manley

Teenage Girl

Richard Lawson

Young Man / CIA

Drena De Niro

Gate Stewardess

Alberto Vazquez

Combine Driver

John Cho

Aide #3

Brant Cotton

Sharon's Boyfriend

Kenneth Kern

Nashville Engineer

Ron McCoy

Limo Driver

Derek Morgan

CIA Agent

Garry R. Roleder

USAF Chaplain

Merle Haggard

Merle Haggard

Jim Belushi

Jim Belushi

George Gaynes

Senator Nole

Rick Scarry

White House Reporter

Furley Lumpkin

Raking Dad #1

Sean Fenton

Raking Dad #2

John Franklin

Jockey #1

Kevin Furlong

Jockey #2

Lu Elrod

Southern Woman

Michael Villani

Male Commentator

Shirley Prestia

Crossfire Moderator

Warren Wilson

Crossfire Interviewer

Terry Anzur

Factory Reporter

Melissa Gardner

Santa Fe Reporter

Giselle Fernández

Female Press Person

Christine Devine

Chicago Newscaster

Richard Saxton

Chicago Newscaster #2

Geoffrey Blake

Media Guy #1

Jerry Levine

Media Guy #2

Jack Shearer

Sklansky

Emmett Miller

News Break Reporter

Bill Handel

Andrews AFB Reporter

Anais Afshan

Albanian Girl

Hope Garber

Albanian Grandmother

Gina Menza

Press Room Reporter

Maggie Mellin

Mrs. Rose

Tom Murray

Aircraft Carrier Reporter

Ralph Tabakin

Southern Man

Marguerite Moreau

Teenage Girl in Audience

Jay Leno

Jay Leno

Nicole Avant

American Dream Singer

Wendy Lou Halvorsen

American Dream Singer

Tom Bähler

American Dream Singer

Anthony Holiday

American Dream Singer

Allen Carter

American Dream Singer

Brad Kalas

American Dream Singer

Carmen Carter

American Dream Singer

Billy Trudel

American Dream Singer

Lance Eaton

American Dream Singer

Mark Vieha

American Dream Singer

Karen Geraghty

American Dream Singer

Julia Waters

American Dream Singer

James Gilstrap

American Dream Singer

Oren Waters

American Dream Singer

Jennifer Gross

American Dream Singer

Maxine Waters Willard

American Dream Singer

Craig T. Nelson

Senator John Neal (uncredited)

Barry Levinson

Man at a Movie Studio (uncredited)

Robert Richardson

Man in a TV Studio (uncredited)

Laura Bennecke

White House Secretary (uncredited)

Greg Bronson

Chauffer (uncredited)

Phillip V. Caruso

War Commercial Photographer (uncredited)

Sean Ireland

Military Officer (uncredited)

Glendon Rich

Grieving Politician (uncredited)

Guy Richardson

Secret Service Agent (uncredited)

Robert Sedona

Politician (uncredited)

Randy Springer

Airline Passenger (uncredited)

Chelsea Talbott

Crying Girl at Funeral Parade (uncredited)

Paul Webster

Limo Driver (uncredited)

Art

Mark Worthington

Art Direction

Robert Greenfield

Set Decoration

Wynn Thomas

Production Design

Steve Joyal

Art Department Coordinator

John French

Paint Coordinator

Bill 'Kauhane' Hoyt

Standby Painter

Scott W. Leslie

Set Dresser

Tim Donelan

Leadman

Kirk Essiambre

Assistant Set Propsman

Mary Locatell

Production Illustrator

John Slatsky

Set Dresser

Christopher Tandon

Assistant Art Director

James R. Shumaker

Set Dresser

Ildefonso Goris

Greensman

Diane Kramer

Art Department Assistant

Mark W. Pallatt

Set Dresser

Peter Bankins

Property Master

Joe Louis Garcia

Construction Grip

Jeff Markwith

Set Designer

Doug Wuitschick

Paint Coordinator

Duke Tomasick

Construction Coordinator

Alberto Christiano Lombardo

Assistant Property Master

Shana Sigmond

Assistant Set Decoration

Brent Smith

Set Dresser

Jim McDermott

Set Dresser

Camera

Robert Richardson

Director of Photography

Michael Brennan

Dolly Grip

Amy DeMarte

Second Assistant "B" Camera

Joseph Dianda

Key Grip

Scott Patten

Best Boy Grip

Kelly Uchimura

Camera Loader

David Terry

Dolly Grip

Scot A. Nederman-Paul

Camera Loader

Todd Higgins

Key Grip

Stephen B. Abrams

Dolly Grip

William Leslie

Dolly Grip

John T. Connor

First Assistant "B" Camera

Gregor Tavenner

First Assistant "A" Camera

Ken Arlidge

Second Unit Director of Photography

Sean Mennie

Camera Production Assistant

Jeanne Vienne

Second Assistant "A" Camera

Laela Kilbourn

Additional Second Assistant Camera

Phillip V. Caruso

Still Photographer

Martin Schaer

Camera Operator

David Norris

Camera Operator

Ilya Lyudmirsky

First Assistant Camera

Daryl Studebaker

Additional Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Rita Ryack

Costume Design

Hazel Catmull

Key Hair Stylist

Marjorie McCown

Assistant Costume Designer

Melissa Yonkey

Hairstylist

Michael White

Hairstylist

Ilona Herman

Hairstylist

Ellen Ryba

Assistant Costume Designer

Maggie Morgan

Assistant Costume Designer

Daniel C. Striepeke

Makeup Artist

Kathrine Gordon

Hairstylist

Peter Montagna

Key Makeup Artist

Carl Catanese

On Set Dresser

Ilona Herman

Makeup Artist

Mark Landon

Makeup Artist

Elaine L. Offers

Makeup Artist

Stephen J. Readmond

On Set Dresser

Romeo Pompa

Set Costumer

Kelly Porter

Costumer

Nancy McArdle

Costume Supervisor

Hugo Peña

Key Costumer

Marcie Olivi

Set Costumer

Crew

Blair Daily

Post Production Supervisor

Robert McKelvey

Propmaker

Scott La Rue

Cableman

Greg Dennison

Special Effects Assistant

Dale Riggs

Special Effects Assistant

Dan Moore

Video Assist Operator

Ronald W. Mathews

Special Effects

Edward T. Reiff Jr.

Special Effects Assistant

Jim Hanson

Special Effects Manager

Dennis King

Special Effects Coordinator

Ray L. Wilkerson

Special Effects Assistant

Mark Polischeck

Video Assist Operator

Terry Ham

Set Production Assistant

Romano Paoletti

Set Production Assistant

Gabriela Gutentag

Unit Publicist

Steve Boyd

Transportation Coordinator

Jerry F. Johnson

Transportation Captain

Paul Prokop

Production Controller

Ric Keeley

Post-Production Manager

Harland Williams

Animal Wrangler

Thomas M. Harrigan

Editorial Staff

Directing

Barry Levinson

Director

Julie Pitkanen

Script Supervisor

Ken Arlidge

Second Unit Director

Amy Schmidt

Second Second Assistant Director

Amy Sayres

First Assistant Director

Christopher Swartout

Second Assistant Director

Editing

Stu Linder

Editor

Blair Daily

Additional Editor

Mark W. Smith

Assistant Editor

Mike Sowa

Digital Color Timer

Bob Shugrue Jr.

Assistant Editor

John F. Lyons

Assistant Editor

Gilbert Carreras

Color Timer

Jason Joseph

Editorial Production Assistant

Mark Daily

First Assistant Editor

Lighting

Jay Holben

Best Boy Electric

Chris Leidholdt

Key Rigging Grip

Jim Leidholdt

Rigging Grip

Roger Meilink

Rigging Gaffer

Halo Amrani

Lighting Technician

Kevin A. Barnes

Electrician

Reinhart Peschke

Chief Lighting Technician

Roger Awad

Lighting Technician

David Gamerman

Assistant Chief Lighting Technician

Fredrick W. Marx III

Lighting Technician

Renan Galindo

Lighting Technician

Alexandre Naufel

Lighting Technician

Peter Shultz

Electrician

Production

Jane Rosenthal

Producer

Robert De Niro

Producer

Debra Zane

Casting

Barry Levinson

Producer

Brennan Dufresne

Casting Assistant

Kimberly Rodgers

Extras Casting

David Anthony

Extras Casting

Terri Taylor

Casting Assistant

Laurie Kaye

Production Manager

Carla Fry

Executive In Charge Of Production

Eric McLeod

Unit Production Manager

Joe Fineman

Executive In Charge Of Post Production

Bonnie Weis

Production Supervisor

Tim Hillman

Location Manager

Kimberly Lynn

Location Assistant

Erik Holmberg

Production Executive

Rhonda Baer

Location Manager

Kate Beall

Assistant Location Manager

Leigh French

ADR Voice Casting

Barron Miller

Location Assistant

Emily Glatter

Production Coordinator

Holly Hagy

Production Coordinator

Kait Pickering

Assistant Production Coordinator

Georgette Hayden

Production Coordinator

Jay Vinitsky

Post Production Coordinator

Geoff Harding

Location Assistant

Mauni P. Caves

Location Assistant

Lee J. Bognar

Location Assistant

Claire Rudnick Polstein

Executive Producer

Michael De Luca

Executive Producer

Ezra Swerdlow

Executive Producer

Eric McLeod

Co-Producer

Sound

Tim Holland

Supervising Sound Editor

Mark Knopfler

Original Music Composer

Lindakay Brown

Dialogue Editor

Tom Johnson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

John Roesch

Foley Artist

Jana Vance

Foley Artist

Steve Cantamessa

Sound Mixer

J.R. Grubbs

Sound Effects Editor

Dennie Thorpe

Foley Artist

Claire Sanfilippo

Dialogue Editor

Marilyn McCoppen

ADR Editor

Al Nelson

Sound Recordist

Susan Popovic

Assistant Sound Editor

Tony Eckert

Foley Mixer

Ben Gold

Assistant Sound Editor

Sean England

Foley Recordist

Frank 'Pepe' Merel

Foley Recordist

Mark Weingarten

Sound Mixer

Kent Sparling

Sound Mix Technician

Mary Works

Assistant Sound Editor

Doc Kane

ADR Mixer

Michael Silvers

Supervising Dialogue Editor

Gary Thomas

Boom Operator

Mark Burton

Production Sound Mixer

Diane Linn

ADR Recordist

David Lucarelli

ADR Recordist

Lawrence L. Commans

Boom Operator

Greg Steele

ADR Mixer

Mary Helen Leasman

Foley Editor

Tami Treadwell

ADR Recordist

Mike Boudry

ADR Recordist

Roger Blanc

Music Arranger

Bob Bowen

Music Coordinator

Joel Sill

Music Consultant

Mark Knopfler

Musician

Dana Sano

Music Producer

Mark Knopfler

Music Producer

Chad Cromwell

Musician

Guy Fletcher

Musician

Chuck Ainlay

Music Producer

Jim Cox

Musician

Paul Broucek

Music Producer

Glenn Worf

Musician

Lora Hirschberg

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Writing

Hilary Henkin

Screenplay

David Mamet

Screenplay

Art

Mark Worthington

Art Direction

Robert Greenfield

Set Decoration

Wynn Thomas

Production Design

Steve Joyal

Art Department Coordinator

John French

Paint Coordinator

Bill 'Kauhane' Hoyt

Standby Painter

Scott W. Leslie

Set Dresser

Tim Donelan

Leadman

Kirk Essiambre

Assistant Set Propsman

Mary Locatell

Production Illustrator

John Slatsky

Set Dresser

Christopher Tandon

Assistant Art Director

James R. Shumaker

Set Dresser

Ildefonso Goris

Greensman

Diane Kramer

Art Department Assistant

Mark W. Pallatt

Set Dresser

Peter Bankins

Property Master

Joe Louis Garcia

Construction Grip

Jeff Markwith

Set Designer

Doug Wuitschick

Paint Coordinator

Duke Tomasick

Construction Coordinator

Alberto Christiano Lombardo

Assistant Property Master

Shana Sigmond

Assistant Set Decoration

Brent Smith

Set Dresser

Jim McDermott

Set Dresser

Camera

Robert Richardson

Director of Photography

Michael Brennan

Dolly Grip

Amy DeMarte

Second Assistant "B" Camera

Joseph Dianda

Key Grip

Scott Patten

Best Boy Grip

Kelly Uchimura

Camera Loader

David Terry

Dolly Grip

Scot A. Nederman-Paul

Camera Loader

Todd Higgins

Key Grip

Stephen B. Abrams

Dolly Grip

William Leslie

Dolly Grip

John T. Connor

First Assistant "B" Camera

Gregor Tavenner

First Assistant "A" Camera

Ken Arlidge

Second Unit Director of Photography

Sean Mennie

Camera Production Assistant

Jeanne Vienne

Second Assistant "A" Camera

Laela Kilbourn

Additional Second Assistant Camera

Phillip V. Caruso

Still Photographer

Martin Schaer

Camera Operator

David Norris

Camera Operator

Ilya Lyudmirsky

First Assistant Camera

Daryl Studebaker

Additional Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Rita Ryack

Costume Design

Hazel Catmull

Key Hair Stylist

Marjorie McCown

Assistant Costume Designer

Melissa Yonkey

Hairstylist

Michael White

Hairstylist

Ilona Herman

Hairstylist

Ellen Ryba

Assistant Costume Designer

Maggie Morgan

Assistant Costume Designer

Daniel C. Striepeke

Makeup Artist

Kathrine Gordon

Hairstylist

Peter Montagna

Key Makeup Artist

Carl Catanese

On Set Dresser

Ilona Herman

Makeup Artist

Mark Landon

Makeup Artist

Elaine L. Offers

Makeup Artist

Stephen J. Readmond

On Set Dresser

Romeo Pompa

Set Costumer

Kelly Porter

Costumer

Nancy McArdle

Costume Supervisor

Hugo Peña

Key Costumer

Marcie Olivi

Set Costumer

Crew

Blair Daily

Post Production Supervisor

Robert McKelvey

Propmaker

Scott La Rue

Cableman

Greg Dennison

Special Effects Assistant

Dale Riggs

Special Effects Assistant

Dan Moore

Video Assist Operator

Ronald W. Mathews

Special Effects

Edward T. Reiff Jr.

Special Effects Assistant

Jim Hanson

Special Effects Manager

Dennis King

Special Effects Coordinator

Ray L. Wilkerson

Special Effects Assistant

Mark Polischeck

Video Assist Operator

Terry Ham

Set Production Assistant

Romano Paoletti

Set Production Assistant

Gabriela Gutentag

Unit Publicist

Steve Boyd

Transportation Coordinator

Jerry F. Johnson

Transportation Captain

Paul Prokop

Production Controller

Ric Keeley

Post-Production Manager

Harland Williams

Animal Wrangler

Thomas M. Harrigan

Editorial Staff

Directing

Barry Levinson

Director

Julie Pitkanen

Script Supervisor

Ken Arlidge

Second Unit Director

Amy Schmidt

Second Second Assistant Director

Amy Sayres

First Assistant Director

Christopher Swartout

Second Assistant Director

Editing

Stu Linder

Editor

Blair Daily

Additional Editor

Mark W. Smith

Assistant Editor

Mike Sowa

Digital Color Timer

Bob Shugrue Jr.

Assistant Editor

John F. Lyons

Assistant Editor

Gilbert Carreras

Color Timer

Jason Joseph

Editorial Production Assistant

Mark Daily

First Assistant Editor

Lighting

Jay Holben

Best Boy Electric

Chris Leidholdt

Key Rigging Grip

Jim Leidholdt

Rigging Grip

Roger Meilink

Rigging Gaffer

Halo Amrani

Lighting Technician

Kevin A. Barnes

Electrician

Reinhart Peschke

Chief Lighting Technician

Roger Awad

Lighting Technician

David Gamerman

Assistant Chief Lighting Technician

Fredrick W. Marx III

Lighting Technician

Renan Galindo

Lighting Technician

Alexandre Naufel

Lighting Technician

Peter Shultz

Electrician

Production

Jane Rosenthal

Producer

Robert De Niro

Producer

Debra Zane

Casting

Barry Levinson

Producer

Brennan Dufresne

Casting Assistant

Kimberly Rodgers

Extras Casting

David Anthony

Extras Casting

Terri Taylor

Casting Assistant

Laurie Kaye

Production Manager

Carla Fry

Executive In Charge Of Production

Eric McLeod

Unit Production Manager

Joe Fineman

Executive In Charge Of Post Production

Bonnie Weis

Production Supervisor

Tim Hillman

Location Manager

Kimberly Lynn

Location Assistant

Erik Holmberg

Production Executive

Rhonda Baer

Location Manager

Kate Beall

Assistant Location Manager

Leigh French

ADR Voice Casting

Barron Miller

Location Assistant

Emily Glatter

Production Coordinator

Holly Hagy

Production Coordinator

Kait Pickering

Assistant Production Coordinator

Georgette Hayden

Production Coordinator

Jay Vinitsky

Post Production Coordinator

Geoff Harding

Location Assistant

Mauni P. Caves

Location Assistant

Lee J. Bognar

Location Assistant

Claire Rudnick Polstein

Executive Producer

Michael De Luca

Executive Producer

Ezra Swerdlow

Executive Producer

Eric McLeod

Co-Producer

Sound

Tim Holland

Supervising Sound Editor

Mark Knopfler

Original Music Composer

Lindakay Brown

Dialogue Editor

Tom Johnson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

John Roesch

Foley Artist

Jana Vance

Foley Artist

Steve Cantamessa

Sound Mixer

J.R. Grubbs

Sound Effects Editor

Dennie Thorpe

Foley Artist

Claire Sanfilippo

Dialogue Editor

Marilyn McCoppen

ADR Editor

Al Nelson

Sound Recordist

Susan Popovic

Assistant Sound Editor

Tony Eckert

Foley Mixer

Ben Gold

Assistant Sound Editor

Sean England

Foley Recordist

Frank 'Pepe' Merel

Foley Recordist

Mark Weingarten

Sound Mixer

Kent Sparling

Sound Mix Technician

Mary Works

Assistant Sound Editor

Doc Kane

ADR Mixer

Michael Silvers

Supervising Dialogue Editor

Gary Thomas

Boom Operator

Mark Burton

Production Sound Mixer

Diane Linn

ADR Recordist

David Lucarelli

ADR Recordist

Lawrence L. Commans

Boom Operator

Greg Steele

ADR Mixer

Mary Helen Leasman

Foley Editor

Tami Treadwell

ADR Recordist

Mike Boudry

ADR Recordist

Roger Blanc

Music Arranger

Bob Bowen

Music Coordinator

Joel Sill

Music Consultant

Mark Knopfler

Musician

Dana Sano

Music Producer

Mark Knopfler

Music Producer

Chad Cromwell

Musician

Guy Fletcher

Musician

Chuck Ainlay

Music Producer

Jim Cox

Musician

Paul Broucek

Music Producer

Glenn Worf

Musician

Lora Hirschberg

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Writing

Hilary Henkin

Screenplay

David Mamet

Screenplay