Wag the Dog (Bite the Bullet)

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Directed by

Barry Levinson

Starring (View all)

Dustin Hoffman
Stanley Motss

Robert De Niro
Conrad Brean

Anne Heche
Winifred Ames

Woody Harrelson
Sgt. William Schumann

Denis Leary
Fad King

Willie Nelson
Johnny Dean

Andrea Martin
Liz Butsky

Michael Belson
President

Written by

David Mamet
(screenplay)

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A great underrated movie

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Honestly, I didn't know what to expect before watching this flick but I was eventully pleasantly surprised by the whole thing. Indeed, this is another underrated movie about politics, a subject which I always find really spellbinding. Furthermore, it is, I believe, one of the last great movies starring Robert de Niro and Dustin Hoffman as they both didn't do many great movies after that. Basically... read more

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Before elections, a spin-doctor and a Hollywood producer join efforts to "fabricate" a war in order to cover-up a presidential sex scandal.

Release date: 9 January 1998
UPC: 794043465826

Tags: Comedy (16), Politics (12), Drama (11), Conspiracy (9), 1997 (9), Satire (8), Scandal (7), Rape (7), Hollywood (6), Cia (6), Based On Novel (6), Murder (6), Political (6), Prisoner (5), Washington D.C. (5), 1990s (5), Independent Film (4), Animal In Title (4), Black Comedy (4), Based On Book (4)

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