One of the president's top advisors (Robert De Niro) joins with a Hollywood producer (Dustin Hoffman) and a PR agent (Anne Heche) to artificially create a war to take the attention away from the President's misdeeds. Directed by Barry Levinson. With Denis Leary and Willie Nelson. Categories: Politics, Comedy. Year: 1997.

Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro and Anne Heche in Wag the Dog

Robert De Niro in Wag the Dog

Dustin Hoffman in Wag the Dog

Dustin Hoffman and Kirsten Dunst in Wag the Dog

Anne Heche in Wag the Dog

Woody Harrelson in Wag the Dog

William H. Macy in Wag the Dog
Dustin Hoffman also appeared in Finding Neverland, Midnight Cowboy, Rain Man, The Graduate, Hook, Stranger Than Fiction, I Heart Huckabees, Meet the Fockers, Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, Kung Fu Panda, Hero (1992), Kramer vs. Kramer, Last Chance Harvey, The Tale of Despereaux, and Trumbo.
Robert De Niro also appeared in Goodfellas, Analyze That, The Godfather: Part II, Heat, The Deer Hunter, The Untouchables, Jackie Brown, Awakenings, Taxi Driver, The Fan, Analyze This, Shark Tale, Casino, Once Upon a Time in America, Cape Fear, Raging Bull, A Bronx Tale, Meet the Parents, Meet the Fockers, Stardust, Righteous Kill, Great Expectations, Mad Dog and Glory, What Just Happened?, The Good Shepherd, Men of Honor, and Everybody's Fine.
Anne Heche also appeared in Donnie Brasco, Birth, Spread, and Prozac Nation.
Denis Leary also appeared in Demolition Man, Suicide Kings, The Sandlot, and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs.
Willie Nelson also appeared in The Dukes of Hazzard.
Kirsten Dunst also appeared in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles, Spider-Man 2, Jumanji, Wimbledon, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Spider-Man 3, Spider-Man, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Marie Antoinette, Bring It On, Elizabethtown, The Virgin Suicides, Mona Lisa Smile, Dick, How to Lose Friends & Alienate People, and Little Women.
William H. Macy also appeared in Pleasantville, Cellular, Jurassic Park III, Magnolia, Air Force One, Boogie Nights, Wild Hogs, Everyone's Hero, The Tale of Despereaux, Thank You for Smoking, Bobby, Sahara, Shorts, and Benny & Joon.
John Michael Higgins also appeared in Blade: Trinity, G.I. Jane, Evan Almighty, Fun with Dick and Jane, Best in Show, Fred Claus, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, The Break-Up, Yes Man, Fired Up, The Ugly Truth, and Couples Retreat.
David Mamet also appeared in The Untouchables and Redbelt.
Barry Levinson also appeared in Rain Man, Good Morning, Vietnam, Disclosure, and What Just Happened?.
Woody Harrelson also appeared in The Cowboy Way, White Men Can't Jump, Natural Born Killers, The Thin Red Line, A Scanner Darkly, No Country for Old Men, Kingpin, Semi-Pro, The Grand, Sleepwalking, Indecent Proposal, Battle in Seattle, Seven Pounds, Transsiberian, Management, Zombieland, The Messenger, and 2012.