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- Wag the Dog, directed by Barry Levinson and released in 1997, is a satirical black comedy that delves into the murky waters of political manipulation and media complicity.
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Dec 20, 2022 · Twenty-five years after its release on Christmas Day 1997, the political comedy Wag the Dog —centered on a fake war cooked up to distract from a presidential scandal—can’t help but still...
Jan 28, 2022 · A prescient satire. A month after the film’s release the Monica Lewinski scandal broke, followed by the Clinton administration’s 1998 bombing of the Al-Shifa pharmaceutical factory in Sudan, and suddenly Wag the Dog began to look less like an outlandish black comedy and more like reality.
Jan 2, 1998 · Barry Levinson's "Wag the Dog" cites Grenada as an example of how easy it is to whip up patriotic frenzy, and how dubious the motives sometimes are. The movie is a satire that contains just enough realistic ballast to be teasingly plausible; like " Dr. Strangelove ," it makes you laugh, and then it makes you wonder.
Mar 31, 2022 · Wag the Dog is scathing and insightful in its portrayal of the way patriotism is shamelessly exploited to sell dubious campaigns, military and otherwise, and the emotions of the American people are manipulated to trick them into embracing eternal warfare.
Dec 24, 1997 · A gloriously cynical black comedy that functions as a wicked smart satire on the interlocking worlds of politics and show business, “Wag the Dog” confirms every awful thought you’ve ever...
Jan 9, 1998 · Wag the Dog: Directed by Barry Levinson. With Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, Anne Heche, Woody Harrelson. Shortly before an election, a spin-doctor and a Hollywood producer join efforts to fabricate a war in order to cover up a Presidential sex scandal.
Apr 1, 2019 · In the case of “Wag the Dog,” the US president is accused of an Oval Office back-room rape by a Firefly Girl. He’s up for re-election in mere weeks. So expert fixer Conrad Brean (Robert De Niro) is brought in, and his strategy is to create a war.
