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National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA. 1998 Nominee NSFC Award. Best Actor. Dustin Hoffman. Tied with Ian Holm for The Sweet Hereafter (1997) and Al Pacino for Donnie Brasco (1997) in 3rd place.
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.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Barry Levinson
- 1998-01-09
Wag the dog is, as a political term, the act of creating a diversion from a damaging issue usually through military force. It stems from the generic use of the term to mean a small and seemingly unimportant entity (the tail) controls a bigger, more important one (the dog).
Two weeks prior to reelection, the United States president lands in the middle of a sex scandal. In need of outside help to quell the situation, presidential adviser Winifred Ames (Anne Heche ...
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- Barry Levinson
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- Dustin Hoffman
Wag the Dog. 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. Golden Globe Awards. 1998 Nominee. Best Screenplay - Motion Picture. Wag the Dog. Hilary Henkin. 1998 Nominee. Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy. Wag the Dog. 1998 Nominee.
- Barry Levinson
- Hilary Henkin , David Mamet
Jan 2, 1998 · It is getting harder and harder for satire to stay ahead of reality. In the movie, a U.S. president is accused of luring an underage "Firefly Girl" into an anteroom of the Oval Office, and there presenting her with opportunities no Firefly Girl should anticipate from her commander in chief.
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Conrad Brean (Robert De Niro), a top spin doctor, is brought in by presidential aide Winifred Ames (Anne Heche) to take the public's attention away from the scandal. He decides to construct a fictional war in Albania, hoping the media will concentrate on this instead.
