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Jan 9, 1998 · A 1997 film directed by Barry Levinson, starring Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro. It satirizes the media and politics by showing how a spin-doctor and a Hollywood producer create a war in Albania to distract from a presidential sex scandal.
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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).
Wag the Dog is a 1997 film directed by Barry Levinson and starring Robert De Niro and Dustin Hoffman. It depicts a fictional scenario where a president facing a sex scandal creates a fake war to distract the public and the media.
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A comedy about a spin-doctor and a Hollywood producer who fabricate a war to cover up a presidential sex scandal. The film explores the themes of perception and reality, life and death, and the media's role in politics.
Learn the origin and meaning of the idiom 'wag the dog', which refers to something important or powerful being controlled by something less so. Find out how it originated in a play, how it was shortened and used in a film, and how it became associated with political scandals.
Jan 2, 1998 · A satire of the media blitz that accompanies any modern international crisis, starring Robert De Niro and Dustin Hoffman. The film uses a phony war in Albania to distract the press from a real scandal involving a presidential candidate and a Firefly Girl. The film is based on a book by Larry Beinhart and has a smart, talky script by David Mamet.
Dec 20, 2022 · Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Barry Levinson, and more look back at the political satire so ahead of its time it practically saw the future. By Kristopher Tapley. December 20, 2022. WAG THE...
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