Wag the Dog
“A comedy about truth, justice and other special effects.”
During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To distract the public until the election, the President's adviser hires a Hollywood producer to help him stage a fake war.
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Studio
New Line Cinema
Language
en
Status
Released
How Wag the Dog performed
Budget
$15.0M
Worldwide Gross
$64.3M
Gross Profit
$49.3M
Return
4.3× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$9M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~45/55, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (32% of the domestic run, typical for Comedy) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Stanley Motss
Dustin Hoffman
Stanley Motss
Conrad Brean
Robert De Niro
Conrad Brean
Winifred Ames
Anne Heche
Winifred Ames
Sergeant William Schumann
Woody Harrelson
Sergeant William Schumann
Fad King
Denis Leary
Fad King
Johnny Dean
Willie Nelson
Johnny Dean
Liz Butsky
Andrea Martin
Liz Butsky
Tracy Lime
Kirsten Dunst
Tracy Lime
CIA Agent Charles Young
William H. Macy
CIA Agent Charles Young
Director
David Koechner
Director
President
Michael Belson
President
Amy Cain
Suzanne Cryer
Amy Cain
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