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9 gen 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.
- Barry Levinson
- 254
- 31 sec
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).
Brean contacts Hollywood producer Stanley Motss (Dustin Hoffman) to create the war, complete with a theme song and fake film footage of a photogenic orphan. The hoax is initially successful, with the President quickly gaining ground in the polls appearing afterwards.
Dogtooth ( Greek: Κυνόδοντας; Kynodontas) is a 2009 Greek absurdist psychological drama film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos.
- $1.4 million
- Boo Productions
- €250,000
- Iraklis Mavroidis, Athina Rachel Tsangari, Yorgos Tsourgiannis
Fake Dog S... Erik Boccio. Director. Kirk Fox. The Manager. Scott Murphy. Randy. Tom Sizemore. The Bum. Luke Allein. Screenwriter. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. Advertise With Us. Manager of...
- Comedy
- Kirk Fox, Scott Murphy, Tom Sizemore
- Erik Boccio
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.
20 dic 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...
