Title:
Wag the dog / New Line Cinema presents a Tribeca/Baltimore Pictures/Punch production ; produced by Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro, Barry Levinson ; screenplay by Hilary Henkin and David Mamet ; directed by Barry Levinson.
ISBN:
9780780622562
Publication Information:
[Calif.] : New Line Home Video, [1998]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color, double sided ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Based on the book: American hero / by Larry Beinhart.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1997.
Contains fullscreen version formatted to fit TV and widescreen version with original 1.85:1 original aspect ratio.
Special features: audio commentary by Barry Levinson and Dustin Hoffman; featurette From Washington to Hollywood and back; The line between truth and fiction : an essay on politics and the media; theatrical trailer; cast and crew biographies; filmographies.
Special features and enhancements may vary by copy.
DVD; Dolby digital stereo 5.1.
Summary:
When the President is caught in a sex scandal less than 2 weeks before the election, "Mr. Fix-it" decides they need a war to distract the public's attention and he calls on Hollywood's top producer to create it.
Personal Subject:
Language Note:
In English with optional soundtrack in French; optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish; closed-captioned in English for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Audience:
Rated R.
Series Title:
Series Sequence:
Performer:
Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, Anne Heche, Denis Leary, Willie Nelson, Andrea Martin, Kirsten Dunst.
Production Credits:
Director of photography, Robert Richardson; editor, Stu Linder; music, Mark Knopfler.
OCLC Number:
ocm39692923
Availability:
~0
