Wag the Dog

A comedy about truth, justice and other special effects.

After being caught in a scandalous situation days before the election, the president does not seem to have much of a chance of being re-elected. One of his advisers contacts a top Hollywood producer in order to manufacture a war in Albania that the president can heroically end, all through mass media.

Direction

Barry Levinson

Screenplay

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Larry Beinhart

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Hilary Henkin

David Mamet