Wag the dog

Levinson, Barry. (Added Author). Hoffman, Dustin, 1937- (Added Author). De Niro, Robert. (Added Author). Heche, Anne. (Added Author). Beinhart, Larry. American hero. (Added Author). Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, Anne Heche, Denis Leary, Willie Nelson, Andrea Martin, Kirsten Dunst. (Cast).

Summary: When the president is caught in a sex scandal less than 2 weeks before the election, the White House sends for "Mr. Fix-it." Washington spinmaster Conrad Brean needs a war to distract the public's attention and calls on Hollywood's top producer to create it.

Record details

ISBN: 0780622561
Physical Description: videorecording
videodisc
1 videodisc (ca. 96 min.) : | videorecording 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen and fullscreen ed.
Publisher: Burbank, Calif. : New Line Home Video : Dist. by Image Entertainemnt, [1998]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the book: American hero / by Larry Beinhart. Special features: audio commentary by Barry Levinson and Dustin Hoffman; "From Washington to Hollywood and back" featurette including interviews with Barry Levinson, Jane Rosenthal, Tom Brokaw, John Frankenheimer, Dee Dee Myers, Budd Schulberg, Chris Hegadus, D.A. Pennebaker and others; "The line between truth and fiction" (an essay on politics and the media); theatrical trailer; cast and crew biographies and filmographies; animated menus. DVD special features include: audio commentary by Barry Levinson and Dustin Hoffman, a featurette, "From Washington to Hollywood and Back", an essay "The line between truth and fiction", theatrical trailer, cast and crew biographies and filmographies, interactive menus. Originally released as a motion picture in 1997. Double-sided DVD: Widescreen version and fullscreen (standard) version.
Participant or Performer Note:	Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, Anne Heche, Denis Leary, Willie Nelson, Andrea Martin, Kirsten Dunst.
Target Audience Note:	Canadain Home Video rating PG.
System Details Note:	DVD, Dolby stereo.
Language Note:	English and French language tracks, with French and Spanish subtitles. Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.