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Wag the Dog: Häntä heiluttaa koiraa

Original title: Wag the Dog
  • 1997
  • S
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
87K
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POPULARITY
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Wag the Dog: Häntä heiluttaa koiraa (1997)
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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.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.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.

  • Director
    • Barry Levinson
  • Writers
    • Larry Beinhart
    • Hilary Henkin
    • David Mamet
  • Stars
    • Dustin Hoffman
    • Robert De Niro
    • Anne Heche
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    87K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,920
    293
    • Director
      • Barry Levinson
    • Writers
      • Larry Beinhart
      • Hilary Henkin
      • David Mamet
    • Stars
      • Dustin Hoffman
      • Robert De Niro
      • Anne Heche
    • 253User reviews
    • 107Critic reviews
    • 73Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 2 wins & 23 nominations total

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    Trailer 0:31
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    Robert De Niro, Anne Heche, and Dustin Hoffman in Wag the Dog: Häntä heiluttaa koiraa (1997)
    Robert De Niro and Anne Heche in Wag the Dog: Häntä heiluttaa koiraa (1997)
    Dustin Hoffman in Wag the Dog: Häntä heiluttaa koiraa (1997)
    Robert De Niro and Dustin Hoffman in Wag the Dog: Häntä heiluttaa koiraa (1997)
    Robert De Niro, Anne Heche, Dustin Hoffman, and David Koechner in Wag the Dog: Häntä heiluttaa koiraa (1997)
    Robert De Niro in Wag the Dog: Häntä heiluttaa koiraa (1997)
    Robert De Niro, Anne Heche, and Dustin Hoffman in Wag the Dog: Häntä heiluttaa koiraa (1997)
    Dustin Hoffman in Wag the Dog: Häntä heiluttaa koiraa (1997)
    Robert De Niro, Anne Heche, and Dustin Hoffman in Wag the Dog: Häntä heiluttaa koiraa (1997)
    Robert De Niro and Anne Heche in Wag the Dog: Häntä heiluttaa koiraa (1997)
    Dustin Hoffman, Woody Harrelson, and Barry Levinson in Wag the Dog: Häntä heiluttaa koiraa (1997)
    David Mamet and Barry Levinson in Wag the Dog: Häntä heiluttaa koiraa (1997)

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    Dustin Hoffman
    Dustin Hoffman
    • Stanley Motss
    Robert De Niro
    Robert De Niro
    • Conrad Brean
    Anne Heche
    Anne Heche
    • Winifred Ames
    Woody Harrelson
    Woody Harrelson
    • Sgt. William Schumann
    Denis Leary
    Denis Leary
    • Fad King
    Willie Nelson
    Willie Nelson
    • Johnny Dean
    Andrea Martin
    Andrea Martin
    • Liz Butsky
    Michael Belson
    • President
    Suzanne Cryer
    Suzanne Cryer
    • Amy Cain
    John Michael Higgins
    John Michael Higgins
    • John Levy
    Suzie Plakson
    Suzie Plakson
    • Grace
    Kirsten Dunst
    Kirsten Dunst
    • Tracy Lime
    Jason Cottle
    Jason Cottle
    • A.D.
    David Koechner
    David Koechner
    • Director
    Harland Williams
    Harland Williams
    • Pet Wrangler
    Sean Masterson
    Sean Masterson
    • Bob Richardson
    William H. Macy
    William H. Macy
    • Mr. Young
    Bernard Hocke
    Bernard Hocke
    • Technician
    • Director
      • Barry Levinson
    • Writers
      • Larry Beinhart
      • Hilary Henkin
      • David Mamet
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      "Why change horses midstream?" was originally a campaign slogan for Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War.
    • Goofs
      When the coffin is unloaded from the aircraft, the flag is positioned properly, with the blue field over deceased's left shoulder. At the memorial service, the blue is over the deceased's right shoulder.
    • Quotes

      [Repeated line]

      Stanley Motss: This is NOTHING.

    • Crazy credits
      "Special Thanks to The Cast and Crew for Completing Principal Photography in 29 Days!"
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Wag the Dog/Home Alone 3/For Richer or Poorer/Deconstructing Harry/Scream 2 (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      Thank Heaven for Little Girls
      Written by Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe

      Performed by Maurice Chevalier

      Heard sarcatically during TV spot accusing the President of sexually exploiting an underage girl

    User reviews253

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    7/10
    Reality overtook it
    Watching in 2022 where politicians have now regularly created false issues to galvanise support and maintained that over years has devalued the impact of this film. Most frightening is that this type of deception now works.
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    • mark-russell43
    • Feb 9, 2022

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 8, 1998 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Warner Bros.
    • Languages
      • English
      • Albanian
    • Also known as
      • Wag the Dog
    • Filming locations
      • Main Drain Rd., Buttonwillow, California, USA(Atwood Barker Market Scene)
    • Production companies
      • Baltimore Pictures
      • New Line Cinema
      • Punch Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $15,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $43,061,945
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $92,079
      • Dec 28, 1997
    • Gross worldwide
      • $64,256,513
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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