- HD 1080
- Runtime: 97m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Barry Levinson
- Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, Anne Heche, Woody Harrelson, Denis Leary
- keywords: gulf war, central intelligence agency (cia), rape, usa president, washington dc, usa, government, war veteran, election campaign, presidential election, staging, politics, movie business, albania, sex scandal, senator, media adviser, manipulation of the media, conspiracy, soldier, extramarital affair
- Production_studio: New Line Cinema, Tribeca Productions, Baltimore Pictures, Punch Productions
- Slogan: A comedy about truth, justice and other special effects.
- The Wag the Dog is featured in the top rankings of 1997
- #21 in Top Comedy Movies of 1997
- #47 in Top Drama Movies of 1997
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.
