
Poster for the film 'Wag the Dog'
- Made:
- 1997 in unknown place
Poster for the film 'Wag the Dog', 1997.
'Wag the Dog' is a 1997 American political satire produced and directed by Barry Levinson and featuring Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro. The screenplay concerns a spin doctor and a Hollywood producer who fabricate a war in Albania to distract voters from a presidential sex scandal. The screenplay by Hilary Henkin and David Mamet was loosely adapted from Larry Beinhart's novel 'American Hero'.