This darkly comic film depicts the creation of fake news (in this case a bogus war) by the White House in order to distract voters from a sex scandal involving the US President. Robert De Niro plays the spin doctor whose master plan it is, and Dustin Hoffman is the Hollywood producer brought in to create the war footage.
Wag the Dog (1997)
This satire stars Robert De Niro as a spin doctor and Dustin Hoffman as a Hollywood producer, together tasked with creating fake news.
- 1997 USA
- Directed by
- Barry Levinson
- Produced by
- Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro, Barry Levinson, Steven Pollock, Ted Eccles
- Written by
- Hilary Henkin, David Mamet
- Featuring
- Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, Anne Heche
- Running time
- 97 minutes
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