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Wag the Dog (1997) [R]

Release Date:
December 25, 1997

Original Title:
Wag the Dog

Alternate Titles:
Des hommes d'influence
La cortina de humo
Manobras na Casa Branca
Mentiras que matan
Mera Coincidência
Хвост виляет собакой
سگ را بجنبان
桃色风云

Genres:
Comedy | Drama

Production Companies:
Baltimore Pictures
New Line Cinema
Punch Productions
Tribeca Productions

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: M  CZ: 12+  DE: 12  FR: U  KR: 15  NL: AL  PT: M/12  RU: 16+  US: R 

Runtime: 97

A comedy about truth, justice and other special effects.

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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.

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ADR Editor:
Marilyn McCoppen

ADR Mixer:
Doc Kane
Charleen Richards-Steeves
Greg Steele

ADR Recordist:
Mike Boudry
Diane Linn
David Lucarelli
Tami Treadwell

ADR Voice Casting:
Leigh French

Additional Director of Photography:
Daryl Studebaker

Additional Editor:
Blair Daily

Additional Second Assistant Camera:
Laela Kilbourn

Animal Wrangler:
Harland Williams

Art Department Assistant:
Diane Kramer

Art Department Coordinator:
Steve Joyal

Art Direction:
Mark Worthington

Assistant Art Director:
Christopher Tandon

Assistant Chief Lighting Technician:
David Gamerman

Assistant Costume Designer:
Marjorie McCown
Maggie Morgan
Ellen Ryba

Assistant Editor:
Bob Shugrue Jr.
Mark W. Smith
John F. Lyons

Assistant Location Manager:
Kate Beall

Assistant Production Coordinator:
Kait Pickering

Assistant Property Master:
Alberto Christiano Lombardo

Assistant Set Decoration:
Shana Sigmond

Assistant Set Propsman:
Kirk Essiambre

Assistant Sound Editor:
Ben Gold
Susan Popovic
Mary Works

Best Boy Electric:
Jay Holben

Best Boy Grip:
Scott Patten

Book:
Larry Beinhart

Boom Operator:
Gary Thomas
Lawrence L. Commans

Cableman:
Scott La Rue

Camera Loader:
Scot A. Nederman-Paul
Kelly Uchimura

Camera Operator:
Martin Schaer
David Norris

Camera Production Assistant:
Sean Mennie

Casting:
Ellen Chenoweth
Debra Zane

Casting Assistant:
Terri Taylor
Brennan Dufresne

Chief Lighting Technician:
Reinhart Peschke

Co-Producer:
Eric McLeod

Color Timer:
Gilbert Carreras

Construction Coordinator:
Duke Tomasick

Construction Grip:
Joe Louis Garcia

Costume Design:
Rita Ryack

Costume Supervisor:
Nancy McArdle

Costumer:
Kelly Porter

Dialogue Editor:
Claire Sanfilippo
Lindakay Brown

Digital Color Timer:
Mike Sowa

Director:
Barry Levinson

Director of Photography:
Robert Richardson

Dolly Grip:
Stephen B. Abrams
Michael Brennan
William Leslie
David Terry

Driver:
Greg Bronner
Burton L. Warner

Editor:
Stu Linder

Editorial Production Assistant:
Jason Joseph

Electrician:
Kevin A. Barnes
Peter Shultz

Executive In Charge Of Post Production:
Joe Fineman

Executive In Charge Of Production:
Carla Fry

Executive Producer:
Michael De Luca
Claire Rudnick Polstein
Ezra Swerdlow

Extras Casting:
Kimberly Rodgers
David Anthony

First Assistant "A" Camera:
Gregor Tavenner

First Assistant "B" Camera:
John T. Connor

First Assistant Camera:
Ilya Lyudmirsky

First Assistant Director:
Amy Sayres

First Assistant Editor:
Mark Daily

Foley Artist:
John Roesch
Jana Vance
Dennie Thorpe

Foley Editor:
Mary Helen Leasman

Foley Mixer:
Tony Eckert

Foley Recordist:
Frank 'Pepe' Merel
Sean England

Gaffer:
Russell Steen

Greensman:
Ildefonso Goris

Grip:
Nick Arnds
Barry Clint
Rick Colosimo
Shawn Ensign
Jamie Franta
Robert J. Studenny

Hairstylist:
Melissa Yonkey
Michael White
Ilona Herman
Kathrine Gordon

Key Costumer:
Hugo Peña

Key Grip:
Joseph Dianda
Todd Higgins

Key Hair Stylist:
Hazel Catmull

Key Makeup Artist:
Peter Montagna

Key Rigging Grip:
Chris Leidholdt

Leadman:
Tim Donelan

Lighting Technician:
Roger Awad
Halo Amrani
Fredrick W. Marx III
Renan Galindo
Alexandre Naufel

Location Assistant:
Lee J. Bognar
Mauni P. Caves
Geoff Harding
Kimberly Lynn
Barron Miller

Location Manager:
Rhonda Baer
Tim Hillman

Makeup Artist:
Daniel C. Striepeke
Ilona Herman
Mark Landon
Elaine L. Offers

Music Arranger:
Roger Blanc

Music Consultant:
Joel Sill

Music Coordinator:
Bob Bowen

Music Editor:
Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz

Music Producer:
Chuck Ainlay
Paul Broucek
Mark Knopfler
Dana Sano

Musician:
Richard Bennett
Jim Cox
Chad Cromwell
Guy Fletcher
Mark Knopfler
Glenn Worf

On Set Dresser:
Stephen J. Readmond
Carl Catanese

Original Music Composer:
Mark Knopfler

Other:
Steve Romanko
Phil Gries
Thomas M. Harrigan

Paint Coordinator:
John French
Doug Wuitschick

Post Production Coordinator:
Jay Vinitsky

Post Production Supervisor:
Blair Daily

Post-Production Manager:
Ric Keeley

Producer:
Robert De Niro
Barry Levinson
Jane Rosenthal

Production Controller:
Paul Prokop

Production Coordinator:
Emily Glatter
Holly Hagy
Georgette Hayden

Production Design:
Wynn Thomas

Production Executive:
Erik Holmberg

Production Illustrator:
Mary Locatell

Production Manager:
Laurie Kaye

Production Sound Mixer:
Mark Burton

Production Supervisor:
Bonnie Weis

Property Master:
Peter Bankins

Propmaker:
Jose M. Arreguin
Robert McKelvey

Props:
Byron K. Lovelace

Rigging Gaffer:
Roger Meilink

Rigging Grip:
Jim Leidholdt

Screenplay:
Hilary Henkin
David Mamet

Script Supervisor:
Julie Pitkanen

Second Assistant "A" Camera:
Jeanne Vienne

Second Assistant "B" Camera:
Amy DeMarte

Second Assistant Director:
Christopher Swartout

Second Second Assistant Director:
Amy Schmidt

Second Unit Director:
Ken Arlidge

Second Unit Director of Photography:
Ken Arlidge

Set Costumer:
Marcie Olivi
Romeo Pompa

Set Decoration:
Robert Greenfield

Set Designer:
Jeff Markwith

Set Dresser:
Scott W. Leslie
Jim McDermott
Mark W. Pallatt
John Slatsky
James R. Shumaker
Brent Smith

Set Production Assistant:
Terry Ham
Romano Paoletti

Sound:
David Abrahamsen

Sound Effects Editor:
J.R. Grubbs

Sound Mix Technician:
Kent Sparling

Sound Mixer:
Steve Cantamessa
Mark Weingarten

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Lora Hirschberg
Tom Johnson

Sound Recordist:
Al Nelson

Special Effects:
Ronald W. Mathews

Special Effects Assistant:
Greg Dennison
Edward T. Reiff Jr.
Dale Riggs
Ray L. Wilkerson

Special Effects Coordinator:
Dennis King

Special Effects Manager:
Jim Hanson

Standby Painter:
Bill 'Kauhane' Hoyt

Still Photographer:
Phillip V. Caruso

Supervising Dialogue Editor:
Michael Silvers

Supervising Sound Editor:
Tim Holland

Tailor:
Jose Morales

Transportation Captain:
Jerry F. Johnson

Transportation Coordinator:
Steve Boyd

Unit Production Manager:
Eric McLeod

Unit Publicist:
Gabriela Gutentag

VFX Artist:
Mike Sabga

Video Assist Operator:
Dan Moore
Mark Polischeck

Visual Effects Producer:
Krystyna Demkowicz

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