Wag the dog

Wag the dog

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	[Calif.] : New Line Home Video, [1998]
Description:	1 videodisc (97 min.) : sd., col., double sided ; 4 3/4 in.
Language:	English French
Series:	New Line platinum series
Subject:	Presidents -- United States -- Election -- Drama. Comedy films. Feature films. Presidents -- Election. Sex scandals. United States. Political films. Film adaptations. Fiction films. Comedy films. Dark comedy films. Feature films. Drama. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Format:	DVD Video
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5938705

Hidden Bibliographic Details
Other uniform titles:	Henkin, Hilary. Mamet, David. Levinson, Barry. Hoffman, Dustin, 1937- De Niro, Robert. Heche, Anne. Leary, Denis. Nelson, Willie, 1933- Martin, Andrea, 1947- Dunst, Kirsten, 1982- Beinhart, Larry. American hero.
Other authors / contributors:	New Line Cinema Corporation. Tribeca Productions. Baltimore Pictures (Firm) Punch Productions. New Line Home Video (Firm)
ISBN:	0780622561
Notes:	Based on the book: American hero / by Larry Beinhart. Originally released as a motion picture in 1997. Contains fullscreen version formatted to fit TV and widescreen version with original 1.85:1 original aspect ratio. Special features: audio commentary by Barry Levinson and Dustin Hoffman; featurette From Washington to Hollywood and back; The line between truth and fiction : an essay on politics and the media; theatrical trailer; cast and crew biographies; filmographies. Director of photography, Robert Richardson; editor, Stu Linder; music, Mark Knopfler. Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, Anne Heche, Denis Leary, Willie Nelson, Andrea Martin, Kirsten Dunst. DVD; Dolby digital stereo 5.1. In English with optional soundtrack in French; optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
Summary:	When the President is caught in a sex scandal less than 2 weeks before the election, "Mr. Fix-it" decides they need a war to distract the public's attention and he calls on Hollywood's top producer to create it.
Target Audience:	Rated R.
Standard no.:	794043465826
Publisher's no.:	N4658 New Line Home Video

Description
Summary:	A Hollywood director is hired by the White House to stage a military attack against the U.S. to divert attention from the President fondling a girl scout.
Item Description:	Based on the book: American hero / by Larry Beinhart. Originally released as a motion picture in 1997. Contains fullscreen version formatted to fit TV and widescreen version with original 1.85:1 original aspect ratio. Special features: audio commentary by Barry Levinson and Dustin Hoffman; featurette From Washington to Hollywood and back; The line between truth and fiction : an essay on politics and the media; theatrical trailer; cast and crew biographies; filmographies.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (97 min.) : sd., col., double sided ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; Dolby digital stereo 5.1.
Audience:	Rated R.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Robert Richardson; editor, Stu Linder; music, Mark Knopfler.
ISBN:	0780622561