| Description |
1 videodisc (206 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD ; region 1 ; widescreen ; Dolby Digital 5.1 ; Dolby surround stereo. |
| Contents |
Dave (1993) (110 min.) / Warner Bros. presents a Northern Lights Entertainment/Donner/Shuler-Donner production ; written by Gary Ross ; produced by Lauren Shuler-Donner, Ivan Reitman ; directed by Ivan Reitman -- Wag the dog (1997) (96 min.) / New Line Cinema presents a Tribeca/Baltimore Pictures/Punch production ; produced by Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro, Barry Levinson ; screenplay by Hilary Henkin and David Mamet ; directed by Barry Levinson. |
| Note |
Wag the dog based on the book: American hero / by Larry Beinhart. |
| Cast |
Dave: Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Frank Langella, Kevin Dunn, Ving Rhames, Ben Kingsley, Laura Linney. |
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Wag the dog: Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, Anne Heche, Denis Leary, Willie Nelson, Andrea Martin, Kirsten Dunst, William H. Macy. |
| Audience |
Dave MPAA rating: PG-13; for momentary language and a sexual situation. |
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Wag the dog MPAA rating: R; for language. |
| Summary |
Dave: An uncanny Presidential lookalike is recruited as a momentary stand-in for America's Chief Executive. However, things don't turn out exactly as planned and Dave finds himself continuing the masquerade indefinitely. |
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Wag the dog: 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. |
| Note |
Dave special features: Making of Dave ; Theatrical trailer. |
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Wag the dog special features: From Washington to Hollywood and back ; Commentary by Dustin Hoffman and director Barry Levinson ; The line between fiction and truth: essay on politics and the media ; Theatrical trailer. |
| Language |
Dave: English, French or Spanish dialogue and subtitles. |
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Wag the dog: English or French dialogue and subtitles. |
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Closed captioned. |
| Subject |
Presidents -- United States -- Drama.
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Impersonation -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Presidents -- United States -- Election -- Drama.
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Political satire -- Drama.
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Impersonation. (OCoLC)fst00968149
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Man-woman relationships. (OCoLC)fst01007080
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Political satire. (OCoLC)fst01069723
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Presidents. (OCoLC)fst01075723
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Presidents -- Election.
(OCoLC)fst01075747
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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| Added Author |
Kline, Kevin, actor.
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Weaver, Sigourney, 1949- actor.
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Langella, Frank, actor.
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Rhames, Ving, 1961- actor.
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Dunn, Kevin, 1956- actor.
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Kingsley, Ben, 1943- actor.
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Linney, Laura, actor.
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Hoffman, Dustin, 1937- actor.
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De Niro, Robert, actor, film producer.
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Heche, Anne, actor.
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Leary, Denis, actor.
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Nelson, Willie, 1933- actor.
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Martin, Andrea, 1947- actor.
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Dunst, Kirsten, 1982- actor.
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Macy, William H., 1950- actor.
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Reitman, Ivan, film director.
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Ross, Gary, 1956- screenwriter.
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Shuler-Donner, Lauren, film producer.
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Levinson, Barry, film director, film producer.
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Rosenthal, Jane, 1956- film producer.
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Henkin, Hilary, screenwriter.
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Mamet, David, screenwriter.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Beinhart, Larry.
American hero.
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Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ), production company.
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Northern Lights Entertainment (Firm), production company.
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New Line Cinema Corporation, production company.
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Tribeca Productions, production company.
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Baltimore Pictures (Firm), production company.
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Punch Productions, production company.
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Warner Home Video (Firm), distributor.
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| Added Title |
Wag the dog.
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| Music No. |
2000047676 Warner Home Video (disc) |
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