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.
Cast
Dustin Hoffman
Stanley Motss
Robert De Niro
Conrad Brean
Anne Heche
Winifred Ames
Woody Harrelson
Sergeant William Schumann
Denis Leary
Fad King
Willie Nelson
Johnny Dean
Andrea Martin
Liz Butsky
Kirsten Dunst
Tracy Lime
William H. Macy
CIA Agent Charles Young
David Koechner
Director
Michael Belson
President
Suzanne Cryer
Amy Cain
John Michael Higgins
John Levy
Suzie Plakson
Grace
Jason Cottle
A.D.
Harland Williams
Pet Wrangler
Sean Masterson
Bob Richardson
Bernard Hocke
Technician
Jenna Byrne
Sharon
Maurice Woods
Kid with Shoes
Roebuck 'Pops' Staples
Pops Staples
Phil Morris
Co-Pilot
Chris Ellis
Officer
Ed Morgan
Store Owner
J. Patrick McCormack
Pilot
Jennifer Manley
Teenage Girl
Edrie Warner
Judge
Richard Lawson
Young Man / CIA
Drena De Niro
Gate Stewardess
Alberto Vazquez
Combine Driver
Stephanie Kemp
Aide #1
Jack Esformes
Aide #2
John Cho
Aide #3
Michael Reid Davis
Aide #4
Brant Cotton
Sharon's Boyfriend
Kenneth Kern
Nashville Engineer
Michelle Levinson
Faye
Ron McCoy
Limo Driver
Derek Morgan
CIA Agent
Garry R. Roleder
USAF Chaplain
Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard
Jim Belushi
Jim Belushi
George Gaynes
Senator Nole
Rick Scarry
White House Reporter
Cliff B. Howard
Ranger
Furley Lumpkin
Raking Dad #1
Sean Fenton
Raking Dad #2
Nikki Crawford
Mom
John Franklin
Jockey #1
Kevin Furlong
Jockey #2
Lu Elrod
Southern Woman
Michael Villani
Male Commentator
Shirley Prestia
Crossfire Moderator
Warren Wilson
Crossfire Interviewer
Terry Anzur
Factory Reporter
Melissa Gardner
Santa Fe Reporter
Giselle Fernández
Female Press Person
Christine Devine
Chicago Newscaster
Richard Saxton
Chicago Newscaster #2
Geoffrey Blake
Media Guy #1
Jerry Levine
Media Guy #2
Jack Shearer
Sklansky
Emmett Miller
News Break Reporter
Bill Handel
Andrews AFB Reporter
Anais Afshan
Albanian Girl
Hope Garber
Albanian Grandmother
Gina Menza
Press Room Reporter
Maggie Mellin
Mrs. Rose
Tom Murray
Aircraft Carrier Reporter
Ralph Tabakin
Southern Man
Marguerite Moreau
Teenage Girl in Audience
Jay Leno
Jay Leno
Nicole Avant
American Dream Singer
Wendy Lou Halvorsen
American Dream Singer
Tom Bähler
American Dream Singer
Anthony Holiday
American Dream Singer
Allen Carter
American Dream Singer
Brad Kalas
American Dream Singer
Carmen Carter
American Dream Singer
Billy Trudel
American Dream Singer
Lance Eaton
American Dream Singer
Mark Vieha
American Dream Singer
Karen Geraghty
American Dream Singer
Julia Waters
American Dream Singer
James Gilstrap
American Dream Singer
Oren Waters
American Dream Singer
Jennifer Gross
American Dream Singer
Maxine Waters Willard
American Dream Singer
Craig T. Nelson
Senator John Neal (uncredited)
Barry Levinson
Man at a Movie Studio (uncredited)
Robert Richardson
Man in a TV Studio (uncredited)
Laura Bennecke
White House Secretary (uncredited)
Greg Bronson
Chauffer (uncredited)
Phillip V. Caruso
War Commercial Photographer (uncredited)
Sean Ireland
Military Officer (uncredited)
Glendon Rich
Grieving Politician (uncredited)
Guy Richardson
Secret Service Agent (uncredited)
Robert Sedona
Politician (uncredited)
Randy Springer
Airline Passenger (uncredited)
Chelsea Talbott
Crying Girl at Funeral Parade (uncredited)
Paul Webster
Limo Driver (uncredited)
Crew
Kirk Essiambre
Assistant Set Propsman
Barry Levinson
Director, Producer
Hilary Henkin
Screenplay
David Mamet
Screenplay
Larry Beinhart
Book
Stu Linder
Editor
Mark W. Smith
Assistant Editor
Bob Shugrue Jr.
Assistant Editor
John F. Lyons
Assistant Editor
Robert Richardson
Director of Photography
Daryl Studebaker
Additional Director of Photography
Gilbert Carreras
Color Timer
Mike Sowa
Digital Color Timer
Amy Sayres
First Assistant Director
Christopher Swartout
Second Assistant Director
Amy Schmidt
Second Second Assistant Director
Kait Pickering
Assistant Production Coordinator
Emily Glatter
Production Coordinator
Holly Hagy
Production Coordinator
Georgette Hayden
Production Coordinator
Claire Rudnick Polstein
Executive Producer
Michael De Luca
Executive Producer
Ezra Swerdlow
Executive Producer
Bonnie Weis
Production Supervisor
Jane Rosenthal
Producer
Robert De Niro
Producer
Eric McLeod
Co-Producer, Unit Production Manager
Wynn Thomas
Production Design
Paul Prokop
Production Controller
Jason Joseph
Editorial Production Assistant
Martin Schaer
Camera Operator
David Norris
Camera Operator
Ilya Lyudmirsky
First Assistant Camera
Laela Kilbourn
Additional Second Assistant Camera
Gregor Tavenner
First Assistant "A" Camera
Jeanne Vienne
Second Assistant "A" Camera
John T. Connor
First Assistant "B" Camera
Amy DeMarte
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Michael Brennan
Dolly Grip
David Terry
Dolly Grip
Stephen B. Abrams
Dolly Grip
William Leslie
Dolly Grip
Kelly Uchimura
Camera Loader
Scot A. Nederman-Paul
Camera Loader
Sean Mennie
Camera Production Assistant
Joe Fineman
Executive In Charge Of Post Production
Ric Keeley
Post-Production Manager
Jay Vinitsky
Post Production Coordinator
Blair Daily
Post Production Supervisor, Additional Editor
Brennan Dufresne
Casting Assistant
Terri Taylor
Casting Assistant
Ellen Chenoweth
Casting
Debra Zane
Casting
Kimberly Rodgers
Extras Casting
David Anthony
Extras Casting
Hugo Peña
Key Costumer
Romeo Pompa
Set Costumer
Marcie Olivi
Set Costumer
Marjorie McCown
Assistant Costume Designer
Ellen Ryba
Assistant Costume Designer
Maggie Morgan
Assistant Costume Designer
Nancy McArdle
Costume Supervisor
Rita Ryack
Costume Design
Kelly Porter
Costumer
Hazel Catmull
Key Hair Stylist
Melissa Yonkey
Hairstylist
Michael White
Hairstylist
Ilona Herman
Hairstylist, Makeup Artist
Kathrine Gordon
Hairstylist
Peter Montagna
Key Makeup Artist
Daniel C. Striepeke
Makeup Artist
Mark Landon
Makeup Artist
Elaine L. Offers
Makeup Artist
Ken Arlidge
Second Unit Director, Second Unit Director of Photography
Steve Joyal
Art Department Coordinator
Diane Kramer
Art Department Assistant
Christopher Tandon
Assistant Art Director
J.R. Grubbs
Sound Effects Editor
Tim Holland
Supervising Sound Editor
Susan Popovic
Assistant Sound Editor
Ben Gold
Assistant Sound Editor
Mary Works
Assistant Sound Editor
Tom Johnson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Lora Hirschberg
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mark Burton
Production Sound Mixer
Steve Cantamessa
Sound Mixer
Mark Weingarten
Sound Mixer
Kent Sparling
Sound Mix Technician
Al Nelson
Sound Recordist
David Abrahamsen
Sound
Gary Thomas
Boom Operator
Lawrence L. Commans
Boom Operator
John Roesch
Foley Artist
Jana Vance
Foley Artist
Dennie Thorpe
Foley Artist
Mary Helen Leasman
Foley Editor
Tony Eckert
Foley Mixer
Sean England
Foley Recordist
Frank 'Pepe' Merel
Foley Recordist
Marilyn McCoppen
ADR Editor
Doc Kane
ADR Mixer
Charleen Richards-Steeves
ADR Mixer
Greg Steele
ADR Mixer
Diane Linn
ADR Recordist
David Lucarelli
ADR Recordist
Tami Treadwell
ADR Recordist
Mike Boudry
ADR Recordist
Leigh French
ADR Voice Casting
Reinhart Peschke
Chief Lighting Technician
David Gamerman
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Halo Amrani
Lighting Technician
Roger Awad
Lighting Technician
Fredrick W. Marx III
Lighting Technician
Renan Galindo
Lighting Technician
Alexandre Naufel
Lighting Technician
Dennis King
Special Effects Coordinator
Ronald W. Mathews
Special Effects
Greg Dennison
Special Effects Assistant
Dale Riggs
Special Effects Assistant
Edward T. Reiff Jr.
Special Effects Assistant
Ray L. Wilkerson
Special Effects Assistant
Jim Hanson
Special Effects Manager
Krystyna Demkowicz
Visual Effects Producer
Mike Sabga
VFX Artist
Mark Knopfler
Original Music Composer, Music Producer, Musician
Roger Blanc
Music Arranger
Dana Sano
Music Producer
Chuck Ainlay
Music Producer
Paul Broucek
Music Producer
Joel Sill
Music Consultant
Bob Bowen
Music Coordinator
Chad Cromwell
Musician
Guy Fletcher
Musician
Richard Bennett
Musician
Jim Cox
Musician
Glenn Worf
Musician
Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz
Music Editor
Huey Lewis
Songs
Jerry F. Johnson
Transportation Captain
Steve Boyd
Transportation Coordinator
Michael Silvers
Supervising Dialogue Editor
Lindakay Brown
Dialogue Editor
Claire Sanfilippo
Dialogue Editor
Jim Leidholdt
Rigging Grip
Roger Meilink
Rigging Gaffer
Chris Leidholdt
Key Rigging Grip
Bill 'Kauhane' Hoyt
Standby Painter
Robert Greenfield
Set Decoration
Shana Sigmond
Assistant Set Decoration
Scott W. Leslie
Set Dresser
John Slatsky
Set Dresser
James R. Shumaker
Set Dresser
Mark W. Pallatt
Set Dresser
Brent Smith
Set Dresser
Jim McDermott
Set Dresser
Carl Catanese
On Set Dresser
Stephen J. Readmond
On Set Dresser
Jeff Markwith
Set Designer
Duke Tomasick
Construction Coordinator
Joe Louis Garcia
Construction Grip
Byron K. Lovelace
Props
Jose M. Arreguin
Propmaker
Robert McKelvey
Propmaker
Phillip V. Caruso
Still Photographer
Julie Pitkanen
Script Supervisor
Kevin A. Barnes
Electrician
Peter Shultz
Electrician
Jay Holben
Best Boy Electric
Burton L. Warner
Driver
Greg Bronner
Driver
Terry Ham
Set Production Assistant
Romano Paoletti
Set Production Assistant
Tim Hillman
Location Manager
Rhonda Baer
Location Manager
Kimberly Lynn
Location Assistant
Barron Miller
Location Assistant
Geoff Harding
Location Assistant
Mauni P. Caves
Location Assistant
Lee J. Bognar
Location Assistant
Kate Beall
Assistant Location Manager
John French
Paint Coordinator
Doug Wuitschick
Paint Coordinator
Harland Williams
Animal Wrangler
Peter Bankins
Property Master
Alberto Christiano Lombardo
Assistant Property Master
Scott La Rue
Cableman
Scott Patten
Best Boy Grip
Mary Locatell
Production Illustrator
Dan Moore
Video Assist Operator
Mark Polischeck
Video Assist Operator
Joseph Dianda
Key Grip
Todd Higgins
Key Grip
Robert J. Studenny
Grip
Nick Arnds
Grip
Rick Colosimo
Grip
Shawn Ensign
Grip
Barry Clint
Grip
Jamie Franta
Grip
Russell Steen
Gaffer
Laurie Kaye
Production Manager
Erik Holmberg
Production Executive
Jose Morales
Tailor
Carla Fry
Executive In Charge Of Production
Thomas M. Harrigan
Editorial Staff
Gabriela Gutentag
Unit Publicist
Mark Worthington
Art Direction
Mark Daily
First Assistant Editor
Tim Donelan
Leadman
Ildefonso Goris
Greensman
Phil Gries
Other
Steve Romanko
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