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.
Acting
Hoffman channels every nightmare producer you've ever feared
Writing
Dialogue so sharp it could run for office
Direction
Levinson makes absurdity feel like documentary
Director
Barry Levinson
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
Suzanne Cryer
Amy Cain
John Michael Higgins
John Levy
Suzie Plakson
Grace
Jason Cottle
A.D.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released one month before the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal broke, making it feel less like satire and more like prophecy.
Hoffman based Motss on real producers including Robert Evans, and reportedly kept a photo of Evans on set to 'stay in character.'
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