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Wag The Dog (DVD)

Dustin Hoffman (Actor), Anne Heche (Actor) Rated:
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4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 4,049 ratings
IMDb7.1/10.0
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Genre Drama, Comedy
Format NTSC, Subtitled
Contributor Robert De Niro, Anne Heche, Denis Leary, Barry Levinson, Woody Harrelson, Michael Belson, Suzanne Cryer, Willie Nelson, Andrea Martin, David Mamet, Ezra Swerdlow, Dustin Hoffman, Michael De Luca, Hilary Henkin, Kirsten Dunst, Jane Rosenthal, Larry Beinhart, Claire Rudnick Polstein See more
Runtime 1 hour and 36 minutes
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Academy Award winners Robert De Niro and Dustin Hoffman star in a tale of politics, power and Hollywood so outrageous it could be true! Two weeks before re-election, the President of the United States (Michael Belson) is accused of accosting a girl scout. Before the news reaches the media, his advisors call in a political consultant (De Nireo) specializing in image rescues. What to do? Hire a Hollywood producer (Hoffman) to create a war--distracting public attention from the scandal and rallying Americans to their President in surge of patriotic ferver. Based on the novel American Hero by Larry Beinhart.

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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ R (Restricted)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.01 x 0.01 x 0.01 inches; 2.72 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 794043465826
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Barry Levinson
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC, Subtitled
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 36 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ November 15, 2005
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, Anne Heche, Denis Leary, Willie Nelson
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, Spanish, French
  • Producers ‏ : ‎ Michael De Luca, Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro, Ezra Swerdlow, Barry Levinson
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Warner Bros.
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00G4QEU8W
  • Writers ‏ : ‎ Hilary Henkin, David Mamet
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 4,049 ratings

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AngieR
5.0 out of 5 stars Watch for an interesting ride
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2024
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Watch to understand how Hollywood & government work together. Probably all true
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Sierra gal
5.0 out of 5 stars Polically funny!
Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2024
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Loved the acting. The movie was very timely during the Clinton Presidency.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great artistic commentary on pulling back the Wizards' Political Curtain of WWW (World Wide Wagging)
Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2020
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There is nothing new under the sun, and the types of manufactured crisises to distract from events in the film have happened throughout millennia of history (and in point of fact directly reflect some of the global issues at the time of filming in the 1990s).

Such manufactured events have simply become more sophisticated and easier to orchestrate / produce believable cultural and political illusions as technology advances to better falsely pose as the all knowing Shepard (i.e. God, Higher Power, or in this case more aptly put an Artificial Authority to heed in all things) in order to wag / herd the tail of the dog / sheep and lead the flock of humanity astray from truth.

De Niro does a great job of playing the mystery G man / handler who never reveals his true loyalties or relation to the government and Dustin Hoffman gives a stellar performance on what appears to be a hinting portrayal of Hollywood psyche implantation / modification producers akin to Stanley Kubrick.

This is very much more pertinent in this day in age regarding the War on Drugs, Terrorism, and Dis-ease like Covid 19. If you ever wanted a peak behind the political world curtain with eyes wide open, this a great film to get an idea on how some of the middle man NWO operations function on a governmental level towards creating global perceptions, judgements and responses to fake / manufactured crisises (also known in today's jargon as false flag operations).

Enjoy and fear not, those of you who see this film and/or read this review with deep concern and understanding, for the light of the Holy Spirit is with you and there is nothing in the world's playbook of fear which can deprive you of your most precious divine gift. Love and blessings be with you!
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4.0 out of 5 stars They Tell Us Repeatedly; We Still Don't Listen!
Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2002
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I find it truly amazing that whenever Hollywood paints an accurate picture of our political climate, or tries to alert us to our own ignorance, we just don't seem to get it, no matter how many times they try hitting us over the head with the obvious. It becomes evident that ''anti-Red'' scaremonger Joseph McCarthy really didn't need to do much of anything -- he could have just sat back and sipped on his martini, because, in the end, the American public doesn't take political messages in Hollywood movies seriously anyway. Case in point: ''Wag The Dog.''
In a blatant attempt prove to his audience that any kind of media spin desired can be created and executed to benefit any and every political agenda imaginable (as though trying to prepare us ahead of time for the real possibility of an illegal overthrow of "representative democracy" in America, such as occured with the installation of President 'Un-Elect' George Walker Bush), David Mamet shows `We, the People' just how gullible and how easily manipulated we are by "official looking" and "official sounding" media presentations, ESPECIALLY  when "patriotic" themes are involved.
Just like G.W. Bush and his associate Republican thugs cooked up a non-existent "War On Terror" to keep the public's mind off of the President's misdeeds and political ineptness, so too do the advisors and insiders of Mamet's fictitious administration of an unnamed President cook up a non-existent "War" against a "terrorist nation" (arbitrarily, Albania -- an insignificant dirt-poor country, just like Afghanistan) in order to keep the public's mind off of the President's alleged misconduct with a "Firefly Girl" (a thinly veiled parallel reference to the sexual misconduct of the last duly elected President in the nation, William Jefferson Clinton).
The timing could not have possibly been worse for a scandal to erupt around Mamet's "President," since it is during a point in the presidency where the Commander in Chief is actively seeking re-election. So a Hollywood producer (Dustin Hoffman) has been called in to brainwash and mislead the public with a number of staged manipulative media events all wrapped neatly in the banner of patriotic jingoism. As one of the President's advisers, played by Robert DeNiro, states: "It's a pageant!"
Mamet shows us how easily we can get swept up in jingoism to such an extent that we forget to ask the truly important questions and just sit back on our big fat collectives and 'let someone else do the hard thinking for us.' It's how dictatorships are born -- and to quote the words of George W. Bush VERBATIM, as spoken on December 18, 2000, just less than a week after he was "appointed" President by the Supreme Court:
''If this were a dictatorship, it'd be a heck of a lot easier... just so long as I'm the dictator.''
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Rambo
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic movie
Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2023
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Classic movie but a bit dated. Enjoyed watching for the 5th or so time. Unfortunately these days the corruption is flagrantly out in the open and people don’t seem to care. Sad state of affairs.
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Mike G.
5.0 out of 5 stars Gotta watch it!
Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2023
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Makes you really think about the news these days. Is it all a show?? How would we actually know! Gotta question everything!
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Heather H.
3.0 out of 5 stars Kind of slow moving
Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2023
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I find this a unique film but I don’t care much about the characters and the plot isn’t that exciting. It’s a lot of dialogue and not much character arc.
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Anthony McCracken
5.0 out of 5 stars A movie for everyone, seriously
Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2022
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Do you distrust the media? This movie is for you. Do you ever wonder why anyone would possibly distrust the media? This movie is also for you. It’s a timeless satire that doesn’t draw political lines or accuse one side or the other of manipulating the media because they know that would severely dilute the point: that the media in general is corrupt. I don’t see the film as taking the bleakest look, just a comical way of showing the importance of thinking for yourself. To not fully trust the media in all of its forms, but to think as you absorb. Hoffman and Deniro give incredible performances, the writing and directing are on point to keep the pacing up and show that the momentum of individuals caught up in a team objective of saving a presidents’ re-election campaign is addictive to watch, even when it’s hilariously unsettling.
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Amazon カスタマー
5.0 out of 5 stars デ・ニーロとホフマン
Reviewed in Japan on December 25, 2023
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この二人の共演なら、面白くないはずはありません。
二人の『胡散臭さ』は絶品です．
アメリカって、やっぱり怖い国ですね。
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Birgitte L Storm
1.0 out of 5 stars Producto no utilizable en Europa - es Region 1 y no lo dicen
Reviewed in Spain on January 16, 2016
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Esta compra fue una decepción ya que el DVD resultó ser para USA (Region 1) y no lo dicen en la descripción del producto. Es lamentable que lo vendan en Amazon España (encima poniendo Reino Unido en el título, lo cual hace pensar que es para la Region 2 (Europa)) y que luego resulta ser para el sistema americano. Como mínimo habría que indicarlo.
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marco
5.0 out of 5 stars top
Reviewed in Italy on January 7, 2016
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Ben fatto, realistico.
anche le musiche non son male.
e gli attori son veramente fenomenali..
e poi il film in se fa riflettere...
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Dorita
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente
Reviewed in Mexico on June 12, 2020
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Llegó perfecto, rápido y se ve estupenda, una película de mis favorita
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Matteo "Doc"
5.0 out of 5 stars Gran film
Reviewed in Italy on May 14, 2014
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Davvero un bel film, ben diretto, ben recitato e con una colonna sonora del grande Mark Knopfler.
Che dire, sono riusciti ad agitare il cane!
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