Title Wag the Dog Overview 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. Tagline A comedy about truth, justice and other special effects. Genres Comedy, Drama Keywords washington d.c., rape, cia, usa president, war veteran, staging, film maker, albania, sex scandal, senator, presidential election, gulf war, media adviser, manipulation of the media, election campaign, government, war, soldier, extramarital affair Production Companies New Line Cinema, Tribeca Productions, Baltimore Pictures Production Countries United States of America Spoken Languages shqip, English Original Language en Runtime minutes 97 Release Year 1997
Worldwide box office revenue: approximately 64 million USD