Cast & crew
Wag the Dog (1997)
Directed by Barry Levinson Written by Hilary Henkin, David Mamet
Cast
| Dustin Hoffman | Stanley Motss |
| Anne Heche | Winifred Ames |
| Woody Harrelson | Sergeant William Schumann |
| Denis Leary | Fad King |
| Robert De Niro | Conrad Brean |
| David Koechner | Director |
| Michael Belson | President |
| Willie Nelson | Johnny Dean |
| Andrea Martin | Liz Butsky |
| William H. Macy | CIA Agent Charles Young |
| Kirsten Dunst | Tracy Lime |
| 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 |
| Jennifer Manley | Teenage Girl |
| J. Patrick McCormack | Pilot |
| Stephanie Kemp | Aide #1 |
| Jack Esformes | Aide #2 |
| Alberto Vazquez | Combine Driver |
| John Cho | Aide #3 |
| Edrie Warner | Judge |
| Richard Lawson | Young Man / CIA |
| Drena De Niro | Gate Stewardess |
| 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 |
| Cliff B. Howard | Ranger |
| Furley Lumpkin | Raking Dad #1 |
| Sean Fenton | Raking Dad #2 |
| Nikki Crawford | Mom |
| Rick Scarry | White House Reporter |
| Kevin Furlong | Jockey #2 |
| Lu Elrod | Southern Woman |
| Michael Villani | Male Commentator |
| Shirley Prestia | Crossfire Moderator |
| John Franklin | Jockey #1 |
| Terry Anzur | Factory Reporter |
| Warren Wilson | Crossfire Interviewer |
| Melissa Gardner | Santa Fe Reporter |
| Giselle Fernández | Female Press Person |
| Christine Devine | Chicago Newscaster |
| Geoffrey Blake | Media Guy #1 |
| Richard Saxton | Chicago Newscaster #2 |
| Jack Shearer | Sklansky |
| Emmett Miller | News Break Reporter |
| Jerry Levine | Media Guy #2 |
| Anais Afshan | Albanian Girl |
| Hope Garber | Albanian Grandmother |
| Bill Handel | Andrews AFB Reporter |
| Gina Menza | Press Room Reporter |
| Maggie Mellin | Mrs. Rose |
| Tom Murray | Aircraft Carrier Reporter |
| Nicole Avant | American Dream Singer |
| Ralph Tabakin | Southern Man |
| Marguerite Moreau | Teenage Girl in Audience |
| Jay Leno | Jay Leno |
| Anthony Holiday | American Dream Singer |
| Tom Bähler | American Dream Singer |
| Wendy Lou Halvorsen | 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 |
| James Gilstrap | American Dream Singer |
| Oren Waters | American Dream Singer |
| Julia Waters | American Dream Singer |
| Jennifer Gross | American Dream Singer |
| Maxine Waters Willard | American Dream Singer |
| Laura Bennecke | White House Secretary (uncredited) |
| Greg Bronson | Chauffer (uncredited) |
| Craig T. Nelson | Senator John Neal (uncredited) |
| Barry Levinson | Man at a Movie Studio (uncredited) |
| Robert Richardson | Man in a TV Studio (uncredited) |
| Sean Ireland | Military Officer (uncredited) |
| Glendon Rich | Grieving Politician (uncredited) |
| Guy Richardson | Secret Service Agent (uncredited) |
| Phillip V. Caruso | War Commercial Photographer (uncredited) |
| Robert Sedona | Politician (uncredited) |
| Randy Springer | Airline Passenger (uncredited) |
| Chelsea Talbott | Crying Girl at Funeral Parade (uncredited) |
| Paul Webster | Limo Driver (uncredited) |
Crew
| Hilary Henkin | Screenplay |
| David Mamet | Screenplay |
| Jane Rosenthal | Producer |
| Mark Worthington | Art Direction |
| Barry Levinson | Director |
| Robert De Niro | Producer |
| Ellen Chenoweth | Casting |
| Tim Holland | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Robert Greenfield | Set Decoration |
| Barry Levinson | Producer |
| Debra Zane | Casting |
| Mark Knopfler | Original Music Composer |
| Rita Ryack | Costume Design |
| Brennan Dufresne | Casting Assistant |
| Robert Richardson | Director of Photography |
| Stu Linder | Editor |
| Tom Johnson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Lindakay Brown | Dialogue Editor |
| Kimberly Rodgers | Extras Casting |
| David Anthony | Extras Casting |
| Terri Taylor | Casting Assistant |
| Larry Beinhart | Book |
| J.R. Grubbs | Sound Effects Editor |
| John Roesch | Foley Artist |
| Steve Cantamessa | Sound Mixer |
| Jana Vance | Foley Artist |
| Dennie Thorpe | Foley Artist |
| Claire Sanfilippo | Dialogue Editor |
| Wynn Thomas | Production Design |
| Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz | Music Editor |
| Marilyn McCoppen | ADR Editor |
| Steve Joyal | Art Department Coordinator |
| Marjorie McCown | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Hazel Catmull | Key Hair Stylist |
| Melissa Yonkey | Hairstylist |
| Michael White | Hairstylist |
| Maggie Morgan | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Ellen Ryba | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Julie Pitkanen | Script Supervisor |
| Daniel C. Striepeke | Makeup Artist |
| Ilona Herman | Hairstylist |
| Blair Daily | Post Production Supervisor |
| Ken Arlidge | Second Unit Director |
| Laurie Kaye | Production Manager |
| Kathrine Gordon | Hairstylist |
| Carla Fry | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Amy Schmidt | Second Second Assistant Director |
| John French | Paint Coordinator |
| Bill 'Kauhane' Hoyt | Standby Painter |
| Scott W. Leslie | Set Dresser |
| Kirk Essiambre | Assistant Set Propsman |
| Mary Locatell | Production Illustrator |
| Christopher Tandon | Assistant Art Director |
| John Slatsky | Set Dresser |
| Tim Donelan | Leadman |
| Eric McLeod | Unit Production Manager |
| Al Nelson | Sound Recordist |
| James R. Shumaker | Set Dresser |
| Jose M. Arreguin | Propmaker |
| Diane Kramer | Art Department Assistant |
| Peter Montagna | Key Makeup Artist |
| Carl Catanese | On Set Dresser |
| Mark W. Pallatt | Set Dresser |
| Ildefonso Goris | Greensman |
| Susan Popovic | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Joe Louis Garcia | Construction Grip |
| Peter Bankins | Property Master |
| Jeff Markwith | Set Designer |
| Doug Wuitschick | Paint Coordinator |
| Christopher Swartout | Second Assistant Director |
| Amy Sayres | First Assistant Director |
| Ilona Herman | Makeup Artist |
| Duke Tomasick | Construction Coordinator |
| Ben Gold | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Mark Landon | Makeup Artist |
| Robert McKelvey | Propmaker |
| Tony Eckert | Foley Mixer |
| Scott La Rue | Cableman |
| Sean England | Foley Recordist |
| Joe Fineman | Executive In Charge Of Post Production |
| Alberto Christiano Lombardo | Assistant Property Master |
| Elaine L. Offers | Makeup Artist |
| David Abrahamsen | Sound |
| Shana Sigmond | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Greg Dennison | Special Effects Assistant |
| Stephen J. Readmond | On Set Dresser |
| Byron K. Lovelace | Props |
| Kent Sparling | Sound Mix Technician |
| Frank 'Pepe' Merel | Foley Recordist |
| Mark Weingarten | Sound Mixer |
| Brent Smith | Set Dresser |
| Dale Riggs | Special Effects Assistant |
| Bonnie Weis | Production Supervisor |
| Amy DeMarte | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Mary Works | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Michael Brennan | Dolly Grip |
| Joseph Dianda | Key Grip |
| Phil Gries | Other |
| Charleen Richards-Steeves | ADR Mixer |
| Mike Sabga | VFX Artist |
| Dan Moore | Video Assist Operator |
| Scott Patten | Best Boy Grip |
| Doc Kane | ADR Mixer |
| Kelly Uchimura | Camera Loader |
| Michael Silvers | Supervising Dialogue Editor |
| Mark Burton | Production Sound Mixer |
| Ronald W. Mathews | Special Effects |
| Gary Thomas | Boom Operator |
| Diane Linn | ADR Recordist |
| Jay Holben | Best Boy Electric |
| David Lucarelli | ADR Recordist |
| David Terry | Dolly Grip |
| Robert J. Studenny | Grip |
| Edward T. Reiff Jr. | Special Effects Assistant |
| Chris Leidholdt | Key Rigging Grip |
| Lawrence L. Commans | Boom Operator |
| Scot A. Nederman-Paul | Camera Loader |
| Jim Leidholdt | Rigging Grip |
| Greg Steele | ADR Mixer |
| Jim Hanson | Special Effects Manager |
| Stephen B. Abrams | Dolly Grip |
| Todd Higgins | Key Grip |
| Nick Arnds | Grip |
| Roger Meilink | Rigging Gaffer |
| Halo Amrani | Lighting Technician |
| Mary Helen Leasman | Foley Editor |
| Tami Treadwell | ADR Recordist |
| Dennis King | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Krystyna Demkowicz | Visual Effects Producer |
| Mike Boudry | ADR Recordist |
| Kevin A. Barnes | Electrician |
| William Leslie | Dolly Grip |
| Steve Romanko | Other |
| Rick Colosimo | Grip |
| Shawn Ensign | Grip |
| John T. Connor | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Ray L. Wilkerson | Special Effects Assistant |
| Reinhart Peschke | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Roger Awad | Lighting Technician |
| Barry Clint | Grip |
| David Gamerman | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Ken Arlidge | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Gregor Tavenner | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Jamie Franta | Grip |
| Mark Polischeck | Video Assist Operator |
| Laela Kilbourn | Additional Second Assistant Camera |
| Sean Mennie | Camera Production Assistant |
| Jeanne Vienne | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Phillip V. Caruso | Still Photographer |
| David Norris | Camera Operator |
| Fredrick W. Marx III | Lighting Technician |
| Renan Galindo | Lighting Technician |
| Martin Schaer | Camera Operator |
| Blair Daily | Additional Editor |
| Roger Blanc | Music Arranger |
| Kimberly Lynn | Location Assistant |
| Tim Hillman | Location Manager |
| Bob Bowen | Music Coordinator |
| Joel Sill | Music Consultant |
| Burton L. Warner | Driver |
| Alexandre Naufel | Lighting Technician |
| Mark W. Smith | Assistant Editor |
| Romeo Pompa | Set Costumer |
| Jose Morales | Tailor |
| Mark Knopfler | Musician |
| Dana Sano | Music Producer |
| Erik Holmberg | Production Executive |
| Mark Knopfler | Music Producer |
| Kelly Porter | Costumer |
| Terry Ham | Set Production Assistant |
| Romano Paoletti | Set Production Assistant |
| Nancy McArdle | Costume Supervisor |
| Rhonda Baer | Location Manager |
| Hugo Peña | Key Costumer |
| Kate Beall | Assistant Location Manager |
| Barron Miller | Location Assistant |
| Leigh French | ADR Voice Casting |
| Gabriela Gutentag | Unit Publicist |
| Chad Cromwell | Musician |
| Emily Glatter | Production Coordinator |
| Holly Hagy | Production Coordinator |
| Guy Fletcher | Musician |
| Greg Bronner | Driver |
| Mike Sowa | Digital Color Timer |
| Chuck Ainlay | Music Producer |
| Marcie Olivi | Set Costumer |
| Richard Bennett | Musician |
| Jim Cox | Musician |
| Kait Pickering | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Steve Boyd | Transportation Coordinator |
| Ilya Lyudmirsky | First Assistant Camera |
| Peter Shultz | Electrician |
| Georgette Hayden | Production Coordinator |
| Daryl Studebaker | Additional Director of Photography |
| Jerry F. Johnson | Transportation Captain |
| Bob Shugrue Jr. | Assistant Editor |
| John F. Lyons | Assistant Editor |
| Paul Broucek | Music Producer |
| Jay Vinitsky | Post Production Coordinator |
| Paul Prokop | Production Controller |
| Geoff Harding | Location Assistant |
| Mauni P. Caves | Location Assistant |
| Russell Steen | Gaffer |
| Ric Keeley | Post-Production Manager |
| Mark Daily | First Assistant Editor |
| Lee J. Bognar | Location Assistant |
| Harland Williams | Animal Wrangler |
| Glenn Worf | Musician |
| Jason Joseph | Editorial Production Assistant |
| Gilbert Carreras | Color Timer |
| Claire Rudnick Polstein | Executive Producer |
| Lora Hirschberg | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Ezra Swerdlow | Executive Producer |
| Michael De Luca | Executive Producer |
| Eric McLeod | Co-Producer |
| Thomas M. Harrigan | Editorial Staff |
| Huey Lewis | Songs |