Wag The Dog

“Wag The Dog” is a very funny satire with a serious message about the politics & entertainment market.

It was directed by Barry Levinson & screenplay co-written by David Mamet with Hilary Henkin. It cast Robert De Niro,Dustin Hoffman, Anne Heche, Woody Harrelson, Denis Leary, Andrea Martin, Williae Nelson, Suzie Plakson, Kirsten Dunst & William H. Macey.

It started with a sex scandal of a sitting president with a Firefly Girl just before two weeks of Election Day. So his top aide Winifred (Anne Heche) calls a spin doctor Conred Bream (Robert De Niro). He decided to give the public bigger new then the sex scandal & manufacture a war between United State & Albania co-working with a Hollywood producer Stanley Motss (Dustin Hoffman).

They decided Albania because this name seems evil & no one knows anything about this country. They use slogans, a theme song, merchandised links & sympatric characters. They make big news of it by Television but did not even use any bullets. But public believe it because it was in Television. And at last they succeed.

In this film, the spin doctor is wagging the dog & I must add that, media & public of United State is the DOG. Director & writer both tried their best to provide us the point of view to see political things differently. Each actor put their best in this film & made it more realistic & funny at the same time.