Wag the Dog (1997) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Barry Levinson.

Cast

Dustin Hoffman as Stanley Motss
Robert De Niro as Conrad Brean
Anne Heche as Winifred Ames
Woody Harrelson as Sergeant William Schumann
Denis Leary as Fad King
Willie Nelson as Johnny Dean
Andrea Martin as Liz Butsky
Kirsten Dunst as Tracy Lime
William H. Macy as CIA Agent Charles Young
David Koechner as Director
Michael Belson as President
Suzanne Cryer as Amy Cain
John Michael Higgins as John Levy
Suzie Plakson as Grace
Jason Cottle as A.D.
Harland Williams as Pet Wrangler
Sean Masterson as Bob Richardson
Bernard Hocke as Technician
Jenna Byrne as Sharon
Maurice Woods as Kid with Shoes
Roebuck 'Pops' Staples as Pops Staples
Phil Morris as Co-Pilot
Chris Ellis as Officer
Ed Morgan as Store Owner
J. Patrick McCormack as Pilot
Jennifer Manley as Teenage Girl
Edrie Warner as Judge
Richard Lawson as Young Man / CIA
Drena De Niro as Gate Stewardess
Alberto Vazquez as Combine Driver
Stephanie Kemp as Aide #1
Jack Esformes as Aide #2
John Cho as Aide #3
Michael Reid Davis as Aide #4
Brant Cotton as Sharon's Boyfriend
Kenneth Kern as Nashville Engineer
Michelle Levinson as Faye
Ron McCoy as Limo Driver
Derek Morgan as CIA Agent
Garry R. Roleder as USAF Chaplain

Crew

Barry Levinson — Director
Hilary Henkin — Screenplay
David Mamet — Screenplay
Robert De Niro — Producer
Barry Levinson — Producer
Jane Rosenthal — Producer
Mark Knopfler — Original Music Composer
Robert Richardson — Director of Photography

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