This is it.

Description: Shortly before an election, a spin-doctor and a Hollywood producer join efforts to fabricate a war in order to cover up a Presidential sex scandal.

Cast:
Stanley Motss: Dustin Hoffman
Conrad Brean: Robert De Niro
Winifred Ames: Anne Heche
Sgt. William Schumann: Woody Harrelson
Fad King: Denis Leary
Johnny Dean: Willie Nelson
Liz Butsky: Andrea Martin
President: Michael Belson
Amy Cain: Suzanne Cryer
John Levy: John Michael Higgins
Grace: Suzie Plakson
Tracy Lime: Kirsten Dunst
A.D.: Jason Cottle
Director: David Koechner
Pet Wrangler: Harland Williams
Bob Richardson: Sean Masterson
Mr. Young: William H. Macy
Technician: Bernard Hocke
Sharon: Jenna Byrne
Kid with Shoes (as Maurkice Woods): Maurice Woods
Pops Staples (as Pops Staples): Roebuck 'Pops' Staples
Co-Pilot: Phil Morris
Officer: Chris Ellis
Store Owner (as Edwin T. Morgan): Ed Morgan
Pilot: J. Patrick McCormack
Teenage Girl: Jennifer Manley
Judge: Edrie Warner
Young Man / CIA: Richard Lawson
Gate Stewardess: Drena De Niro
Combine Driver: Alberto Vazquez
Aide #1: Stephanie Kemp
Aide #2: Jack Esformes
Aide #3: John Cho
Aide #4: Michael Reid Davis
Sharon's Boyfriend: Brant Cotton
Nashville Engineer: Kenneth Kern
Faye: Michelle Levinson
Limo Driver: Paul Webster
CIA Agent (as Derrick Morgan): Derek Morgan
USAF Chaplain: Garry R. Roleder
Merle Haggard: Merle Haggard
Jim Belushi: Jim Belushi
Senator Nole: George Gaynes
White House Reporter: Rick Scarry
Ranger: Cliff B. Howard
Raking Dad #1: Furley Lumpkin
Raking Dad #2: Sean Fenton
Mom: Nikki Crawford
Jockey #1: John Franklin
Jockey #2: Kevin Furlong
Southern Woman: Lu Elrod
Male Commentator: Michael Villani
Crossfire Moderator: Shirley Prestia
Crossfire Interviewer: Warren Wilson
Factory Reporter: Terry Anzur
Santa Fe Reporter: Melissa Gardner
Female Press Person: Giselle Fernandez
Chicago Newscaster: Christine Devine
Chicago Newscaster #2: Richard Saxton
Media Guy #1 (as Geffrey Blake): Geoffrey Blake
Media Guy #2: Jerry Levine
Sklansky: Jack Shearer
News Break Reporter: Emmett Miller
Andrews AFB Reporter: Bill Handel
Albanian Girl (as Arlene Afshangol): Anais Afshan
Albanian Grandmother: Hope Garber
Press Room Reporter: Gina Menza
Mrs. Rose: Maggie Mellin
Aircraft Carrier Reporter: Tom Murray
Southern Man: Ralph Tabakin
Teenage Girl in Audience: Marguerite Moreau
Jay Leno: Jay Leno
American Dream Singer: Jennifer Gross
American Dream Singer (as Tom Bahler): Tom Bähler
American Dream Singer (as Maxine Waters): Maxine Waters Willard
Performers: Merle Haggard and the Strangers
White House Secretary: Laura Bennecke
Chauffer: Greg Bronson
War Commercial Photographer: Phillip V. Caruso
Military Officer: Sean Ireland
Man at a movie studio: Barry Levinson
Senator John Neal: Craig T. Nelson
Grieving Politician: Glendon Rich
Man in TV Studio: Robert Richardson
Politician: Robert Sedona
Airline Passenger: Randy Springer
Crying Girl at Funeral Parade: Chelsea Talbott

Written by: Larry Beinhart, Hilary Henkin, David Mamet

Director: Barry Levinson

Release date: 09 Jan 1998

Box Office: $43,061,945