- Date: December 17, 1997
- Type: Movie
This Movie is referred to by Reese Witherspoon / Alicia Keys part of Saturday Night Live Season 27
Reese Witherspoon's part in this film is mentioned in the Jeopardy! sketch
Wag the Dog is a 1997 black comedy film[1] where a spin doctor and a Hollywood producer fabricate a war to distract voters from a presidential sex scandal. It was produced and directed by Barry Levinson, and starring Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro. The screenplay by Hilary Henkin and David Mamet was loosely adapted from Larry Beinhart's novel American Hero.