Wag the dog / 
New Line Cinema presents ; a Tribeca/Baltimore Pictures/Punch production ; produced by Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro, Barry Levinson ; directed by Barry Levinson ; screenplay by Hilary Henkin, David Mamet. 
 - [Calif.] :  New Line Home Video,  [1998] 
 - 1 videodisc (double-sided) (ca. 97 min.) :  sd., col. ;  4 3/4 in. 
 - New Line platinum series. .
 - New Line platinum series. .
<br/><br/> Based on the book "American hero" by Larry Beinhart.  Videodisc released of the 1997 motion picture.  Special features: fullscreen version formatted to fit TV and widescreen version with original 1.85:1 original aspect ratio ; audio commentary by Barry Levinson and Dustin Hoffman ; featurette From Washington to Hollywood and back ; essay The line between truth and fiction : an essay on politics and the media ; theatrical trailer ; cast and crew biographies and filmographies.  New Line Home Video: N4658. 
<br/><br/>Director of photography, Robert Richardson ; editor, Stu Linder ; music, Mark Knopfler.  Director of photography, Robert Richardson ; editor, Stu Linder ; music, Mark Knopfler. 
<br/><br/>Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, Denis Leary, Willie Nelson, Andrea Martin, Kirsten Dunst, William H. Macy. 
<br/><br/> When the President is caught in a sex scandal less than 2 weeks before the election, "Mr. Fix-it" decides they need a war to distract the public's attention and he calls on Hollywood's top producer to create it. 
<br/><br/><br/>DVD; widescreen and full screen options; NTSC, region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound. 
<br/><br/><br/>In English with optional soundtrack in French ; optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish; closed captioned. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0780622561 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>794043465826 
<br/><br/><label>Publisher. No.: </label>N4658  New Line Home Video 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Presidents--Election--United States--Drama.<br/>Political satire--Drama.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Feature films.<br/>Comedy films.<br/>Satirical films.<br/>Film adaptations.<br/>Video recordings for the hearing impaired.