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Original title Wag the Dog
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
Production company
Awards
Classification Allowed from age 7
Dialogue
Swedish release 1998-03-20

Cast

Dustin Hoffman
Stanley Motss

Robert De Niro
Conrad Brean

Anne Heche
Winifred Ames

Denis Leary
Fad King

Willie Nelson
Johnny Dean

Andrea Martin
Liz Butsky

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Titles

Original title
Swedish release title
Title for Swedish Video release

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Co-producer
Executive Producer

Cast

Dustin Hoffman Stanley Motss
Robert De Niro Conrad Brean
Anne Heche Winifred Ames
Denis Leary Fad King
Willie Nelson Johnny Dean
Andrea Martin Liz Butsky
Kirsten Dunst Tracy Lime
William H. Macy Mr. Young
Craig T. Nelson senator Neal
John Michael Higgins John Levy
Suzie Plakson Grace
Woody Harrelson sergeant William Schumann
Michael Belson presidenten
Suzanne Cryer Amy Cain
Jason Cottle regiassistenten
David Koechner regissören
Harland Williams djurskötaren
Sean Masterson Bob Richardson
Bernard Hocke teknikern
Jenny Byrne Sharon
Maurkice Woods pojken med skorna
Roebuck "Pops" Staples Pops Staples
Phil Morris andre piloten
Chris Ellis officeren
Edwin T. Morgan ägaren
J. Patrick McCormack piloten
Jennifer Manley tonårsflickan
Edrie Warner domaren
Richard Lawson ung man/CIA
Drena De Niro värdinnan vid gaten
Alberto Vasquez skördetröskan förare
Stephanie Kemp
Jack Esformes
John Cho
Michael Reid Davis medhjälpare
Brant Cotton Sharons pojkvän
Kenneth Kern Nashville-ingenjör
Michelle Levinson Faye
Ron McCoy limousinchauffören
Derrick Morgan CIA-agent
Garry R. Roleder USAF-kaplan
Merle Haggard Merle Haggard
James Belushi (as Jim Belushi) Jim Belushi
George Gaynes senator Nole
Rick Scarry Vita Huset-reporter

Companies

Production Company Tribeca Productions
Baltimore Pictures
Punch Productions Inc.
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Sandrew Film AB 1998
Distributor in Sweden (Video) Sandrew Film AB 1998
Distributor in Sweden (buy video) Sandrew Film AB 1998
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) Warner Bros. Entertainment Sverige AB 2007
Other Company New Line Cinema Corp. (©)

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 135222
Date 1998-02-25
Classification Allowed from age 7
Original length 2657 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 449-551-568-566-523


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.85:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Dolby Digital
Colour type Colour
Colour system Technicolor
Frames per second 24


Original work

Original title American Hero (Book)
Author Larry Beinhart


Release dates

Release in Sweden 1998-03-20 BioPalatset Gothenburg Sweden 97 min
1998-03-20 BioPalatset Malmö Sweden 97 min
1998-03-20 BioPalatset Stockholm Sweden 97 min
1998-03-20 Grand Stockholm Sweden 97 min (samt ytterligare 6 platser)
Video release 1998-12 Sweden 93 min
TV showing 2001-04-21 TV4 Sweden 93 min
2002-09-02 TV4 Sweden 93 min
2004-02-20 SVT1 Sweden 93 min
2005-01-12 SVT1 Sweden 93 min
DVD release 2007-05-16 Sweden

Awards

Prize Belgrade 1999 (jugoslaviska filmakademins pris)
Prix Spécial du Jury Berlin 1998

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2654


Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Scripts

Script type Dialoglista
Extent 62 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Extent 212 s.
Language English


Holdings Stills

Colour prints 4
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck



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