25 Dec 1997
Wag the Dog
During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To distract the public until the election, the President's adviser hires a Hollywood producer to help him stage a fake war.
Outrageous Fortune
The CIA is trailing them, the KGB is tracking them, the phone company is tracing them, the police are chasing them, the cowboys are herding them, and the Indians are hunting them. Are they going to fall for all of that?
Refined actress Lauren Ames finally has a chance to study with the great theatre professor Stanislav Korzenowski. Sandy Brozinsky, a brash, loud actress, decides through happenstance to also study with Korzenowski. The two women end up dating the same man (who turns out to be a double agent) and follow him across the country to force him to choose between them.
Top Billed Cast
Shelley Long Lauren Ames
Bette Midler Sandy Brozinsky
Peter Coyote Michael Sanders
Robert Prosky Stanislav Korzenowski
John Schuck Agent Atkins
Anthony Heald Weldon
George Carlin Frank Madras
Ji-Tu Cumbuka Cab Driver
Florence Stanley Ticket Agent
John DiSanti Police Lieutenant
Diana Bellamy Madam
Gary Morgan Panansky
Christopher McDonald George
J.W. Smith Dealer #1
Robert Pastorelli Dealer #2
Tony Epper Russell
Bill Hart Boyd
Sally R. Brown Actress
Carol Ann Susi Receptionist
Don Ambabo Helicopter Pilot
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