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"Wag the Dog" quotes

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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.

Director: Barry Levinson
Writer: Larry Beinhart, Hilary Henkin, David Mamet
Production: N/A
Genre: comedy, drama
Year: 1997
MetaScore: 73/100
ImdbRating: 7.1
BoxOffice: $43,061,945
Released: 09 Jan 1998
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. 2 wins & 23 nominations total
I'm doing my job too - Wag the Dog 00:16 I'm doing my job too Sergeant Schumann if I may welcome to history - Wag the Dog 00:05 Sergeant Schumann if I may welcome to history You can't save the world - Wag the Dog 00:06 You can't save the world You konow Connie I felt very much at home in there - Wag the Dog 00:11 You konow Connie I felt very much at home in there Haven't had this much fun since live TV - Wag the Dog 00:04 Haven't had this much fun since live TV Folks folks this is a shitty business - Wag the Dog 00:15 Folks folks this is a shitty business Why change horses in midstream - Wag the Dog 00:07 Why change horses in midstream This is politics at its finest - Wag the Dog 00:05 This is politics at its finest Oppressed No no no Fuck freedom - Wag the Dog 00:05 Oppressed No no no Fuck freedom We're gonna have the appearance of a war - Wag the Dog 00:04 We're gonna have the appearance of a war I'm working on it - Wag the Dog 00:05 I'm working on it So well and good but when the fit hits the shan - Wag the Dog 00:07 So well and good but when the fit hits the shan Albania's hard to rhyme - Wag the Dog 00:04 Albania's hard to rhyme When it's cooking - Wag the Dog 00:04 When it's cooking I was just on my way to get drunk - Wag the Dog 00:05 I was just on my way to get drunk Who killed Kennedy - Wag the Dog 00:08 Who killed Kennedy It's better than lovely - Wag the Dog 00:08 It's better than lovely What  have you done to me - Wag the Dog 00:12 What have you done to me You Howdy Doody looking vonce - Wag the Dog 00:07 You Howdy Doody looking vonce I mean you couldn't tell anybody No no no It's just a figure of speech - Wag the Dog 00:05 I mean you couldn't tell anybody No no no It's... I bet you're great at chess - Wag the Dog 00:08 I bet you're great at chess You're playing with your life here - Wag the Dog 00:09 You're playing with your life here There's no difference between good flan and bad flan - Wag the Dog 00:09 There's no difference between good flan and bad flan If Kissinger can win the Peace Prize - Wag the Dog 00:17 If Kissinger can win the Peace Prize We're locked into Albania   Why - Wag the Dog 00:17 We're locked into Albania Why You take the fruit of 40 years - Wag the Dog 00:06 You take the fruit of 40 years What do we do now - Wag the Dog 01:04 What do we do now What the fuck do I care - Wag the Dog 00:11 What the fuck do I care What could they do me - Wag the Dog 00:06 What could they do me So when we touch down tomorrow - Wag the Dog 00:35 So when we touch down tomorrow How are we going to explain that when the world is watching - Wag the Dog 00:09 How are we going to explain that when the world is watching A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow - Wag the Dog 00:04 A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow Then it's got nothing to do with the B 3 Bomber - Wag the Dog 00:08 Then it's got nothing to do with the B 3 Bomber Your  ability to fight a Two ocean War  against who - Wag the Dog 00:55 Your ability to fight a Two ocean War against who The war isn't over 'til I say it's over - Wag the Dog 00:29 The war isn't over 'til I say it's over What do you know about them - Wag the Dog 00:09 What do you know about them What do you see day after day - Wag the Dog 00:17 What do you see day after day That is a complete fucking fraud - Wag the Dog 00:23 That is a complete fucking fraud Oh God He's dead - Wag the Dog 00:20 Oh God He's dead Well I'll tell you why - Wag the Dog 00:51 Well I'll tell you why When we asked for  special programs - Wag the Dog 00:34 When we asked for special programs It's like a plumber - Wag the Dog 00:15 It's like a plumber This is NOTHING - Wag the Dog 00:05 This is NOTHING

Cast

Stanley Motss - Dustin Hoffman
Conrad Brean - Robert De Niro
Winifred Ames - Anne Heche
Sgt. William Schumann - Woody Harrelson
Fad King - Denis Leary