--- title: "Wag the Dog: cast and crew" canonical: "https://film.one/film/wag-the-dog/cast-and-crew" title_page: "https://film.one/film/wag-the-dog" cast: 60 crew: 99 licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Wag the Dog (1997): cast and crew 60 cast and 99 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order. ## Cast - [Dustin Hoffman](https://film.one/person/dustin-hoffman.md) as Stanley Motss - [Robert De Niro](https://film.one/person/robert-de-niro.md) as Conrad Brean - [Anne Heche](https://film.one/person/anne-heche.md) as Winifred Ames - [Woody Harrelson](https://film.one/person/woody-harrelson.md) as Sergeant William Schumann - [Denis Leary](https://film.one/person/denis-leary.md) as Fad King - [Willie Nelson](https://film.one/person/willie-nelson.md) as Johnny Dean - [Andrea Martin](https://film.one/person/andrea-martin.md) as Liz Butsky - [Kirsten Dunst](https://film.one/person/kirsten-dunst.md) as Tracy Lime - [William H. Macy](https://film.one/person/william-h-macy.md) as CIA Agent Charles Young - [David Koechner](https://film.one/person/david-koechner.md) as Director - [Michael Belson](https://film.one/person/michael-belson.md) as President - [Suzanne Cryer](https://film.one/person/suzanne-cryer.md) as Amy Cain - [John Michael Higgins](https://film.one/person/john-michael-higgins.md) as John Levy - Suzie Plakson as Grace - Jason Cottle as A.D. - Harland Williams as Pet Wrangler - Sean Masterson as Bob Richardson - Bernard Hocke as Technician - Jenna Byrne as Sharon - Maurice Woods as Kid with Shoes - Roebuck 'Pops' Staples as Pops Staples - Phil Morris as Co-Pilot - [Chris Ellis](https://film.one/person/chris-ellis.md) as Officer - Ed Morgan as Store Owner - J. Patrick McCormack as Pilot - Jennifer Manley as Teenage Girl - Edrie Warner as Judge - [Richard Lawson](https://film.one/person/richard-lawson.md) as Young Man / CIA - Drena De Niro as Gate Stewardess - Alberto Vazquez as Combine Driver - Stephanie Kemp as Aide #1 - Jack Esformes as Aide #2 - [John Cho](https://film.one/person/john-cho.md) as Aide #3 - Michael Reid Davis as Aide #4 - Brant Cotton as Sharon's Boyfriend - Kenneth Kern as Nashville Engineer - Michelle Levinson as Faye - Ron McCoy as Limo Driver - Derek Morgan as CIA Agent - Garry R. Roleder as USAF Chaplain - Merle Haggard as Merle Haggard - [Jim Belushi](https://film.one/person/jim-belushi.md) as Jim Belushi - [George Gaynes](https://film.one/person/george-gaynes.md) as Senator Nole - Rick Scarry as White House Reporter - Cliff B. Howard as Ranger - Furley Lumpkin as Raking Dad #1 - Sean Fenton as Raking Dad #2 - Nikki Crawford as Mom - John Franklin as Jockey #1 - Kevin Furlong as Jockey #2 - Lu Elrod as Southern Woman - Michael Villani as Male Commentator - Shirley Prestia as Crossfire Moderator - Warren Wilson as Crossfire Interviewer - Terry Anzur as Factory Reporter - Melissa Gardner as Santa Fe Reporter - Giselle Fernández as Female Press Person - Christine Devine as Chicago Newscaster - Richard Saxton as Chicago Newscaster #2 - [Geoffrey Blake](https://film.one/person/geoffrey-blake.md) as Media Guy #1 ## Directing - [Barry Levinson](https://film.one/person/barry-levinson.md): Director - Julie Pitkanen: Script Supervisor - Amy Sayres: First Assistant Director - Amy Schmidt: Second Second Assistant Director - Christopher Swartout: Second Assistant Director - Ken Arlidge: Second Unit Director ## Writing - [Hilary Henkin](https://film.one/person/hilary-henkin.md): Screenplay - [David Mamet](https://film.one/person/david-mamet.md): Screenplay - Larry Beinhart: Book ## Production - Debra Zane: Casting - [Jane Rosenthal](https://film.one/person/jane-rosenthal.md): Producer - [Robert De Niro](https://film.one/person/robert-de-niro.md): Producer - Ellen Chenoweth: Casting - [Barry Levinson](https://film.one/person/barry-levinson.md): Producer - Terri Taylor: Casting Assistant - Brennan Dufresne: Casting Assistant - David Anthony: Extras Casting - Kimberly Rodgers: Extras Casting - Laurie Kaye: Production Manager - Eric McLeod: Unit Production Manager, Co-Producer - [Bonnie Weis](https://film.one/person/bonnie-weis.md): Production Supervisor - Carla Fry: Executive In Charge Of Production - Joe Fineman: Executive In Charge Of Post Production - Lee J. Bognar: Location Assistant - Barron Miller: Location Assistant - Kate Beall: Assistant Location Manager - Kimberly Lynn: Location Assistant - Geoff Harding: Location Assistant - Tim Hillman: Location Manager - Leigh French: ADR Voice Casting - Mauni P. Caves: Location Assistant - Rhonda Baer: Location Manager - Kait Pickering: Assistant Production Coordinator - Georgette Hayden: Production Coordinator - Jay Vinitsky: Post Production Coordinator - Holly Hagy: Production Coordinator - Emily Glatter: Production Coordinator - Erik Holmberg: Production Executive - Claire Rudnick Polstein: Executive Producer - [Michael De Luca](https://film.one/person/michael-de-luca.md): Executive Producer - Ezra Swerdlow: Executive Producer ## Camera - [Robert Richardson](https://film.one/person/robert-richardson.md): Director of Photography - David Terry: Dolly Grip - Jeanne Vienne: Second Assistant "A" Camera - Amy DeMarte: Second Assistant "B" Camera - Robert J. Studenny: Grip - John T. Connor: First Assistant "B" Camera - Jamie Franta: Grip - Nick Arnds: Grip - Martin Schaer: Camera Operator - Stephen B. Abrams: Dolly Grip - Scott Patten: Best Boy Grip - Michael Brennan: Dolly Grip - Joseph Dianda: Key Grip - Ken Arlidge: Second Unit Director of Photography - Phil Gries: Other - Rick Colosimo: Grip - Shawn Ensign: Grip - Ilya Lyudmirsky: First Assistant Camera - Daryl Studebaker: Additional Director of Photography - Sean Mennie: Camera Production Assistant - Phillip V. Caruso: Still Photographer - Barry Clint: Grip - William Leslie: Dolly Grip - Gregor Tavenner: First Assistant "A" Camera - Kelly Uchimura: Camera Loader - Laela Kilbourn: Additional Second Assistant Camera - Scot A. Nederman-Paul: Camera Loader - Todd Higgins: Key Grip - David Norris: Camera Operator ## Editing - [Stu Linder](https://film.one/person/stu-linder.md): Editor - Mike Sowa: Digital Color Timer - Mark Daily: First Assistant Editor - Blair Daily: Additional Editor - Mark W. Smith: Assistant Editor - Bob Shugrue Jr.: Assistant Editor - John F. Lyons: Assistant Editor - Gilbert Carreras: Color Timer - Jason Joseph: Editorial Production Assistant ## Sound and music - [Mark Knopfler](https://film.one/person/mark-knopfler.md): Original Music Composer - Tim Holland: Supervising Sound Editor - Dennie Thorpe: Foley Artist - Claire Sanfilippo: Dialogue Editor - Steve Cantamessa: Sound Mixer - Lindakay Brown: Dialogue Editor - J.R. Grubbs: Sound Effects Editor - Tom Johnson: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - John Roesch: Foley Artist - Jana Vance: Foley Artist - Marilyn McCoppen: ADR Editor - Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz: Music Editor - Ben Gold: Assistant Sound Editor - Greg Steele: ADR Mixer - Gary Thomas: Boom Operator - Tami Treadwell: ADR Recordist - Mike Boudry: ADR Recordist - Frank 'Pepe' Merel: Foley Recordist - Doc Kane: ADR Mixer - Sean England: Foley Recordist --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Our review: https://film.one/film/wag-the-dog.md