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.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.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.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 2 wins & 23 nominations total
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Did you know
- Trivia"Why change horses midstream?" was originally a campaign slogan for Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War.
- GoofsWhen the coffin is unloaded from the aircraft, the flag is positioned properly, with the blue field over the decedent's left shoulder. At the memorial service, the blue is over the decedent's right shoulder.
- Quotes
[Repeated line]
Stanley Motss: This is NOTHING.
- Crazy credits"Special Thanks to The Cast and Crew for Completing Principal Photography in 29 Days!"
- SoundtracksThank Heaven for Little Girls
Written by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe
Performed by Maurice Chevalier
Heard sarcastically during TV spot accusing the President of sexually exploiting an underage girl
Featured review
I do not understand the people who did not like the movie. For me this is the greatest political satire since Chaplin's "The great dictator". Both de Niro and Hoffman are great as well. This movie is not about Clinton although they did predict correctly the Kosovo war, and Albanian terrorists. It is about American political system which is made by and for TV. Several lines from that movie ("Why Albania?" - "Why not?", "Albania does not rhyme", "What do you remember about the Gulf war? One smart bomb... I was in that building when we shot that shot", and many more) are impossible to forget because everyday political life does not let us forget them.
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- Also known as
- Escándalo en la casa blanca
- Filming locations
- Main Drain Rd., Buttonwillow, California, USA(Atwood Barker Market Scene)
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Box office
- Budget
- $15,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $43,061,945
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $92,079
- Dec 28, 1997
- Gross worldwide
- $64,256,513
- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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