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A very uncivil comedy
6.1 / 10 IMDb December 4, 1997 1h 37m
When a planeload of Pakistani orphans are shipped to his state for permanent relocation, the governor of Idaho defies the president and closes the state's border. News Net Television, a cable news program that makes hay by reporting on political scandals, quickly spins the racist act into an overnight media sensation, creating a divide in national opinion over the issue.
Director
Runtime
1h 37m
Release Date
December 4, 1997
Genre
Drama, Comedy, TV Movie, War
Status
Released
Languages
English, Spanish
Country
United States of America
Writers
Producers
Cast
Beau Bridges
as Governor Jim Farley
Joanna Cassidy
as Helena Newman
James Coburn
as Jack Buchan
Kevin Dunn
as Jimmy Cannon
Phil Hartman
as The President
Dan Hedaya
as Mel Burgess
James Earl Jones
as Jim Kalla
Denis Leary
as Vinnie Franco
Elizabeth Peña
as Christina Fernandez
Ron Perlman
as Alan Manieski
Brian Keith
as General Buford
Kevin McCarthy
as Chief of Staff
Dick Miller
as Eddie O'Neill
William Schallert
as Secretary of Defense
Catherine Lloyd Burns
as Amelia Sims
Jerry Hardin
as Colonel McNally
Larry Jenkins
as Kenya Nkomo
Ben Masters
as Matthew Langford
Roger Corman
as Sandy Collins
Rance Howard
as Arnold Tooney, Jr.
Production Companies
Baltimore Pictures
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