摇尾狗
Directed by Barry Levinson
美国华盛顿特区。距离新一轮总统大选日期仅11天了，突然，一桩现任总统骚扰少女的丑闻被披露出来，闹得沸沸扬，这使总统谋求连任的计划受到巨大的威胁。紧要关头，经常奔走于各党派之间的神秘人物、总统的专职撰稿人康拉德布里恩博士被紧急召进白宫，与总统助理威妮弗里德弗姆斯及其他白宫宫员一起商讨对策。他们没一个关心这事是真是假，因为反正支持率肯定会下降，现在他们关心的是怎么把支持率再搞上去。
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摇尾狗 Ratings & Reviews
- Dennis Johansen2026年3月5日Great movie and quite relevant these days
- David Portela2026年2月20日This slow-burning gem conceals wonderful performances from all its leads. A prophetic warning about the power of media when it was made, 30 years later we have copious evidence that this work of fiction tells of a phenomenon that is, sadly, far too real. Younger viewers will catch themselves amazed at the effort required to produce images, music and clips that can be conjured into reality today with a simple prompt.
- mhamreus2026年1月20日Wag the Dog is one of those films that feels smarter and more dangerous with age. What played as razor sharp political satire in the late 90s now lands closer to unsettling prophecy. Directed by Barry Levinson, the film imagines a White House scandal so toxic that the solution is to manufacture an entire fake war to distract the public. The mechanics of spin, spectacle, and media manipulation are laid bare with a grin and a knife. Robert De Niro is perfectly restrained as the calm fixer, the man who never raises his voice because he never needs to. But the real engine of the film is Dustin Hoffman, who steals every scene as Stanley Motss, a Hollywood producer treating geopolitics like a studio problem. Casting, music cues, test audiences, and emotional beats are all just part of selling the story. Hoffman plays him loud, brilliant, insecure, and terrifyingly sincere. The genius of Wag the Dog is how casual it makes the deception feel. No grand villains. No evil monologues. Just professionals doing their jobs efficiently and with pride. The satire cuts deep because it never feels exaggerated. It feels organized. The film also nails the media ecosystem of its time while somehow predicting what was coming next. Short attention spans. Emotional imagery over facts. Narrative beats more important than truth. Once the machine starts moving, reality barely matters. This is a movie that could absolutely be made today. The scary part is that it would not feel like satire anymore. It would feel like a documentary with better lighting.
- Delroy G James2025年9月13日This sharp political satire still resonates today, showing how scandal can be buried under spectacle. Its pre-social media mechanics feel dated, but the core warning that truth crumbles when politics becomes performance fits our times perfectly. It’s a clever, unsettling, and very watchable film that I’d recommend for anyone curious about media, power, and manipulation.
摇尾狗 Trivia
摇尾狗 was released on 1997年12月25日.
摇尾狗 was directed by Barry Levinson.
摇尾狗 has a runtime of 1小时 37分钟.
摇尾狗 was produced by Robert De Niro, Barry Levinson, Jane Rosenthal.
美国华盛顿特区。距离新一轮总统大选日期仅11天了，突然，一桩现任总统骚扰少女的丑闻被披露出来，闹得沸沸扬，这使总统谋求连任的计划受到巨大的威胁。紧要关头，经常奔走于各党派之间的神秘人物、总统的专职撰稿人康拉德布里恩博士被紧急召进白宫，与总统助理威妮弗里德弗姆斯及其他白宫宫员一起商讨对策。他们没一个关心这事是真是假，因为反正支持率肯定会下降，现在他们关心的是怎么把支持率再搞上去。
The key characters in 摇尾狗 are Stanley Motss (Dustin Hoffman), Conrad Brean (Robert De Niro), Winifred Ames (Anne Heche).
摇尾狗 is rated R.
摇尾狗 is a 喜剧, 剧情 film.
摇尾狗 has an audience rating of 7.6 out of 10.
摇尾狗 had a budget of US$1500万.
摇尾狗 has made US$6425.7万 at the box office.