Drama ·Comedy ·TV Movie ·War · United States of America · 1997 · 1h 37m

The Second Civil War

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Director
Joe Dante
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
Crew
Mac Ahlberg — Director of Photography Marshall Harvey — Editor Hummie Mann — Original Music Composer Martyn Burke — Writer Guy Riedel — Producer
Tagline

A very uncivil comedy

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
civil warpoliticsmilitiajournalismillegal immigrationbaffled
Key Collaborators
Joe Dante Director Mac Ahlberg Director of Photography Marshall Harvey Editor Hummie Mann Original Music Composer Martyn Burke Writer Guy Riedel Producer
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