The movie Wag the Dog is basically about how to save the image of the president eleven days before the election in order to be re-elected. He is accused of a sex scandal that could hurt his chances of being re-elected to president of the United States of America. To save his image actor Robert De Niro who plays Conrad Brean, decides to hire a producer, Stanley Motss, who is played by Dustin Hoffman, and start a war to shift the attention of the media off the president and on to other matters at hand.
Is it clear in the film who is wagging the dog? Yes it is very clear who is wagging the dog in the film, it is Conrad, Winnie, and Stanley who are responsible for the false news, and information to the public. Who is the dog being wagged? It's the American people that are being wagged by the government fed lies through the false information the media is reporting. Who is the target of the political and media manipulation orchestrated by Conrad, Winnie, and Stanley? The target......

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Title: Wag The Dog
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