This satirical dish mixes together two of America's most influential constituencies -- the overlapping power elites of Washington and Hollywood -- into a substantial but easily digested meal. There's a nasty scandal a-brewing when, two weeks
before he goes up for reelection, the President (whose face is never seen) is accused of molesting a young visitor to the White House. Quicker than you can say
Barbara Walters Special, veteran spinmeister Conrad Brean (Robert De Niro) is brought in to coordinate White House damage-control
efforts. In collaboration with uptight White House aide Winifred Ames (Anne Heche) and semiretired Hollywood egomaniac Stanley Motss ...
Released:
1997
Rated:
R
Length:
105 mins