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.
Directed by Joe Dante
civil war
politics
militia
journalism
illegal immigration
baffled
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.4 / 5
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Cast
Beau Bridges
Governor Jim Farley
Joanna Cassidy
Helena Newman
James Coburn
Jack Buchan
Kevin Dunn
Jimmy Cannon
Phil Hartman
The President
Dan Hedaya
Mel Burgess
James Earl Jones
Jim Kalla
Denis Leary
Vinnie Franco
Elizabeth Peña
Christina Fernandez
Ron Perlman
Alan Manieski
Brian Keith
General Buford
Kevin McCarthy
Chief of Staff
Crew
Joe Dante
Director
Martyn Burke
Writer
Mac Ahlberg
Director of Photography
Barry Levinson
Executive Producer
Paul E. Short
Stunts
Steve Kelso
Stunts
Mike Fenton
Casting
Popular Reviews
5 reviews
suzi16
9.0★ · 12/07/25
I didn't expect that I would like it so much
I didn't expect that I would like it so much
Roberto Becerra
7.0★ · 01/06/25
A brilliantly funny satire yet an eerie foreshadowing of America's current political climate. I do think this kinda drags on a bit with it's gags but the ending is just great. 3.5/5.
A brilliantly funny satire yet an eerie foreshadowing of America's current political climate. I do think this kinda drags on a bit with it's gags but the ending is just great. 3.5/5.
Jacob Paddison
7.0★ · 04/22/24
it's a mix of a lotta things i want out of a movie: a political satire a dark comedy a bunch of actors i recognise HBO made for tv movie behind the scenes newsroom antics uhhhh pretty funny
it's a mix of a lotta things i want out of a movie: a political satire a dark comedy a bunch of actors i recognise HBO made for tv movie behind the scenes newsroom antics uhhhh pretty funny
