During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To distract the public until the election, the President's adviser hires a Hollywood producer to help him stage a fake war.

Dustin Hoffman
as Stanley Motss

Robert De Niro
as Conrad Brean

Anne Heche
as Winifred Ames

Woody Harrelson
as Sergeant William Schumann

Denis Leary
as Fad King

Willie Nelson
as Johnny Dean

Andrea Martin
as Liz Butsky

Kirsten Dunst
as Tracy Lime

William H. Macy
as CIA Agent Charles Young

David Koechner
as Director