The Second Civil War Movie Review 1997

Political satire falls apart at the end but until then manages to provide some dark comedy. In the near future, Idaho Governor Farley (Bridges) closes his state's borders to a planeload of refugee children from a Pakistan-India nuclear war. The President (Hartman), who wants to look tough, gives Farley 72 hours to change his mind and the media, led by executive producer Mel Burgess (Hedaya), goes into a typical frenzy.

Distribution

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Available on VHS
Running time 105 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Black Comedy, Satire & Parody, Politics, Presidency, Mass Media

Screenplay

Martyn Burke

Cast

Beau Bridges, Phil Hartman, James Coburn, Dan Hedaya, Elizabeth Pena, Kevin Dunn, Denis Leary, James Earl Jones, Ron Perlman, Joanna Cassidy

Cinematography

Mac Ahlberg

Director

Joe Dante

Music

Hummie Mann

Producer

Guy Riedel, Barry Levinson, Baltimore Pictures, HBO Pictures