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1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color, double sided ; 4 3/4 in
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Based on the book: American hero / by Larry Beinhart
When the President is caught in a sex scandal less than 2 weeks before the election, "Mr. Fix-it" decides they need a war to distract the public's attention and he calls on Hollywood's top producer to create it
Originally released as a motion picture in 1997
Contains fullscreen version formatted to fit TV and widescreen version with original 1.85:1 original aspect ratio
Special features: audio commentary by Barry Levinson and Dustin Hoffman; featurette From Washington to Hollywood and back; The line between truth and fiction : an essay on politics and the media; theatrical trailer; cast and crew biographies; filmographies
Director of photography, Robert Richardson; editor, Stu Linder; music, Mark Knopfler
Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, Anne Heche, Denis Leary, Willie Nelson, Andrea Martin, Kirsten Dunst
Rated R
DVD; Dolby digital stereo 5.1
In English with optional soundtrack in French; optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired