Directed by Barry Levinson   Written by Larry Beinhart   Hilary Henkin   David Mamet   Cast Dustin Hoffman ... Stanley Motss Robert De Niro ... Conrad Brean Anne Heche ... Winifred Ames Woody Harrelson ... Sgt. William Schumann Denis Leary ... Fad King Willie Nelson ... Johnny Dean Andrea Martin ... Liz Butsky Michael Belson ... President Suzanne Cryer ... Amy Cain John Michael Higgins ... John Levy Suzie Plakson ... Grace Kirsten Dunst ... Tracy Lime Jason Cottle ... A.D. David Koechner ... Director Harland Williams ... Pet Wrangler Sean Masterson ... Bob Richardson William H. Macy ... Mr. Young Bernard Hocke ... Technician Jenna Byrne ... Sharon Maurice Woods ... Kid with Shoes (as Maurkice Woods) Roebuck 'Pops' Staples ... Pops Staples (as Pops Staples) Phil Morris ... Co-Pilot Chris Ellis ... Officer Ed Morgan ... Store Owner (as Edwin T. Morgan) J. Patrick McCormack ... Pilot Jennifer Manley ... Teenage Girl Edrie Warner ... Judge Richard Lawson ... Young Man / CIA Drena De Niro ... Gate Stewardess Alberto Vazquez ... Combine Driver Stephanie Kemp ... Aide #1 Jack Esformes ... Aide #2 John Cho ... Aide #3 Michael Reid Davis ... Aide #4 Brant Cotton ... Sharon's Boyfriend Kenneth Kern ... Nashville Engineer Michelle Levinson ... Faye Ron McCoy ... Limo Driver Derek Morgan ... CIA Agent (as Derrick Morgan) Garry R. Roleder ... USAF Chaplain Merle Haggard ... Merle Haggard Jim Belushi ... Jim Belushi George Gaynes ... Senator Nole Rick Scarry ... White House Reporter Cliff B. Howard ... Ranger Furley Lumpkin ... Raking Dad #1 Sean Fenton ... Raking Dad #2 Nikki Crawford ... Mom John Franklin ... Jockey #1 Kevin Furlong ... Jockey #2 Lu Elrod ... Southern Woman Michael Villani ... Male Commentator Shirley Prestia ... Crossfire Moderator Warren Wilson ... Crossfire Interviewer Terry Anzur ... Factory Reporter Melissa Gardner ... Santa Fe Reporter Giselle Fernandez ... Female Press Person Christine Devine ... Chicago Newscaster Richard Saxton ... Chicago Newscaster #2 Geoffrey Blake ... Media Guy #1 (as Geffrey Blake) Jerry Levine ... Media Guy #2 Jack Shearer ... Sklansky Emmett Miller ... News Break Reporter Bill Handel ... Andrews AFB Reporter Anais Afshan ... Albanian Girl (as Arlene Afshangol) Hope Garber ... Albanian Grandmother Gina Menza ... Press Room Reporter Maggie Mellin ... Mrs. Rose Tom Murray ... Aircraft Carrier Reporter Ralph Tabakin ... Southern Man Marguerite Moreau ... Teenage Girl in Audience Jay Leno ... Jay Leno Nicole Avant ... American Dream Singer Wendy Lou Halvorsen ... American Dream Singer Tom Bähler ... American Dream Singer (as Tom Bahler) Anthony Holiday ... American Dream Singer Allen Carter ... American Dream Singer Brad Kalas ... American Dream Singer Carmen Carter ... American Dream Singer Billy Trudel ... American Dream Singer Lance Eaton ... American Dream Singer Mark Vieha ... American Dream Singer Karen Geraghty ... American Dream Singer Julia Waters ... American Dream Singer James Gilstrap ... American Dream Singer Oren Waters ... American Dream Singer Jennifer Gross ... American Dream Singer Maxine Waters Willard ... American Dream Singer (as Maxine Waters) Merle Haggard and the Strangers ... Performers Uncredited Cast Laura Bennecke ... White House Secretary Greg Bronson ... Chauffer Phillip V. Caruso ... War Commercial Photographer Sean Ireland ... Military Officer Barry Levinson ... Man at a movie studio Craig T. Nelson ... Senator John Neal Glendon Rich ... Grieving Politician Robert Richardson ... Man in TV Studio Robert Sedona ... Politician Randy Springer ... Airline Passenger Chelsea Talbott ... Crying Girl at Funeral Parade Paul Webster ... Limo Driver Produced by Michael De Luca   Robert De Niro   Barry Levinson   Eric McLeod   Claire Rudnick Polstein   Jane Rosenthal   Ezra Swerdlow   Original Music by Mark Knopfler

Additional Info Premiere: December 17, 1997 Theatrical Release: December 25, 1997 DVD Release: November 15, 2005 Country: Distributor: New Line Studios Websites: Production Companies Baltimore Pictures New Line Cinema Punch Productions Tribeca Productions Distributors New Line Cinema   (1997) (USA) (theatrical) New Line Home Video   (1998) (USA) (DVD) New Line Home Video   (1998) (USA) (VHS) (pan and scan) Fox Network   (2001) (USA) (TV) Warner Home Video   (2011) (USA) (DVD) (Included with threee other films in "4 Film Favorites: White House Collection") HBO Max   (2020) (USA) (video) (VOD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.1 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #1,824 / 21,075 Site Ranking #1,820 Manifest: Season 4 (2022) #1,821 Sorry To Bother You (2018) #1,822 Dragon Ball Z: Season 1 (1989) #1,823 Belfast (2021) #1,824 Wag The Dog (1997) #1,825 Fighting With My Family (2019) #1,826 The New Mutants (2020) #1,827 Ambulance (2022) #1,828 Look Who's Talking (1989)