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The Second Civil War
“A very uncivil comedy”
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, Barry Levinson, Chip Diggins
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User score
56 votes
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Status
Released
Released
December 4, 1997
Runtime
1h 37m
Language
English, Spanish
Top 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
Dick Miller
Eddie O'Neill
William Schallert
Secretary of Defense
Catherine Lloyd Burns
Amelia Sims
Jerry Hardin
Colonel McNally
Larry Jenkins
Kenya Nkomo
Ben Masters
Matthew Langford
Roger Corman
Sandy Collins
Rance Howard
Arnold Tooney, Jr.
