The Second Civil War
“A very uncivil comedy”
1997•R•1h 37m•6.1•Released
TV MovieDramaComedy
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.
Director
Joe Dante
Writer
Martyn Burke
Languages
English, Spanish
Studio
Baltimore Pictures
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
Production
Company
Baltimore Pictures
Company
HBO
Producer
Guy Riedel
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