Film

The Second Civil War

1997 · 1h 37m · Drama · Comedy · TV Movie

A very uncivil comedy

IMDb

6.6

Rotten Tomatoes

62%

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.

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

• Joe DanteDirector
• Martyn BurkeWriter
• Guy RiedelProducer
• Barry LevinsonExecutive Producer
• Chip DigginsExecutive Producer
• Mac AhlbergDirector of Photography
• Hummie MannOriginal Music Composer
• Marshall HarveyEditor
• Allison CowittCasting
• Mike FentonCasting

Release date

December 4, 1997

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

R

Genres

Drama, Comedy, TV Movie, War

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