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.
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Cast
34 people
Beau Bridges
Governor Jim Farley
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Joanna Cassidy
Helena Newman
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James Coburn
Jack Buchan
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Kevin Dunn
Jimmy Cannon
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Phil Hartman
The President
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Dan Hedaya
Mel Burgess
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James Earl Jones
Jim Kalla
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Denis Leary
Vinnie Franco
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Elizabeth Peña
Christina Fernandez
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Ron Perlman
Alan Manieski
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Brian Keith
General Buford
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Kevin McCarthy
Chief of Staff
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Joe Dante Director · Martyn Burke Writer Hummie Mann Composer
United States release March 15, 1997 · Produced in United States · Languages English, Spanish
Production
Baltimore Pictures
Production
HBO
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United States · March 15, 1997
TV · HBO
France
June 10, 1998 · Theatrical
Germany
March 2, 1998 · TV · Première
Italy
August 30, 1997 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
December 4, 1997 · Theatrical
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