The Second Civil War (1997)
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.
- Released
- 1997-12-04
- Genres
- TV Movie, Drama, Comedy
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Joe Dante
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 from 58 votes
Cast
- Beau Bridges as Governor Jim Farley
- Joanna Cassidy as Helena Newman
- James Coburn as Jack Buchan
- Kevin Dunn as Jimmy Cannon
- Phil Hartman as The President
- Dan Hedaya as Mel Burgess
- James Earl Jones as Jim Kalla
- Denis Leary as Vinnie Franco
- Elizabeth Peña as Christina Fernandez
- Ron Perlman as Alan Manieski
- Brian Keith as General Buford
- Kevin McCarthy as Chief of Staff
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