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The Second Civil War

Year:
Duration:
97 min
Genres:
Comedy | Drama
IMDB rate:
6.9
Director:
Joe Dante
Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 3 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1997-03-15
Filming Locations: City Hall - 200 N. Spring Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA
Cast
Actor
Character
Dan Hedaya
Dan Hedaya
The Second Civil War
Eve Brenner
Eve Brenner
The Second Civil War
Beau Bridges
Gov. Jim Farley
Joanna Cassidy
Helena Newman
Phil Hartman
The President
James Earl Jones
Jim Kalla
James Coburn
Jack Buchan
Elizabeth Peña
Christina
Denis Leary
Vinnie Franko
Ron Perlman
Alan Manieski
Kevin Dunn
Jimmy Cannon
Shelley Malil
Congressman Singh
Brian Keith
Maj. Gen. Charles Buford
Kevin McCarthy
Chief of Staff
Dick Miller
Eddie O'Neill
William Schallert
Secretary of Defense
Catherine Lloyd Burns
Amelia Sims
Jerry Hardin
Col. McNally
Larry Flash Jenkins
Kenya Nkomo
Ben Masters
Matthew Langford
Roger Corman
Sandy Collins
Rance Howard
Arnold Tooney Jr
Anthony Lee
Steven Kingsley
Andrew Hill Newman
Chris Vincent
Robert Picardo
Godfrey
Neil Roberts
Tony Phillips
Hank Stratton
Blaine Gorman
Alexandra Wilson
Caroline Dawes
Scott Atkinson
Young Militia Man
Belinda Balaski
Graphic Designer
Jordan Bridges
Farley's Aide
Jennifer Carlson
NewsNet Assistant
Melissa Chan
Mary Ann Wong
Florinel Fatulescu
Romanian Chauffeur
Leah Gale
White House Reporter
Juan García
Chauffeur Raul
Dave Georgi
Major
Chalo González
Old Mexican
Nathaniel Goodman
Christina's Cameraman
Richard Gross
Militia Leader
Paul Guyot
NewsNet Technician #3
Stogie Kenyatta
Firing Squad Officer
Terry Knight
Boise Reporter
Jim Lau
Chinese Congressman
Sean Lawlor
Brendan
Dana Lee
Chinese Colonel
Ming Lo
Simultaneous Translator
Christine Jane Newman
Militia Child
Peter Radon
National Guardsman
Diane Sainte-Marie
Tricia Lee
Jit Sarkar
Chauffeur Najib
William Schenker
Chauffeur Vaclav
Sonny Skyhawk
Indian
Darryl Van Leer
Mohammed Amin
Jodi Verdu
NewsNet Technician #1
James C. Victor
Mutinous Sergeant
John Wesley
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
Jeffrey Wetzel
Technical Director
Lily Wong
Chinese Interpreter
Mike Wu
Gov. Tsu of Rhode Island
Jamison Yang
NewsNet Technician #2
Richard Yniguez
Javier Clark
John Zipperer
Rebellious Soldier
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Himself (archive footage)
Nancy Reagan
Herself - At Statue of Liberty Re-dedication (archive footage)
Ronald Reagan
Himself - At Statue of Liberty Re-dedication (archive footage)
Craig Lerner
Aide (uncredited)
Johnny Luckett
Captain (uncredited)
Marshall Manesh
Religious Man (uncredited)
Ron Ostrow
NewsNet Technician (uncredited)
Michael Reinero
Farley Aide (uncredited)
Sam Sako
Muslim Man (uncredited)
Rocco Salata
Mexican Representative's Bodyguard (uncredited)
Paul Shottner
Journalist (uncredited)
Pablo Soriano
Cop (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
Executive producer Barry Levinson was originally supposed to direct the film, but had to bow out.
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The real and famous "This is CNN" motto spoken by James Earl Jones is spoofed by the actor himself as "This is NN" in the film.
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Quotes
Mel Burgess: What are you getting unraveled for? We're inside, not outside!
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Chief of Staff: In Florida, only 38 percent are in favor of strong action. Most of them are over the age of 75; statistically, most of them will be dead by the next election.
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Vinnie Franko: You can't shoot me, we're on national television!
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Photos from cast
Dan Hedaya Eve Brenner
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