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Weapons of Mass Distraction (1997)

In business, size matters

Genre : Comedy, Drama

Runtime : 1H 40M

Director : Stephen Surjik
Writer : Larry Gelbart

Synopsis

As two warring media moguls grapple for ownership of a coveted professional football team, they use the newspapers, magazines and television stations they own to destroy each other's reputations.

Actors

Gabriel Byrne
Gabriel Byrne
Lionel Powers
Ben Kingsley
Ben Kingsley
Julian Messenger
Mimi Rogers
Mimi Rogers
Ariel Powers (aka Alexi)
Jeffrey Tambor
Jeffrey Tambor
Alan Blanchard
Illeana Douglas
Illeana Douglas
Rita Pascoe
Paul Mazursky
Paul Mazursky
Dr. Jonathon Cummings
Chris Mulkey
Chris Mulkey
Jerry Pascoe
R. Lee Ermey
R. Lee Ermey
Billy Paxton
Caroline Aaron
Caroline Aaron
Robin Zimmer
Jason Lee
Jason Lee
Phillip Messenger
Alex Kingston
Alex Kingston
Verity Graham

Crews

Stephen Surjik
Stephen Surjik
Director
Larry Gelbart
Larry Gelbart
Screenplay

Trailers and other movies

Weapons Of Mass Distraction Trailer 1997

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