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.
The Second Civil War
“A very uncivil comedy”
Overview
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.
Director
Joe Dante
Status
Released
Production
Baltimore Pictures, HBO
Cast
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
Larry 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
Eve Brenner
Elderly Militia Woman
Jordan Bridges
Farley's Aide
Jennifer Carlson
NewsNet Assistant
Melissa Chan
Mary Anne Wong
Shelley Malil
Congressman Singh
Richard Gross
Militia Leader
