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The Second Civil War

(1997)

December 4, 1997• 1h 37m
61%
TMDB Score

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.

Joe Dante

Director

Top Billed Cast

BB

Beau Bridges

Governor Jim Farley

JC

Joanna Cassidy

Helena Newman

JC

James Coburn

Jack Buchan

KD

Kevin Dunn

Jimmy Cannon

PH

Phil Hartman

The President

DH

Dan Hedaya

Mel Burgess

JEJ

James Earl Jones

Jim Kalla

DL

Denis Leary

Vinnie Franco

EP

Elizabeth PeƱa

Christina Fernandez

RP

Ron Perlman

Alan Manieski