The Second Civil War | |
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Genre | Black comedy, political satire |
Written by | Martyn Burke |
Directed by | Joe Dante |
Starring | |
Theme music composer | Hummie Mann |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers | Chip Diggins Barry Levinson |
Producer | Guy Riedel |
Cinematography | Mac Ahlberg |
Editor | Marshall Harvey |
Running time | 98 minutes |
Production companies | Baltimore Pictures HBO Pictures |
Original release | |
Network | HBO |
Release | March 15, 1997 |
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The Second Civil War is a satirical black comedy television film directed by Joe Dante for the HBO cable television network, first aired on March 15, 1997. The film details the build-up to an ethnically fueled civil war in an alternate future United States as a result of unsustainably excessive immigration, political self-interest, and ratings-pursuing news media.[1]
The film stars James Earl Jones, Elizabeth Peña, and Denis Leary as reporters for a CNN-like cable network, "NewsNet" (referred to in on-screen graphics as "NN"); Beau Bridges as the governor of Idaho; Phil Hartman as the U.S. President; James Coburn as his chief advisor; and William Schallert as the Secretary of Defense. Brian Keith portrayed a general in one of his final movie roles.[2]