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The Second Civil War (1997)
Directed by Joe Dante
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.
Rated R | Length 97 minutes
Actors
Beau Bridges | Joanna Cassidy | James Coburn | Kevin Dunn | Phil Hartman | Dan Hedaya | James Earl Jones | Denis Leary | Elizabeth Peña | Ron Perlman | Brian Keith | Kevin McCarthy | Dick Miller | William Schallert | Catherine Lloyd Burns | Jerry Hardin | Larry "Flash" Jenkins | Ben Masters | Roger Corman | Rance Howard | Anthony Lee | Andrew Hill Newman | Robert Picardo | Neil Roberts | Hank Stratton | Alexandra Wilson | Scott Atkinson | Belinda Balaski | Eve Brenner | Jordan Bridges | Jennifer Carlson | Melissa Chan | Shelley Malil | Richard Gross