Maps of Movies
Wag the Dog (1997)
Where Wag the Dog says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
A war that was never fought, planned in Washington and cast in Hollywood, and almost no record of which real place was which scene
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Scenes and places
The scandal in the Oval Office (1997)
With the election less than two weeks away, a scandal breaks inside the Oval Office. Presidential aide Winifred Ames calls in spin doctor Conrad Brean to bury it.
Set in White House, Washington, D.C. — The Oval Office, where the scandal that starts the story happens. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The seat of the US presidency, in the centre of Washington.
Filmed at Washington, D.C. — The French Wikipedia lists Washington among the filming places; it does not say which scenes. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Hollywood producer Stanley Motss (1997)
Brean turns to Hollywood and recruits producer Stanley Motss. Together they plan to stage a war, with a theme song and fake footage, to pull the media away from the scandal.
Set in Hollywood, Los Angeles — Where producer Stanley Motss is brought in to create the war. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The home of the American film industry, in Los Angeles.
Filmed at The Culver Studios, Culver City — The French Wikipedia names the Culver Studios among the filming places; it does not say which scenes were shot there. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The war that exists only on screen (1997)
Brean and Motss build the fake war piece by piece: a fleeing orphan on camera and a catchy song. The hoax works at first and the president gains in the polls.
Set in Albania (the staged war) — The fabricated conflict the team sells to the media; it is staged, not real.
A country in the Balkans; in the film it is only a name on a news broadcast.
The soldier with the right name (1997)
When the war fades from the news, Motss invents a hero left behind enemy lines. Brean and Motss ask the Pentagon for a soldier whose name fits the tale.
Set in The Pentagon — Where Brean and Motss ask for a special forces soldier whose name fits their story.
The headquarters of the US Department of Defense, just outside Washington.
The old record in Nashville (1997)
The team has folk singer Johnny Dean record "Old Shoe". The record is pressed on a 78 and artificially aged so it passes for decades-old.
Set in Nashville, Tennessee — Where folk singer Johnny Dean records the song "Old Shoe" for the hoax. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The Tennessee city known as the centre of country music.
Filmed at Nashville, Tennessee — The French Wikipedia lists Nashville among the filming places; it does not say which scenes. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The record that gets "found" (1997)
The aged record is sent to the Library of Congress so it can be discovered. Brean and Motss then fling old shoes into a tree outside the White House grounds, and a shoe craze takes hold.
Set in Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. — Where the aged record is to be "found". Google Maps · Apple Maps
The national library of the United States, near the Capitol.
The flight home from Andrews (1997)
Heading home with their man, the team's plane goes down. They survive and are rescued by a farmer.
Set in Joint Base Andrews, Maryland — The air base the team is flying back to when the plane crashes. Google Maps · Apple Maps
The air base outside Washington that serves the presidential aircraft.
Filmed at Buttonwillow, California — Scene not matched Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Bakersfield, California — Scene not matched Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Visalia, California — Scene not matched Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Los Angeles, California — Scene not matched Google Maps · Apple Maps
Characters
- Conrad Brean — A top spin doctor brought in to bury a presidential scandal.
- Stanley Motss — A Hollywood producer hired to create a war.