Weapons of Mass Distraction

May 17, 1997

1h 37m

★ 5.1

In business, size matters

Overview

As two warring media moguls grapple for ownership of a coveted professional football team, they use the newspapers, magazines and television stations they own to destroy each other's reputations.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

HBO

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Cast

Lionel Powers

Gabriel Byrne

Julian Messenger

Ben Kingsley

Ariel Powers (aka Alexi)

Mimi Rogers

Alan Blanchard

Jeffrey Tambor

Rita Pascoe

Illeana Douglas

Dr. Jonathon Cummings

Paul Mazursky

Jerry Pascoe

Chris Mulkey

Billy Paxton

R. Lee Ermey

Robin Zimmer

Caroline Aaron

Phillip Messenger

Jason Lee

Verity Graham

Alex Kingston

Margo Powers

Kathy Baker

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