The Second Civil War

Name: The Second Civil War
Director: Joe Dante
Genre: Drama, Comedy, TV Movie, War
Released: 1997-12-04
Duration: 1 h 37 min
Rating: 6.055
Cast: Beau Bridges, Joanna Cassidy, James Coburn, Kevin Dunn, Phil Hartman

“A very uncivil comedy”

1997

1h 37m

Drama Comedy TV Movie War

Director: Joe Dante

Writer: Martyn Burke

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.