Weapons of Mass Distraction

Weapons of Mass Distraction

In business, size matters

1997•1h 37m•4.9/10

ComedyDramaTV Movie

Ratings

🎬TMDb

4.9/10(16)

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.

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Production

HBO

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Gabriel Byrne

Gabriel Byrne

Lionel Powers

Ben Kingsley

Ben Kingsley

Julian Messenger

Mimi Rogers

Mimi Rogers

Ariel Powers (aka Alexi)

Jeffrey Tambor

Jeffrey Tambor

Alan Blanchard

Illeana Douglas

Illeana Douglas

Rita Pascoe

Paul Mazursky

Paul Mazursky

Dr. Jonathon Cummings

Chris Mulkey

Chris Mulkey

Jerry Pascoe

R. Lee Ermey

R. Lee Ermey

Billy Paxton

Caroline Aaron

Caroline Aaron

Robin Zimmer

Jason Lee

Jason Lee

Phillip Messenger

Alex Kingston

Alex Kingston

Verity Graham

Kathy Baker

Kathy Baker

Margo Powers

Tom Wright

Tom Wright

Marvel Sears

Jordan Ladd

Jordan Ladd

Letitia

Christina Pickles

Christina Pickles

Frieda Messenger

Ben Bode

Ben Bode

Peter Messenger

Heidi Mark

Heidi Mark

Cricket Paige

Larissa Laskin

Larissa Laskin

Lindsey Zarem

Patrick Fabian

Patrick Fabian

Brandon Joyner

Art Frankel

Dr. Sugarman

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