The Second Civil War
Brief Synopsis
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Set in the not-too-distant future, the Governor of Idaho decides to close his state's borders when a planeload of orphaned refugees from Pakistan are heading that way. Fed up with immigration policies that have transformed the nation into a tumultuous melting pot, the Governor vows to keep the American way of life intact and even threatens to secede from the Union if the federal government responds to his blockade with force. The White House responds with a 67-hour deadline for lifting the blockade. As anarchy reigns in the streets, a news service goes behind the scenes to cover what could be the news event of the century.
Cast & Crew
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Robert King
Director
Beau Bridges
Joanna Cassidy
James Coburn
Phil Hartman
Dan Hedaya
Film Details
Also Known As
Second Civil War
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Political
Release Date
1997
Production Company
James R Einolf; Paul Coogan
Location
Sacramento, California, USA; Van Nuys Airport, Van Nuys, California, USA; West Hollywood, California, USA; Los Angeles City Hall, Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 37m
Synopsis
Set in the not-too-distant future, the Governor of Idaho decides to close his state's borders when a planeload of orphaned refugees from Pakistan are heading that way. Fed up with immigration policies that have transformed the nation into a tumultuous melting pot, the Governor vows to keep the American way of life intact and even threatens to secede from the Union if the federal government responds to his blockade with force. The White House responds with a 67-hour deadline for lifting the blockade. As anarchy reigns in the streets, a news service goes behind the scenes to cover what could be the news event of the century.
Cast
Beau Bridges
Joanna Cassidy
James Coburn
Phil Hartman
Dan Hedaya
James Earl Jones
Denis Leary
Brian Keith
Elizabeth Peña
Jennifer Carlson
Jeffrey Wetzel
Alexandra Wilson
Dave George
Nate Goodman
Jit Sarkar
Neil Roberts
John Wesley
Catherine Lloyd Burns
Darrel Van Leer
Christine Jane Newman
Terry Knight
James Victor
Florinel Fatulescu
Richard Yniguez
Scott Atkinson
Peter Radon
Rance Howard
Roger Corman
Larry Flash Jenkins
William Schenker
Jamison Yang
Larry Jenkins
Robert Picardo
Dick Miller
Hank Stratton
Leah Gale
Stogie Kenyatta
Andrew Hill Newman
Jerry Hardin
Diane Sainte-marie
William Schallert
Belinda Balaski
Ming Lo
Jennifer Lynn Deras
Lead Person
Jodi Verdu
Paul Guyot
Sonny Skyhawk
Anthony Lee
Lily Wong
Jim Lau
Jordan Bridges
Ben Masters
Sean Lawlor
Dana Lee
Kevin Dunn
Shelley Malil
Eve Brenner
Ron Perlman
Richard Gross
Melissa Chan
Kevin Mccarthy
Chalo Gonzalez
John Zipperer
Crew
John Addison
Other
Mac Ahlberg
Director Of Photography
Jessica Alan
Post-Production Supervisor
Cindy Babbitt
Medic
Nancy Barker
Assistant Sound Editor
Nicole Barnette
Set Production Assistant
Joe Barreras
Driver
Mark Bashaar
Assistant Director
Glen Beaudin
Office Assistant
Bob Beecher
Music
Tod Benton
Craft Service
Robert Blatchford
Driver
Michael Bonewitz
Other
Chris Bothwell
Electrician
Mike Boudry
Adr
David Boyd
Camera Operator
Aubrey Boytos
Grip
Andrew Broomhead
Driver
Jennifer Brown
Other
Derek Bruyere
Camera
Chris Buchinsky
Storyboard Artist
Martyn Burke
Screenplay
Joel Bystrom
Grip
Jon Caradies
Dolly Grip
Jennifer Carlson
Assistant
Dan Carpluk
Grip
Mari-an Ceo
Costume Supervisor
Michael Chock
Sound Editor
Pat Christman
Other
David Coffey
Driver
Steve Cohen
Grip
Eugene Collier
Stunt Player
Paul Coogan
Cable Operator
Jean Costello
Production Coordinator
Martha Cotton
Advisor
Allison Cowitt
Casting
Cammie Crier
Assistant
Robin Cross
Accounting Assistant
Sean Crowell
Key Grip
Patrick Cyccone Jr.
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Dawn Darfus
Production Accountant
Rachel Davies
Casting Associate
Holly Davis
Set Costumer
Kyle Davis
Grip
Steven W Davis
Graphics
William Dawson
Driver
Tony Deale
Dolly Grip
Daniel Deschamps
Other
Chip Diggins
Executive Producer
Gary Dionne
Driver
John T. Dorsey
Assistant
Ziad Doueiri
Camera Assistant
James R Einolf
Cable Operator
Jonathan Eisley
Stunt Player
Mike Fenton
Casting
Dean Ferrandini
Stunt Player
David Fields
Hair Stylist
Frank Fleming
Other
Anthony Fox
Driver
Shepherd Frankel
Art Director
Leigh French
Adr Voice Casting
Elisabeth Fry
Makeup Assistant
Harry Garvin
Steadicam Operator
J J Geary
Craft Service
David A Georgi
Technical Advisor
Ben C Giller
Driver
Nate Goodman
Camera Operator
Rich Green
Foley
Jeffrey B Gregg
Grip
Geoffrey Haley
Video Playback
Hacene Haquas
Visual Effects
R Dana Harlow
Grip
Brian R Harman
Other
Gregg Harris
Boom Operator
Marshall Harvey
Editor
Susan Helimann
Assistant Director
Yvonne Hobbelink
Office Assistant
David Hoiseck
Driver
Eric A Holst
Property Master
James J Hughes
Grip
John Hulsman
Sound Editor
Richard Humphreys
Stunt Player
John Huneck
Photography
Leslie Huntley
Visual Effects
Christian John Irwin
Set Production Assistant
Bruce Jagado
Best Boy
David Jones
Driver
Paul Jones
Driver
Barbara Kallir
Electrician
Doc Kane
Adr Mixer
Thomas A. Keith
Assistant Director
Sabine Kelling
Set Costumer
Steve Kelso
Stunt Player
Ken King
Sound Mixer
Robert King
Stunt Coordinator
Lou Kleinman
Sound Editor
Elliot L. Koretz
Adr Supervisor
Kim Koscki
Stunt Player
John R Koth
Dolly Grip
Peter Kuran
Thanks
Gregory C Landerer
Special Effects
Jacob I Lapin
Grip
Chris Ledesma
Music Editor
Steve Lee
Sound Effects
Aaron Lemos
Assistant Production Coordinator
Len Levine
Electrician
Barry Levinson
Executive Producer
Eric Lindemann
Sound Editor
Scott Allen Logan
Location Manager
Michael J Long
Costume Supervisor
James R Lowder
Transportation Coordinator
Joseph P Lucky
Production Designer
Justin Lundin
Stunt Player
Lauren Lustig
On-Set Dresser
Lee Majors
Electrician
Flint Maloney
Location Scout
Hummie Mann
Music
Mark Marchetti
Other
James M. Mcclure
Electrician
Lee Alan Mcconnell
Special Effects
Dennis Mcneill
Color Timer
Robert W Meadows
Camera Assistant
Kenny Miller
Set Production Assistant
Christian Minkler
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Bob Minor
Stunt Player
Dan Moore
Costume Designer
Jim Moores
Driver
Betty Moos
Assistant
Robert Morgenroth
Video Playback
Jon D Morrison
Electrician
Udi Nedivi
Unit Production Manager
Udi Nedivi
Associate Producer
Desmond O'regan
On-Set Dresser
Peter Oreckinto
Rerecording
Jaime Oria
Other
Greg Owen
Stunt Player
Edgar Pablos
Set Production Assistant
Mike Palmer
Gaffer
Onofrio Pansini
Camera Assistant
Belinda A Pennett
Production Assistant
Monte Perlin
Stunt Player
Carol Lea Pike
Props Assistant
Emerson W Pittman
Technical Advisor
Stephen G Pizzo
Assistant Camera Operator
William Povletich
Accounting Assistant
Julie Rasmussen
Office Assistant
Thoma Reavis
Electrician
Steve Reinhardt
Electrician
Dennis Reiwerts
Other
Rick Riccio
Music
Nina Robin Richner
On-Set Dresser
Deborah Ricketts
Video
Guy Riedel
Producer
Ana Rivera
Caterer
Mario Roberts
Stunt Player
Lisa Rocco
Makeup Artist
Von Roddy
Stunt Player
Rich Romero
Caterer
Gilbert Rosales
Stunt Player
Joan Rowe
Foley Artist
Sean Rowe
Foley Artist
Ken Roy
Video Playback
Bruce Sands
Set Production Assistant
Michael Sanfilipo
Other
Vern Savage
Stunt Player
Erich W Schultz
Construction Coordinator
Dennis R. Scott
Stunt Player
Rick Scott
Location Assistant
Paul Short
Stunt Player
Nancy Shumovich
Video Playback
John Simanovich
Transportation Captain
Joanne Small
Script Supervisor
Matthew D. Smith
Set Production Assistant
Wilfredo Antonio Sola
On-Set Dresser
Gail Sonnenfeld
Art Department Coordinator
Shannon Soucie
Hair Assistant
Patrick J Statham
Stunt Player
Al Stewart
Grip
Kurt Strommer
Stunt Player
Pat Ellis Stubbs
Transportation Co-Captain
Mary Sze
Assistant
Joseph Taggart
Driver
Randy Tepper
Photography
Michael Thau
Associate Editor
Kenny K Tong
Steadicam Operator
David Tucker
Camera
Ellen Turner
Assistant Production Coordinator
Eric C Turner
Assistant Camera Operator
Rafael Velasquez
Caterer
Andre Veluzat
Stunt Player
Renaud Veluzat
Stunt Player
Robert Ward
Assistant Location Manager
Christopher Warren
Photography
Gene Warren
Camera Assistant
Gene Warren
Visual Effects Supervisor
Mharaka W Washington
Grip
Scott Weber
Foley Mixer
Dietmar Wendelin
Dolly Grip
Jeffrey Wetzel
Assistant Director
Glenn Whiteford
Electrician
Film Details
Also Known As
Second Civil War
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Political
Release Date
1997
Production Company
James R Einolf; Paul Coogan
Location
Sacramento, California, USA; Van Nuys Airport, Van Nuys, California, USA; West Hollywood, California, USA; Los Angeles City Hall, Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 37m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States 1997
Aired in United States 1998
Aired in United States August 30, 2005
Aired in United States March 15, 1997
Released in United States on Video October 21, 1997
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 28 - February 8, 1998.
Shown at Venice International Film Festival August 27 - September 6, 1997.
Began shooting September 25, 1996.
Completed shooting November 15, 1996.
