Weapons of Mass Distraction
Brief Synopsis
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Set in the near future, a pair of media moguls clash while competing to buy the same professional football team. Their personal and business rivalry turns into a nasty campaign of blackmail, political intrigue and mud-slinging played out in a full-blown media war that threatens to destory both men a
Cast & Crew
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Jeff Dashnaw
Director
Dale Harimoto
Heidi Mark
Sabi Dorr
Ron Snow
Gabriel Byrne
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Biography
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1997
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 40m
Synopsis
Set in the near future, a pair of media moguls clash while competing to buy the same professional football team. Their personal and business rivalry turns into a nasty campaign of blackmail, political intrigue and mud-slinging played out in a full-blown media war that threatens to destory both men and their families.
Cast
Dale Harimoto
Heidi Mark
Sabi Dorr
Ron Snow
Gabriel Byrne
Billie Worley
Myeva Fox
Tina Arning
Cliff Fleming
Rick Shuster
Ramsey Mathews
Randall Arney
Erin Matthews
Dirk Vahle
Todd Newton
Jeffrey Tambor
Joseph Faingold
Sung Hi Lee
Fred Kronenberg
Sam Shamshak
Ben Kingsley
Adam Tomei
Nina Savelle
Elea Bartling
Illeana Douglas
John Heffron
Christine Blanchard
Rogan Wilde
Ann Zuppa
Graeme Mckenna
Mark Mcpherson
Mimi Rogers
Caroline Aaron
Patrick Fabian
Larissa Laskin
Michael Morrison
Mark Steines
Ben Bode
Kathy Baker
Jason Lee
Alex Kingston
Jordan Ladd
Cynthia Mace
Robert Lewis
Richard Chavez
Jerry Hauck
Dailyn Matthews
Peter White
Tyffany Kyler
Westleigh M Styer
Diana Morgan
Art Frankel
Cheri Michan
Alex Wexo
Sander Vanocur
L. Scott Caldwell
Clarinda Ross
Christina Pickles
R Scott Doran
Lead Person
Paul Mazursky
Eulunda Gray
Kristina Malota
Chris Mulkey
Tom Wright
Jocelyn Kelley
Crew
Steve Abrams
Dolly Grip
Julie Adair
Stunts
Anthony Alfonso
Driver
Vic Anderson
Transportation Coordinator
Deena Appel
Costume Designer
Mustaq Ashrafi
Makeup
Mustaq Ashrafi
Hair
Stephanie Axe
Assistant
Billy Bain
Driver
David Lee Bartel
Driver
Ron Batzdorff
Photography
Heidi Baumgarten
On-Set Dresser
Dorre Bayliss
Animal Wrangler
Tony Bendt
Grip
Peter Bentley
Sound Mixer
Matthew J. Birch
Production Coordinator
Mari Bloom
Hair
Jeffrey Bova
Driver
Charles Breen
Art Director
Charles Brewer
Stunts
Donald Brewton
Other
Kelly Brine
Storyboard Artist
Robert Brinkmann
Director Of Photography
Neil Brody
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Richard Broun
Assistant Camera Operator
Bobette Buster
Production Consultant
Charles Butcher
Art Director
Kaylene Carlson
Other
Mark Chadwick
Stunts
Harry Cheney
Dialogue Editor
Lou Cicero
Dolly Grip
Ricco Clement
Assistant Camera Operator
Craig Conover
Craft Service
Rocco Cordola
Driver
Tom Costain
Assistant Editor
Dave Cowan
Dialogue Editor
Tangi Crawford
Wardrobe
Steve Cremin
Special Effects
Jake Cross
Grip
Tomislav Culina
Grip
Jeff Dashnaw
Stunt Coordinator
Don Davis
Music
Keith M Davis
Electrician
Ross Day
Location Scout
Timothy Dehetre
Other
Louis Dicesare
Gaffer
Richard Dionne
Driver
Randy Dugan
Assistant Production Accountant
James Dunne
Driver
Jennifer Dunne
Assistant Location Manager
Maria C Dylan
Production Coordinator
Jordan Edelman
Driver
Scott Edelson
Boom Operator
Michael Esparza
Driver
Lisa Essary
Casting Associate
Larry Fioritto
Special Effects Coordinator
Scott Fishman
Other
Karla Flores
Post-Production Assistant
David Craig Forrest
Makeup
Douglas Fox
Property Master
William Freesh
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Kiki Garwood
Wardrobe Supervisor
Steven R. Gehrke
Script Supervisor
Larry Gelbart
Executive Producer
Larry Gelbart
Screenplay
Sandy Gendler
Sound Editor
Robert Gersicoff
Camera Operator
Evan L Gilner
Assistant Director
Adam Glickman
Production Assistant
Lisa Goldsmith
On-Set Dresser
Martin Goulding
Other
Jeff Graham
Assistant Camera Operator
Eric Grove
Photography
Richard Haas
Assistant Camera Operator
Thomas Halligan
Set Costumer
Barbara Harris
Adr Voice Casting
Steve Harvey
Other
John Paul Hays
Boom Operator
William Hobson
Grip
K.c. Hodenfield
Assistant Director
Mark S Hoerr
Post-Production Supervisor
Troy Hope
Other
Norman Howell
Stunts
Albert Ibbotson
Supervising Sound Editor
Rex Ives
Stunts
China Iwata
Props Assistant
Stan Jones
Music Editor
Phillip Jordan
Electrician
Pamela Nedd Kahn
Foley
Amy Kane
Foley
Clipton Kearns
Driver
Marc Thomas King
Assistant
Alar Kivilo
Director Of Photography
Joseph John Kontra
Assistant Director
Steve Koster
Camera Operator
Buz Kramer
Craft Service
Lynne Kramer
Craft Service
Kim Kurumada
Unit Production Manager
Natasha Landau
Costume Designer
Bob Larossa
Color Timer
Mark Larry
Sound Effects Editor
Jana Lehman
Art Department Coordinator
Lee Lemont
Adr Editor
Howard London
Adr Mixer
Reinaldo Lopezy
Other
Brian Lucas
Electrician
Mike Marco
Carpenter
Thomas William Marshall
Electrician
Bruce Mattox
Special Effects
Robert Mcnerney
Foreman
Tony Mcnerney
Carpenter
Karen Mcswiney
Assistant Production Accountant
Pia Mehr
Other
Marc Meisels
Swing Gang
Brian Mertens
Carpenter
Tony Molina
Transportation Captain
Ian Momberger
Grip
Christopher Moore
Set Decorator
Robert Morgenroth
Visual Effects Supervisor
Pay Moss
Production Accountant
Wendy P Neel
Set Decorator
Matthew Nelson
Assistant Camera Operator
Edward Nielsen
Assistant Camera Operator
Ed Nottoli
Assistant Camera Operator
Zack Olin
Production Assistant
Mike Olman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
David Oppenheim
Driver
Anthony Q Palmer
Electrician
Anthony Patterson
Effects Coordinator
Efren Perez
Swing Gang
Jennifer Perkins
Electrician
Eduardo Ponsdomenech
Music Editor
Jeff Porter
Medic
Nancy Pyne-hapke
Other
Kirsten Reed
Assistant Editor
Kenny Rivenbark
Camera Operator
Jason Roberts
Assistant Director
Selwyn Roberts
Unit Production Manager
Vince Rodriguez
Key Grip
Woody Romine
Other
Charles Rosen
Production Designer
Monty Rowan
Camera Operator
Carmine Rubino
Foley Mixer
Amanda Rush
Medic
Sean Ryerson
Producer
Michael Sabga
Graphics
Tony Salome
Location Manager
Ric San Nicholas
Special Effects
Miguel Angel Sanchez
Electrician
Virgil Sanchez
Special Effects
Brooke Sartorius
Swing Gang
Amanda Schenk
Assistant
David Schrager
Assistant Director
Michael A. Schumacher
Assistant Location Manager
Renee Schuyten
Assistant Camera Operator
Jim Sevin
Video
David Sheer
Music Contractor
Nancy Shumovich
Graphic Artist
Amy Singer
Assistant
Peyton Skelton
Best Boy
Deborah Slate
Set Costumer
Tim Soronen
Grip
Linda Spheeris
Set Decorator
Sara Spring
Production Supervisor
Zach Staenberg
Editor
Armin Steiner
Music
Philip J Stewart
Driver
Lee Stranahan
Digital Effects Supervisor
Michael P. Sweeney
Props Assistant
Bric Tanner
Graphic Artist
Beth Tate
Location Scout
Richard V Tavtigian
Foley Editor
Jason Tenzer
Assistant Camera Operator
David Theard
Driver
Russ Tolliver
Driver
Brian Triggs
Assistant Production Coordinator
Christopher W Trott
Location Manager
Rich Uribe
Electrician
Steven Valerio
Graphic Artist
Cory Van Dyke
Assistant
Michael Walsh
Driver
Josh Walters
Grip
Paul Walton
Other
Scott Waugh
Stunts
Craig R West
Assistant Director
Casey Wheeler
Carpenter
Gregory White
Assistant Camera Operator
Martine White
Location Scout
Scott Wilder
Stunts
Craig Williams
Driver
Stephanie Ziemer
Set Decorator
Kerry Zook
Driver
Gary M. Zuckerbrod
Casting
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Biography
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1997
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 40m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States May 17, 1997
Aired in United States November 18, 1997
Released in United States on Video November 18, 1997
Began shooting November 4, 1996.
