Weapons of Mass Distraction
In business, size matters
1997 | 97m | English
Popularity: 0.5 (history)
| Director: | Stephen Surjik |
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| Writer: | Larry Gelbart |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | May 17, 1997 |
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| Director: | Stephen Surjik |
| Writer: | Larry Gelbart |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, TV Movie |
| Keywords | business, media mogul |
| Production Companies | HBO |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Gabriel Byrne | Lionel Powers |
| Ben Kingsley | Julian Messenger |
| Mimi Rogers | Ariel Powers (aka Alexi) |
| Jeffrey Tambor | Alan Blanchard |
| Illeana Douglas | Rita Pascoe |
| Paul Mazursky | Dr. Jonathon Cummings |
| Chris Mulkey | Jerry Pascoe |
| R. Lee Ermey | Billy Paxton |
| Caroline Aaron | Robin Zimmer |
| Jason Lee | Phillip Messenger |
| Alex Kingston | Verity Graham |
| Kathy Baker | Margo Powers |
| Tom Wright | Marvel Sears |
| Jordan Ladd | Letitia |
| Christina Pickles | Frieda Messenger |
| Ben Bode | Peter Messenger |
| Heidi Mark | Cricket Paige |
| Larissa Laskin | Lindsey Zarem |
| Patrick Fabian | Brandon Joyner |
| Art Frankel | Dr. Sugarman |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Stephen Surjik | Director |
| Larry Gelbart | Screenplay |
| Jeff 'JJ' Dashnaw | Stunt Coordinator |
| Don Davis | Music |
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