The Second Civil War
TV ShowTitle | The Second Civil War |
User score | 6 |
Release date | Mar 15, 1997 |
Release date of last episode | Mar 15, 1997 |
Genre | |
Production country | US |
Series status | Ended |
Seasons count | 1 (List of episodes) |
Episodes count | 1 |
The Second Civil War is a satirical/comedy film made for the HBO cable television network and first shown on March 15, 1997. Directed by Joe Dante, the film is a satire about anti-immigrant sentiment in the United States. The film also stars James Earl Jones, Elizabeth Peña and Denis Leary as reporters for a CNN like cable network,; Phil Hartman as the U.S. President, James Coburn as his chief political advisor, and William Schallert as the Secretary of Defense. Brian Keith portrayed a general in one of his final movie roles.