The Second Civil War

Overview

When a planeload of Pakistani orphans are shipped to his state for permanent relocation, the governor of Idaho defies the president and closes the state's border. News Net Television, a cable news program that makes hay by reporting on political scandals, quickly spins the racist act into an overnight media sensation, creating a divide in national opinion over the issue.

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Director

Joe Dante

Director

Cast

Beau Bridges

Governor Jim Farley

Joanna Cassidy

Helena Newman

James Coburn

Jack Buchan

Kevin Dunn

Jimmy Cannon

Phil Hartman

The President

Dan Hedaya

Mel Burgess

James Earl Jones

Jim Kalla

Denis Leary

Vinnie Franco

Elizabeth Peña

Christina Fernandez

Ron Perlman

Alan Manieski

Brian Keith

General Buford

Kevin McCarthy

Chief of Staff

Dick Miller

Eddie O'Neill

William Schallert

Secretary of Defense

Catherine Lloyd Burns

Amelia Sims

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