Dustin Hoffman Panicked When Clinton Asked About 'Wag the Dog'

In 1997, Dustin Hoffman met President Bill Clinton during the filming of Wag the Dog, an event he described as one of the most uncomfortable moments on set. The film stars Robert De Niro and Barry Levinson and follows a fictional producer who creates a fake war in Albania to distract from political scandals involving an unnamed president. Hoffman earned an Academy Award nomination for his role as Stanley Motss, the Hollywood fixer hired to stage this conflict.