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The Second Civil War is a satirical black comedy television film directed by Joe Dante for the HBO cable television network, first aired on March 15, 1997. The film details the build-up to an ethnically-fueled civil war in an alternate future United States as a result of unsustainably excessive immigration , political self-interest , and ...
- Black Comedy , Political Satire
Mar 15, 1997 · The Second Civil War: Directed by Joe Dante. With Beau Bridges, Joanna Cassidy, Phil Hartman, James Earl Jones. A simple immigration issue spins wildly out of control for those involved, ranging from the President of the United States, to a news producer.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Joe Dante
- 1997-03-15
Howard Waldstein CBR Albeit a politically charged romp with plenty of dark comedy, The Second Civil War still has some worthwhile evergreen commentary to espouse.
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- Joe Dante
- TV-MA
- Beau Bridges
The state of Idaho takes on the U.S. government in this dark comedy about race relations, rebellion and the American Dream run amok.
Jan 26, 2017 · There are unabashed “wacky moments,” and then sequences that feel more like an actual attempt to imagine what a Second Civil War in the ‘90s would be like rather than make any jokes.
- Contributor
- Andy Hughes
- 7 min
Apr 14, 2024 · But Civil War isn’t the first movie to tackle the subject of a modern American Civil War. In fact, one of the very best films to explore this premise was a comedy, HBO’s underrated 1997 TV movie The Second Civil War. Unlike Civil War, which avoids topical references to make a broader ideological point, The Second Civil War, directed by Joe ...
Although the movie is a political comedy, I urge everyone to remain civil and focus on the movie. There are so many lines in the movie are not only funny but still relevant til this day. For a TV movie this is really great.
