

04/12/1997
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.

Beau Bridges
as Governor Jim Farley

Joanna Cassidy
as Helena Newman

James Coburn
as Jack Buchan

Kevin Dunn
as Jimmy Cannon

Phil Hartman
as The President

Dan Hedaya
as Mel Burgess

James Earl Jones
as Jim Kalla

Denis Leary
as Vinnie Franco

Elizabeth Peña
as Christina Fernandez

Ron Perlman
as Alan Manieski

Brian Keith
as General Buford

Kevin McCarthy
as Chief of Staff

Dick Miller
as Eddie O'Neill

William Schallert
as Secretary of Defense

Catherine Lloyd Burns
as Amelia Sims

Jerry Hardin
as Colonel McNally

Larry Jenkins
as Kenya Nkomo

Ben Masters
as Matthew Langford

Roger Corman
as Sandy Collins

Rance Howard
as Arnold Tooney, Jr.

Anthony Lee
as Steven Kingsley

Andrew Hill Newman
as Chris Vincent

Robert Picardo
as Godfrey

Neil Roberts
as Tony Phillips

Hank Stratton
as Blaine Gorman

Alexandra Wilson
as Caroline Dawes

Scott Atkinson
as Young Militia Man

Belinda Balaski
as Graphic Designer

Eve Brenner
as Elderly Militia Woman

Jordan Bridges
as Farley's Aide

Jennifer Carlson
as NewsNet Assistant

Melissa Chan
as Mary Anne Wong

Shelley Malil
as Congressman Singh

Richard Gross
as Militia Leader
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