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.

• DirectorJoe Dante
• Release4 December 1997
• Genre
  Drama / Comedy
• Duration1h 37m
• Budget?
• Revenue?
• Rate
  

  6.125
  44 reviews
• Productions

  Baltimore Pictures, HBO