
Plot
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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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

Jerry Hardin
Colonel McNally

Larry Jenkins
Kenya Nkomo

Ben Masters
Matthew Langford

Roger Corman
Sandy Collins

Rance Howard
Arnold Tooney, Jr.

Anthony Lee
Steven Kingsley

Andrew Hill Newman
Chris Vincent

Robert Picardo
Godfrey

Neil Roberts
Tony Phillips

Hank Stratton
Blaine Gorman

Alexandra Wilson
Caroline Dawes

Scott Atkinson
Young Militia Man

Belinda Balaski
Graphic Designer

Eve Brenner
Elderly Militia Woman

Jordan Bridges
Farley's Aide

Jennifer Carlson
NewsNet Assistant

Melissa Chan
Mary Anne Wong

Shelley Malil
Congressman Singh

Richard Gross
Militia Leader