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
