Wag the Dog is a 1997 American political satire black comedy film. Wag the Dog may also refer to: Wag the Dog (novel), by Larry Beinhart, 1993, on which the film is based Wag the Dog (soundtrack), by Mark Knopfler, 1998, a soundtrack for the film Wag the dog, a political term for a situation in which a seemingly less important entity controls a more important one See also Tail wagging by dogs Wag (disambiguation) Wags the Dog, a mascot in the Australian children's band The Wiggles