The Second Civil War: Movie James Earl Jones, Phil Hartman

The Second Civil War is a satirical black comedy film made for the HBO cable television network and first shown on March 15, 1997. Directed by Joe Dante, the film is a satire about anti-immigrant sentiment in the United States. The film stars James Earl Jones, Elizabeth Peña, and Denis Leary as reporters for a cable network (“NN“); Phil Hartman as the U.S. President; James Coburn as his chief political advisor; and William Schallert as the Secretary of Defense. Brian Keith portrayed a general in one of his final movie roles.