Dustin Hoffman and Robert DeNiro offer their services as the ones who will bail out the headman. They do this by creating a "fake" war, so it will take the attention from the accusation by the young girl and give him a better chance of winning the race. As the story goes along, the laughs pile up. Hoffman is hilarious with is subtle comedy and DeNiro is as equally impressive. The plot makes you wonder if this is based on a true story. It would seem to be, since many elections always have some sort of scandal revolving around it.