An American governor decides to close his state borders to a planeload of Pakistani orphans fleeing a nuclear plant disaster, unwittingly attracting the attentions of the world's media - who ensure his deeds provoke an uproar. Scathingly satirical black comedy, with Beau Bridges giving an award-winning performance alongside co-stars Joanna Cassidy, James Coburn, Kevin Dunn, Phil Hartman, Dan Hedaya, James Earl Jones and Denis Leary