Editing Weapons of Mass Distraction (section)

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{{Infobox television
| image          =Weapons of Mass Distraction.jpg
| image_size     =
| caption        =
| director       = [[Stephen Surjik]]
| producer       = Sean Ryerson
| writer         = [[Larry Gelbart]]
| narrated       =
| starring       = [[Gabriel Byrne]]<br>[[Ben Kingsley]]
| music          = [[Don Davis (composer)|Don Davis]]
| cinematography = [[Alar Kivilo]]
| editor         = [[Zach Staenberg]]
| released       = {{Start date|1997|05|17}}
| runtime        = 100 min
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         =
}}
'''''Weapons of Mass Distraction''''' is a 1997 television film directed by [[Stephen Surjik]] and written by [[Larry Gelbart]], about two media moguls and their fight over ownership of a professional [[American football]] team. The film starred [[Gabriel Byrne]] and [[Ben Kingsley]], with an ensemble supporting cast including [[Illeana Douglas]], [[Mimi Rogers]], and [[Jeffrey Tambor]].

The film was nominated for four awards at the [[49th Primetime Emmy Awards]], including [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or a Special]] for Gelbart.