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Tanner '88

IMDb 6.6 1988 • min • ComedyWar & Politics

Director

Garry Trudeau

Country

US

Plot Summary

In 1988, renegade filmmaker Robert Altman and Pulitzer Prize–winning Doonesbury cartoonist Garry Trudeau created a presidential candidate, ran him alongside the other hopefuls during the primary season, and presented their media campaign as a cross between a soap opera and TV news. The result was the groundbreaking Tanner ’88, a piercing satire of media-age American politics.

Top Cast

Michael Murphy
Michael Murphy Jack Tanner
Pamela Reed
Pamela Reed T.J. Cavanaugh
Cynthia Nixon
Cynthia Nixon Alex Tanner
Kevin J. O'Connor
Kevin J. O'Connor Hayes Haggerty
Daniel H. Jenkins
Daniel H. Jenkins Stringer Kincaid