Tanner '88 (1988)
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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.
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Michael MurphyJack Tanner
Pamela ReedT.J. Cavanaugh
Cynthia NixonAlex Tanner
Kevin J. O'ConnorHayes Haggerty
Daniel H. JenkinsStringer Kincaid
Jim FyfeEmil Berkoff
Matt MalloyDeke Connors
Ilana LevineAndrea Spinelli
Veronica CartwrightMolly Hark
Harry AndersonBilly RidenhourFrank BarhydtFrank Gatling
Wendy CrewsonJoanna BuckleyMovie DNA
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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.
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