Tanner '88

About

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.

Credits

Created by

• Garry Trudeau
• Robert Altman

Written by

• Garry Trudeau

Produced by

• Scott Bushnell

Cinematography

• Jean Lépine

Edited by

• Mark Fish
• Sean-Michael Connor
• Ruth Foster
• Alison Ellwood
• Dorian Harris

Cast

• Michael Murphyas Jack Tanner
• Pamela Reedas T.J. Cavanaugh
• Cynthia Nixonas Alex Tanner
• Kevin J. O'Connoras Hayes Haggerty
• Daniel H. Jenkinsas Stringer Kincaid
• Jim Fyfeas Emil Berkoff
• Matt Malloyas Deke Connors
• Ilana Levineas Andrea Spinelli
• Veronica Cartwrightas Molly Hark
• Harry Andersonas Billy Ridenhour
• Wendy Crewsonas Joanna Buckley
• Sandra Bowieas Stevie Chevalier
• Richard Coxas David Seidelman
• Greg Procaccinoas Barney Kittman

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