Tanner '88(1988)

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  • Comedy,
  • War & Politics

Overview

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.

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

  • Jim Fyfe

    Jim Fyfe

    Emil Berkoff

  • Matt Malloy

    Matt Malloy

    Deke Connors

  • Ilana Levine

    Ilana Levine

    Andrea Spinelli

  • Veronica Cartwright

    Veronica Cartwright

    Molly Hark

  • Harry Anderson

    Harry Anderson

    Billy Ridenhour

  • Wendy Crewson

    Wendy Crewson

    Joanna Buckley

  • Richard Cox

    Richard Cox

    David Seidelman

  • Waylon Jennings

    Waylon Jennings

    Self

  • Danny Darst

    Danny Darst

    Self

  • David Alan Grier

    David Alan Grier

    Secret Serviceman

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    Status

    Ended

    Seasons

    1

    Episodes

    12

    Last Air Date

    Aug 22, 1988

    Network

    HBO

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