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