Tanner '88 (1988)

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

Jack Tanner

Pamela Reed

T.J. Cavanaugh

Cynthia Nixon

Alex Tanner

Kevin J. O'Connor

Hayes Haggerty

Daniel H. Jenkins

Stringer Kincaid

Jim Fyfe

Emil Berkoff