Tanner '88

Overview

CommediaWar & Politics

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 & crew

Jack TannerMichael Murphy

T.J. CavanaughPamela Reed

Alex TannerCynthia Nixon

Hayes HaggertyKevin J. O'Connor

Stringer KincaidDaniel H. Jenkins

Emil BerkoffJim Fyfe

Deke ConnorsMatt Malloy

Andrea SpinelliIlana Levine

Molly HarkVeronica Cartwright

Billy RidenhourHarry Anderson

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Frank GatlingFrank Barhydt

Joanna BuckleyWendy Crewson

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Stevie ChevalierSandra Bowie

David SeidelmanRichard Cox

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Barney KittmanGreg Procaccino

Farmer BobRobert Gerringer

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Mrs. BobPatricia Falkenhain

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EngineerMichael Poisson

• Robert Altman · Director
• Garry Trudeau · Writer