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Comedy · War & Politics

Tanner '88

1988 1 season 12 episodes limited series
68 Pulse
7.8 IMDb
One weekend 6 hours
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Plot

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.

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Credits

Created by: Garry Trudeau, Robert Altman

Cast: Michael Murphy, Pamela Reed, Cynthia Nixon, Kevin J. O'Connor, Daniel H. Jenkins, Jim Fyfe

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