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Tanner '88
For real.
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.
Where to watch Tanner '88
Tanner '88 is streaming in the US on Criterion Channel.
It is also available to rent or buy from Amazon Video.
Seasons
- Season 1 — 12 episodes (February 15, 1988)
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
- Jim Fyfe as Emil Berkoff
- Matt Malloy as Deke Connors
- Ilana Levine as Andrea Spinelli
- Veronica Cartwright as Molly Hark
- Harry Anderson as Billy Ridenhour
- Wendy Crewson as Joanna Buckley
- Sandra Bowie as Stevie Chevalier
Details
- Created by
- Garry Trudeau and Robert Altman
- First aired
- February 15, 1988
- Episodes
- 12
- Genres
- Comedy, War & Politics
- Network
- HBO
- Status
- Ended
- TMDB score
- 6.9 / 10 from 8 votes
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