Synopsis & Context
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.
Season Management
Title Dossier
- Original Title
- Tanner '88
- Release
- February 15, 1988
- Screen Time
- 1 season
- Rating
- N/A
- Direction
- Garry Trudeau, Robert Altman
- Original Language
- English
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Production Status
- Ended
Personas & Cast
Michael Murphy
Jack Tanner
12 eps.
Pamela Reed
T.J. Cavanaugh
12 eps.
Cynthia Nixon
Alex Tanner
12 eps.
Kevin J. O'Connor
Hayes Haggerty
12 eps.
Daniel H. Jenkins
Stringer Kincaid
12 eps.
Jim Fyfe
Emil Berkoff
12 eps.
Matt Malloy
Deke Connors
12 eps.
Ilana Levine
Andrea Spinelli
12 eps.
Veronica Cartwright
Molly Hark
12 eps.
Harry Anderson
Billy Ridenhour
12 eps.
Wendy Crewson
Joanna Buckley
12 eps.
Sandra Bowie
Stevie Chevalier
12 eps.
