TV Show
Tanner '88 (1988)
For real.
Comedy · War & Politics
Story
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.
Creator: Garry Trudeau, Robert Altman Starring: Michael Murphy, Pamela Reed, Cynthia Nixon, Kevin J. O'Connor
Tanner '88 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