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.
Genre: Comedy, War & Politics
Stars: Michael Murphy, Pamela Reed, Cynthia Nixon, Kevin J. O'Connor, Daniel H. Jenkins, Jim Fyfe
Crew: Ruth Foster, Stephen Altman, Matthew Seig, Scott Bushnell, Garry Trudeau, Dorian Harris
Country: US
Studio: HBO
Runtime: 26:14 minutes
Quality: HD
First air date: Feb 15, 1988
Last air date: Aug 22, 1988
Episode: 12 Episode
Season: 1 Season
IMDb: 4.6
