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Seasons:
1 full episode list
Release Date:
15 February 1988 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Director Robert Altman Dies at 81
 (From IMDb News. 21 November 2006)
Altman, Trudeau To Team Up Again
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 11 May 2004)
User Comments:
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Cast

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Michael Murphy ... Jack Tanner (11 episodes, 1988)
Pamela Reed ... T.J. Cavanaugh (11 episodes, 1988)
Daniel Jenkins ... Stringer Kincaid (11 episodes, 1988)
Matt Malloy ... Deke Connors (11 episodes, 1988)

Ilana Levine ... Andrea Spinelli (11 episodes, 1988)

Cynthia Nixon ... Alex Tanner (10 episodes, 1988)
Jim Fyfe ... Emile Berkoff (10 episodes, 1988)

Veronica Cartwright ... Molly Hark (10 episodes, 1988)
Frank Barhydt ... Frank Gatling (9 episodes, 1988)
Sandra Bowie ... Stevie Chevalier (8 episodes, 1988)

Wendy Crewson ... Joanna Buckley (8 episodes, 1988)
Kevin J. O'Connor ... Hayes Taggerty (7 episodes, 1988)

Richard Cox ... David Seidelman (7 episodes, 1988)
Greg Procaccino ... Barney Kittman (7 episodes, 1988)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Tanner: A Political Fable
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Runtime:
353 min (11 parts) | Germany:300 min (10 parts)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Company:
Home Box Office (HBO) more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Jack Tanner: You know, T.J., just before you called me last spring, Lexy and I went down to the Democratic Leadership Conference in South Carolina. The last night, we were sitting aroud with Kirk O'Donnell, and Hart, and Biden, a couple of the other candidates, who were shooting the breeze about how much the party had changed since the Sixties...
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country (1993) more

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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Astute Addition to the Altman Canon, 5 October 2001
10/10
Author: erahatch from Baltimore, Maryland

Terrific for those looking for a hidden Altman masterwork. It shares many traits with Altman's best (i.e. _Nashville_, _Short Cuts_, and Three Women_, etc.): strong ensemble acting, overlapping dialogue, quirky sense of humor, lots of serendipity. The political insider's perspective - which we must credit to Trudeau - only adds to the fun. _Tanner_ gains greater richness of character and narrative as it unfolds. Here's hoping Tanner runs again

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