Running Mates (2000) (TV)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Ron Lagomarsino

Writer (WGA):

Claudia Salter (written by)

Release Date:

13 August 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

See Tom run!

Plot:

Tom Selleck is a governor who is campaigning to win the presidential nomination. |

Plot Keywords:

Governor | Primary Election | Politics | Political Corruption | Politician

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Tom Selleck	...	Gov. James Reynolds Pryce
Laura Linney	...	Lauren Hartman
Nancy Travis	...	Jennifer 'Jenny' Pryce
Teri Hatcher	...	Shawna Morgan
Faye Dunaway	...	Meg Gable
Bob Gunton	...	Sen. Terrence Randall
Bruce McGill	...	Sen. Mitchell Morris
Robert Culp	...	Sen. Parker Gable
Caroline Aaron	...	Jody Daniels
Gia Franzia	...	Delegate (as Gia Natale)
Wayne Pére	...	Aide Larry
Phil Brock	...	Aide Fermin
Matt Malloy	...	Aide Sam
Rachel Wilson	...	Heather Gable
Steffani Brass	...	Brooke Pryce

Also Known As:

Washington Slept Here (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

Netherlands:87 min | USA:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish | Japanese

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Turner Films Inc.

Soundtrack:

All Night Long

Enjoyable but fantasy-like fare for election junkies

I just watched this film tonight, quite coincidentally at the same time as the votes are being counted for the 2004 US presidential election.

The film concerns the political skullduggery involved in the nominating of a running mate for a Democratic presidential candidate played by an almost unrecognizable Tom Selleck. He is a bit of ladies' man inspiring unwavering devotion from his faithful followers and his legion of loved and discarded women who still work for him and believe in him even after the affair is done (could part of his character be modeled on that last charismatic Democrat president we ask ourselves?).

Laura Linney has a strong part as his clever campaign manager, Teri Hatcher a less showy part as a press secretary, and Faye Dunaway a very showy supporting part (the type of role she excels in these days) as the wife of a senator hoping to get a place on the ticket.

This is not a bad film and quite interesting for anyone interested in politics. It does not withstand comparison to the similar but superior "Primary Colors", but it is still not bad. The cast is good but the heartwarming ending is a little hokey for this hardened cynic.