Tanner '88 (1988)


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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.
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Satirical CommentaryMedia PortrayalMedia InfluenceCampaign StrategiesBehind-The-Scenes DramaPresidential Campaign
















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Directed by: Jean Lépine, Robert Altman
Written by: Garry Trudeau
Produced by: Scott Bushnell, Robert Altman, Matthew Seig
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