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Sandcastle Productions
Directed by: Robert Altman
Featuring: Michael Murphy, Pamela Reed, Cynthia Nixon, Kevin J. O'Connor, Daniel Jenkins, Jim Fyfe, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Anderson, E.G. Marshall, David Alan Grier, Rebecca De Mornay
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, in which actors Michael Murphy (as contender Jack Tanner) and Cynthia Nixon (as his daughter) rub elbows on the campaign trail with real-life political players Jesse Jackson, Gary Hart, Bob Dole, Ralph Nader, Kitty Dukakis, and Gloria Steinem, among many others. The Criterion Collection is proud to present the complete eleven-episode television series—more relevant today than ever.
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Format:
DVD
Discs:
DVD-9 (2 Discs)
Total: 2 Discs
Regions:
1/2/3/4/5/6 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33:1
Audio Options:
English Dolby Digital Surround 2.0
Resolution:
480i/59.94
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Introduction, Interview, Insert
- Episode introductions featuring original cast members created for Sundance Channel’s 2004 broadcast of Tanner ’88
- New video conversation between series creators Robert Altman and Garry Trudeau
- Insert featuring essays by film critic Michael Wilmington and culture critic Gary Kornblau
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Release Credits
Producer: Jason Altman
Producer: Andrew Semans
Producer: Heather Shaw
Artwork: Stuart Cauley
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Tanner '88