Tanner ’88
23 Episodes
Criterion Collection Edition #258
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.
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2004 Sundance Channel Introduction: Episode 1
Episode 1
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58:03Episode 2TANNER ’88: Episode 1
Episode 2
“The Dark Horse”
Directed by Robert Altman • 1988 • United StatesIn 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 medi...
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2004 Sundance Channel Introduction: Episode 2
Episode 3
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30:13Episode 4TANNER ’88: Episode 2
Episode 4
“For Real”
Directed by Robert Altman • 1988 • United StatesIn 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 camp...
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2004 Sundance Channel Introduction: Episode 3
Episode 5
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29:58Episode 6TANNER ’88: Episode 3
Episode 6
“The Night of the Twinkies”
Directed by Robert Altman • 1988 • United StatesIn 1988, renegade filmmaker Robert Altman and Pulitzer Prize-2013;winning Doonesbury cartoonist Garry Trudeau created a presidential candidate, ran him alongside the other hopefuls during the primary season, and pres...
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2004 Sundance Channel Introduction: Episode 4
Episode 7
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29:03Episode 8TANNER ’88: Episode 4
Episode 8
“Moonwalker and Bookbag”
Directed by Robert Altman • 1988 • United StatesIn 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 th...
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2004 Sundance Channel Introduction: Episode 5
Episode 9
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29:14Episode 10TANNER ’88: Episode 5
Episode 10
“Bagels with Bruce”
Directed by Robert Altman • 1988 • United StatesIn 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 m...
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2004 Sundance Channel Introduction: Episode 6
Episode 11
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29:55Episode 12TANNER ’88: Episode 6
Episode 12
“Child’s Play”
Directed by Robert Altman • 1988 • United StatesIn 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 ...
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2004 Sundance Channel Introduction: Episode 7
Episode 13
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30:06Episode 14TANNER ’88: Episode 7
Episode 14
“The Great Escape”
Directed by Robert Altman • 1988 • United StatesIn 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 me...
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2004 Sundance Channel Introduction: Episode 8
Episode 15
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30:14Episode 16TANNER ’88: Episode 8
Episode 16
“The Girlfriend Factor”
Directed by Robert Altman • 1988 • United StatesIn 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 the...
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2004 Sundance Channel Introduction: Episode 9
Episode 17
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30:16Episode 18TANNER ’88: Episode 9
Episode 18
“Something Borrowed, Something New”
Directed by Robert Altman • 1988 • United StatesIn 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 p...
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2004 Sundance Channel Introduction: Episode 10
Episode 19
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30:02Episode 20TANNER ’88: Episode 10
Episode 20
“The Boiler Room”
Directed by Robert Altman • 1988 • United StatesIn 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 med...
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2004 Sundance Channel Introduction: Episode 11
Episode 21
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28:59Episode 22TANNER ’88: Episode 11
Episode 22
“The Reality Check”
Directed by Robert Altman • 1988 • United StatesIn 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 m...
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Robert Altman and Garry Trudeau on TANNER ’88
Episode 23
In this video discussion recorded in June 2004, director Robert Altman and writer Garry Trudeau reminisce about their shared political interests and successful collaboration on the groundbreaking series TANNER ’88.
