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Tanner ’88

TANNER ’88: Episode 7

30m

“The Great Escape”
Directed by Robert Altman • 1988 • United States

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. In this episode, Tanner participates in a debate with Dukakis and Jesse Jackson and details of his personal life are revealed.

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