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Tanner '88
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TV Show
First Air Date: February 15, 1988
Last Air Date: August 22, 1988
Genre: Comedy, War & Politics
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 12
Rating:
Cast: Michael Murphy, Pamela Reed, Cynthia Nixon, Kevin J. O'Connor, Daniel H. Jenkins
Created By: Garry Trudeau, Robert Altman
Network: HBO
Overview
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.