Tanner '88 (1988)

6.7 | Feb 15, 1988 (US) | Comedy, War & Politics

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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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Garry Trudeau

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Robert Altman

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