Watch Tanner '88 (1988) Online!
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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Episode 1 - Dinner at Elaine's
Release Date: 2004-10-05Alex Tanner, now a filmmaker/journalist in her mid-30s, seeks funding for a film about running for the White House and the toll it takes on those who lose. Desperate, she turns to her father and his bitter former aide TJ for help.
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Episode 2 - Boston or Bust
Release Date: 2004-10-12Alex decides to take her film in a new direction, primarily east to the Democratic National Convention in Boston. Unfortunatly, her big problem now is where will she get the money.
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Episode 3 - Alex in Wonderland
Release Date: 2004-10-19Alex arrives in Boston for the Democratic National Convention and struggles to make herself known to national figures. Only politicians and media makers from Ron Reagan Jr. to Alex Kerry are not so thrilled to know her.
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Episode 4 - The Awful Truth
Release Date: 2004-10-26It's time for the grand premiere of of Alex's documentary, but she's afraid Jack will be offended by the final result.