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Primary Colors
What went down on the way to the top.
In this adaptation of the best-selling roman à clef about Bill Clinton's 1992 run for the White House, the young and gifted Henry Burton is tapped to oversee the presidential campaign of Governor Jack Stanton. Burton is pulled into the politician's colorful world and looks on as Stanton -- who has a wandering eye that could be his downfall -- contends with his ambitious wife, Susan, and an outspoken adviser, Richard Jemmons.
- Original title
- Primary Colors
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- $65,000,000
- Revenue
- $52,090,187
CinemaSerf
Aug 28, 2023 · via TMDB
There is something quite worrying about this depiction of an American Presidential nomination campaign - it is plausible... John Travolta ("Jack Stanton") positively oozes charisma - in all it's guises - as he schmoozes, charms, cheats and lies his way through a campaign that simultaneously sees him pat babies on their heads whilst stealing their lollipops... Adrian Lester is the enthusiastic, but naive, campaign manager who together with a feisty Kathy Bates is charged with getting their man into the final race with Emma Thompson as the supportive wife who has to tolerate all that the campaign - and her husband's obvious peccadillos - throw at them. The delivery is fast-paced, witty and authentic; the performances - especially the loyal but principled Bates - really reinforce the ultimate message that Joe Klein's story is trying to convey; and Mike Nicholls manages to keep the whole thing from becoming too overtly Clinton-esque! Adrian Lester is a little out of his depth, though, Emma Thompson isn't on her best form either and though it is nice to see old "J.R" on the screen again, Larry Hagman as a senator in the right place at the right time but with more skeletons in his closet than Roger Corman, doesn't really cut it either. It's also far too long, and struggles when Travolta is away from the action... Certainly entertaining, though...
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John Travolta
Jack Stanton
Emma Thompson
Susan Stanton
Billy Bob Thornton
Richard Jemmons
Adrian Lester
Henry Burton
Maura Tierney
Daisy Green
Paul Guilfoyle
Howard Ferguson
Larry Hagman
Gov. Fred Picker
Kathy Bates
Libby Holden
Diane Ladd
Mamma Stanton
Caroline Aaron
Lucille Kaufman
Tommy Hollis
Fat Willie
Rob Reiner
Izzy Rosenblatt
Ben Jones
Arlen Sporken
J.C. Quinn
Uncle Charlie
Allison Janney
Miss Walsh
Robert Klein
Norman Asher
Mykelti Williamson
Dewayne Smith
James Denton
Mitch
Ned Eisenberg
Brad Lieberman
Brian Markinson
Randy Culligan
Geraldo Rivera
Himself
Charlie Rose
Himself
Larry King
Himself
O'Neal Compton
Sailorman Shoreson
Kevin Cooney
Lawrence Harris
Bonnie Bartlett
Martha Harris
Chelcie Ross
Charlie Martin
John Vargas
Lorenzo Delgado
Tony Shalhoub
Eddie Reyes
Bianca Lawson
Loretta
Robert Cicchini
Jimmy Ozio
William Stanford Davis
Jack Mandela Washington
Harrison Young
Sam
Rolando Molina
Anthony Ramirez
Stacy Edwards
Jennifer Rogers
Vickilyn Reynolds
Amalee
Robert Symonds
Bart Nilson
Gia Carides
Cashmere McLeod
Robert Easton
Dr. Beauregard
Bill Maher
Himself
Lu Elrod
Chubby Woman
Michael Haley
Shipyard Announcer
Henry Woronicz
Pundit
Susan Forristal
Bugger Bugger Woman
James Earl Jones
CNN Voiceover (voice)
James DuMont
Man 1 Airport Bar
Amaris Dupree
Emily Lopez
Tony Winters
Pundit 3
Allan Wayne Anderson
Swimming Pool Guest
Greg Bronson
Campaign Staff
Anthony Michael Frederick
Detective
Nick Loeb
Waiter
Rocco Salata
News Videographer
Lorna Scott
Woman in Airport Bar
Lynn Wanlass
Woman in Red
Charlie Weirauch
Muffin
Tim R. Worley
Hotel Bar Patron
Bo Welch
Production Design
Michael Ballhaus
Director of Photography
Ann Roth
Costume Design
Mark Riccardi
Stunt Coordinator
Victoria Vanderkloot
Stunt Double
Mike Nichols
Director
Michael Haley
First Assistant Director
Arthur Schmidt
Editor
Michael Haley
Associate Producer
Ellen Lewis
Casting
Juliet Taylor
Casting
Jonathan D. Krane
Executive Producer
Mike Nichols
Producer
Ry Cooder
Original Music Composer
Elaine May
Screenplay
The Cabinet Minister's Wife
Die spanische Fliege
Best Friend
A Bittersweet Life
Smiles of a Summer Night
Seven Days in May
Frost/Nixon
Blood Simple
These Three
An Inspector Calls
Ryan's Daughter
...And Justice for All
The Perfect Candidate
Humoresque
Pitfall
Monsters, Marriage and Murder in Manchvegas
Lord Jim
Dinner at Eight
Dave
French Fried Vacation
Damage
He's Just Not That Into You
Horns and Halos
The Last Flight
The American President
The Sheltering Sky
Same Time, Next Year
The Bedroom Window
The Moment
Affliction
Fall
Love on the Furrows
Get Smart
Shall We Kiss?
W.
Small Engine Repair
The Scarlet Letter
My Fellow Americans
Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky
Dust
La Cage aux Folles II
City Hall
Man of the Year
Our Town
The Rat Pack
I'm sorry, Mr. President - Der tiefe Fall des El Hotzo
Swing Vote
The Fish Child
Home Sweet Hell
Point of Impact
Until September
A Business Affair
Before the Rains
America's Prince: The John F. Kennedy Jr. Story
Delta of Venus
The Invisible Woman
Welcome to the Club
JFK
Fatherhood
The Station Agent
The Best Man
Game Change
Class Rank
Wag the Dog
Dave
The Pumpkin Eater
The Parts You Lose
The Ides of March
Keeping Mum
First Dog
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Truth
The Lady in the Van
Hooking Up
Woman Times Seven
Sleuth
Please Give
Things Change
Thunderstruck
Wild Oats
A Dog Year
Switching Channels
Duplex
The Union
Power
Nothing in Common
Winged Creatures
Undercover Brother
Ping Pong Playa
Young Adult
Mar 12, 1998
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Mar 20, 1998
