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Primary Colors
Primary Colors
Director:Mike Nichols
Overview:
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.
Release:
1998 / 03 / 20
Rating:
6.261
Genres & Subgenres:
Drama
Tags:
John Travolta
as
Jack Stanton
Emma Thompson
as
Susan Stanton
Billy Bob Thornton
as
Richard Jemmons
Adrian Lester
as
Henry Burton
Maura Tierney
as
Daisy Green
Paul Guilfoyle
as
Howard Ferguson
Larry Hagman
as
Gov. Fred Picker
Kathy Bates
as
Libby Holden
Diane Ladd
as
Mamma Stanton
Caroline Aaron
as
Lucille Kaufman
Rob Reiner
as
Izzy Rosenblatt
J.C. Quinn
as
Uncle Charlie
Allison Janney
as
Miss Walsh
Robert Klein
as
Norman Asher
Mykelti Williamson
as
Dewayne Smith
James Denton
as
Mitch
Larry King
as
Himself
Kevin Cooney
as
Lawrence Harris
Bonnie Bartlett
as
Martha Harris
Chelcie Ross
as
Charlie Martin
Tony Shalhoub
as
Eddie Reyes
Bianca Lawson
as
Loretta
Harrison Young
as
Sam
Rolando Molina
as
Anthony Ramirez
Stacy Edwards
as
Jennifer Rogers
Robert Symonds
as
Bart Nilson
Gia Carides
as
Cashmere McLeod
Robert Easton
as
Dr. Beauregard
Scott Burkholder
as
Danny Scanlon
Bill Maher
as
Himself
James Earl Jones
as
CNN Voiceover (voice)