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Tanner '88 (The Criterion Collection) DVD

NR (Not Rated) :: Criterion :: Released: 2004-10-05

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Tanner '88 (The Criterion Collection) Summary During The 1988 Presidential Campaign, Democratic Hopefuls Spiritedly Canvass The Country, Jostle For Their Party’s Nomination And The Honor Of Opposing Republican Vice President George Bush, When Senator Jack Tanner Suddenly Emerges From The Shadows Of A Lengthy Political Hiatus To Challenge Candidates Such As Al Gore, Jesse Jackson, Gary Hart, And Michael Dukakis. Filmmaker Robert Altman And Pulitzer Prize-winning Cartoonist Garry Trudeau Created This Mock-documentary Television Miniseries, Which Brought A Fictitious Presidential Candidate Out On The Campaign Trail And Shed A Revelatory Light On America’s Political Process And Landscape. The Criterion Collection Is Proud To Present Tanner '88 In Its Entirety, From New Hampshire To The Convention... And Beyond.

It still looks like one of the most adventurous projects ever undertaken for television: to concoct a fictional presidential candidate and follow him as he mingles (often improvising) amongst the real-life candidates on the campaign trail. Tanner '88 was the brainchild of director Robert Altman and "Doonesbury" cartoonist Garry Trudeau, who executed this on-the-fly series for HBO during the 1988 primary season. Thus we get "former Michigan congressman" Jack Tanner (Altman regular Michael Murphy) sorting out his messy professional and personal life as he hobnobs with the likes of Bob Dole, Pat Robertson, Kitty Dukakis, and real-life journalists. Some of these meta-fictional encounters are cameos, but some are remarkable full-blown sequences, such as Tanner's heart-to-heart with Bruce Babbitt as they stroll beneath Washington's cherry trees. (But then you always knew politicians were basically actors.) The deft supporting cast includes Pamela Reed and Cynthia Nixon. For fans of satire, Tanner is smart and sometimes mind-bending; for fans of Altman, it's the director at the top of his characteristic game: a multi-layered, many-sided ensemble picture that happens to be all about America. --Robert Horton

Tanner '88 [2 Discs] [Criterion... DVD Techincal Details Cast: Michael Murphy, Daniel Jenkins, Cynthia Nixon, Kevin J. O'Connor
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Running Time: 353 mins
UPC: 037429198025
Binding: DVD
Studio: Criterion
Release Date: 2004-10-05
Region Code: 1
Specs: Closed-captioned, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC

Language & Subtitles English (Unknown - Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), English (Subtitled), English (Original Language - Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono),