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Tanner '88

Tanner '88 is a political mockumentary miniseries written by Garry Trudeau and directed by Robert Altman. First broadcast by HBO during the months leading up to the 1988 U.S. presidential election, it purports to tell the behind-the-scenes story of the campaign of fictitious former Michigan U.S. Representative Jack Tanner, played by Michael Murphy…

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Camera setup
Multiple camera
Country of origin
United States
Created by
Garry Trudeau
Directed by
Robert Altman
Executive producers
Robert Altman Garry Trudeau
Network
HBO

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Tanner '88

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related to Home media · 14
Tanner '88 → Altman, As, August, Criterion Channel, February, HBO, HBO Max, In, Sundance, Sundance Channel, Tanner, That October, The, Trudeau
related to External links · 6
Tanner '88 → Criterion Collection, For Real, IMDbTanner, Michael Wilmington, Robert Altman's Best, Tanner
Camera setup · 1
Tanner '88 → Multiple camera
Country of origin · 1
Tanner '88 → United States
Created by · 1
Tanner '88 → Garry Trudeau
Directed by · 1
Tanner '88 → Robert Altman
Executive producers · 1
Tanner '88 → Robert Altman Garry Trudeau
Network · 1
Tanner '88 → HBO
No. of episodes · 1
Tanner '88 → 11
Release · 1
Tanner '88 → February 15 (1988-02-15) – August 22, 1988 (1988-08-22)

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tanner altman self campaign trudeau robert michael series murphy hbo '88 bob political story time michigan 1988 reed jim tanner's

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Tanner '88Camera setupMultiple camera1.00infobox
Tanner '88Country of originUnited States1.00infobox
Tanner '88Created byGarry Trudeau1.00infobox
Tanner '88Directed byRobert Altman1.00infobox
Tanner '88Executive producersRobert Altman Garry Trudeau1.00infobox
Tanner '88NetworkHBO1.00infobox
Tanner '88No. of episodes111.00infobox
Tanner '88ReleaseFebruary 15 (1988-02-15) – August 22, 1988 (1988-08-22)1.00infobox
Tanner '88Running time1-hour premiere, all others approx. 30 minutes1.00infobox
Tanner '88StarringMichael Murphy Pamela Reed Cynthia Nixon Kevin J. O'Connor Daniel Jenkins Jim Fyfe Matt Malloy Ilana Levine Veronica Cartwright Richard Cox Wendy Crewson1.00infobox
Tanner '88is apolitical mockumentary miniseries written by Garry Trudeau and directed by Robert Altman0.90text
Tanner '88related to External linksTanner0.60section

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