Tanner '88 36 years old

Tanner '88

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.

Credits

Cast

Name Character
Jeff Daniels He was 32 , now 69 years old
Cynthia Nixon She was 21 , now 58 years old as Alexandra Tanner
Veronica Cartwright She was 38 , now 75 years old
David Alan Grier He was 31 , now 67 years old
Matt Malloy He was 25 , now 61 years old as Deke Connors
Wendy Crewson She was 31 , now 67 years old as Joanna Buckley
Aasif Mandvi He was 21 , now 58 years old
Michael Murphy He was 49 , 80 years old when he died as Jack Tanner
Pamela Reed She was 38 , now 75 years old as T.J. Cavanaugh
Chris Matthews He was 42 , now 78 years old
Luke Macfarlane He was 8 , now 44 years old
Harry Anderson He was 35 , 65 years old when he died as Billy Ridenhour
Ned Bellamy He was 30 , now 66 years old
E.G. Marshall He was 73 , 84 years old when he died as General John Tanner
Jesse Jackson He was 46 , now 82 years old
Jim Fyfe as Emil Berkoff
Kevin J. O'Connor He was 24 , now 60 years old
Daniel H. Jenkins He was 25 , now 61 years old

Crew

Name Job title
Jean Lépine Camera He was 111 , 90 years old when he died Director of Photography
Robert Altman Directing He was 62 , 81 years old when he died Director
Robert Altman Production He was 62 , 81 years old when he died Executive Producer
Tanner '88 poster
Tanner '88 (36 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1988-02-15
  • Runtime: [] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 12