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6.3In 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.
Released: 1998-03-20143 minDir: Mike NicholsDrama, ComedyBudget: $65.0MBox office: $52.1M
Cast
- 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
Themes
- usa president
- the white house
- presidential election
- new hampshire
- scandal
- extramarital affair
- presidential candidate
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Ratings
IMDb
6.7/10
31,019 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
80%
Metacritic
70/100
- Year
- 1998
- Runtime
- 143 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. 10 wins & 31 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- crime film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Mike Nichols
- Screenwriter
- Joe Klein
- Cast member
- Larry King
- Composer
- Ry Cooder
- Producer
- Mike Nichols
- Production company
- Universal Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Michael Ballhaus
- Narrative location
- Washington, D.C.
- Filming location
- New Orleans
- Duration
- 138
- FilmAffinity ID
- 390627
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1998-09-03
- film editor
- Arthur Schmidt
- title
- Primary Colors
- distributed by
- Universal Pictures
- costume designer
- Ann Roth
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 70/100
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