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Primary Colors is a 1998 American film directed by Mike Nichols, who also produced the movie. The screenplay was written by Elaine May and Joe Klein. The cast includes John Travolta, Emma Thompson, Billy Bob Thornton, and Kathy Bates. The narrative is set in Washington, D.C., while filming took place in New York City and New Orleans. The production companies involved were Universal Pictures, Mutual Film Company, Icarus, Tele München, and BBC.
The film is categorized as a biographical, drama, comedy, and crime film. It was released in the United States on March 20, 1998, and in other countries including France, Germany, Japan, and the United Kingdom on September 3, 1998. The original language is English. The runtime is 143 minutes. The budget was 65,000,000, and the revenue was 52,090,187. It was distributed by Universal Pictures via video on demand.
Primary Colors was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and an Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay. It also received a European Film Academy Achievement in World Cinema Award. The film holds a Metascore of 70 and an IMDb rating of 6.7. It is rated R.
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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.
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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