Tanner '88
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Tanner '88 is a satirical political mockumentary miniseries created by Garry Trudeau and Robert Altman that follows a fictional presidential campaign during the 1988 U.S. election.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mockumentary television series
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political satire ⓘ television miniseries ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Editing for a Miniseries or a Special
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Miniseries or a Special NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | contemporary U.S. political campaigns ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator |
Garry Trudeau
NERFINISHED
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Robert Altman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Robert Altman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | HBO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| features | cameos by real-life politicians ⓘ |
| filmingStyle | documentary style ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1988 ⓘ |
| follows | fictional presidential campaign ⓘ |
| format | television miniseries ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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mockumentary ⓘ political satire ⓘ |
| hasGenreElement |
comedy-drama
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satire ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Tanner on Tanner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | Jack Tanner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jack Tanner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableFor |
mixing fictional characters with real political events
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satirical depiction of American electoral politics ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 11 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 1 ⓘ |
| originalChannel | HBO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | HBO ⓘ |
| portrays | U.S. presidential primary campaign ⓘ |
| productionCompany | HBO ⓘ |
| protagonist | Jack Tanner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releasePlatform | cable television ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1988 United States presidential election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starred |
Cynthia Nixon
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Jim Fyfe NERFINISHED ⓘ Kevin J. O'Connor NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ Pamela Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
U.S. presidential politics
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campaign media strategy ⓘ spin and image-making in politics ⓘ |
| timeOfSetting | late 1980s ⓘ |
| uses | handheld camera techniques ⓘ |
| writer | Garry Trudeau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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