Tanner on Tanner (2004)
Tanner on Tanner (2004)
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
Sixteen years ago, Jack Tanner's bid for the White House ended at the 1988 Democratic convention. Now the former congressman is the subject of a documentary film directed by his daughter Alex focusing on the toll paid by failed contenders.
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Cast & Crew.
Cynthia Nixon
Alex Tanner
Michael Murphy
Jack Tanner
Pamela Reed
T.J. Cavanaugh
Matt Malloy
Deke Connors
Ilana Levine
Andrea Spinelli
Luke Macfarlane
Stuart DeBarge
Aasif Mandvi
Salim Barik
Harry Belafonte
Self
Janeane Garofalo
Self
Robert Redford
Self
Carl Bernstein
Self
Al Sharpton
Self
Krysten Ritter
Saleswoman
Joe Biden
Self
Steve Buscemi
Self
Martin Scorsese
Self
Al Franken
Self
Michael Moore
Self
Ed Helms
Self
Barack Obama
Self
John Mellencamp
Self
Bill Clinton
Self
Al Gore
Self
Sarah J. Holden
Costume Design
Details.
This TV Show Is About.
sequel
political satire
Miniseries
documentary filmmaking
political conventions
Wiki.
Tanner on Tanner is a 2004 4-part comedy miniseries. It is the sequel to the 1988 Robert Altman-directed and Garry Trudeau-written miniseries about a failed presidential candidate, Tanner '88. The sequel focuses mostly on Alex Tanner (Cynthia Nixon), a struggling filmmaker and the daughter of onetime presidential candidate Jack Tanner (Michael Murphy).