Primary Colors 1998

Synopsis

In 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.

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Cast

• John Travolta Jack Stanton
• Emma Thompson Susan Stanton
• Billy Bob Thornton Richard Jemmons
• Adrian Lester Henry Burton
• Maura Tierney Daisy Green
• Paul Guilfoyle Howard Ferguson
• Larry Hagman Gov. Fred Picker
• Kathy Bates Libby Holden
• Diane Ladd Mamma Stanton
• Rebecca Walker March

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