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Tanner on Tanner (5-Oct-2004)
Director: Robert Altman Writer: Garry Trudeau Keywords: Comedy, Mockumentary Sundance sequel to Tanner '88 focuses on the life and times of former Democratic Presidential hopeful Jack Tanner's daughter.
ABSTRACT
Sequel to Tanner '88 (1988). Struggling filmmaker Alex Tanner aspires to produce a documentary, titled My Candidate, about father and erstwhile Presidential candidate Jack Tanner. After receiving advice from Robert Redford following her piece's tepid reception at an independent film festival, Alex sets out to meet up with important figures from her father's infamous 1988 bid, embarking on a journey filled with mishaps and strife on her way to the 2004 Democratic National Convention.
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Harry Belafonte |
Singer/Songwriter |
1-Mar-1927 |
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Calypso singer |
| Carl Bernstein |
Journalist |
14-Feb-1944 |
|
Broke the Watergate story |
| Jimmy Carter |
Head of State |
1-Oct-1924 |
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39th US President, 1977-81 |
| Max Cleland |
Politician |
24-Aug-1942 |
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US Senator from Georgia, 1997-2003 |
| Bill Clinton |
Head of State |
19-Aug-1946 |
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42nd US President, 1993-2001 |
| Janeane Garofalo |
Comic |
28-Sep-1964 |
|
Actor, Comedian, Author, Activist |
| Dick Gephardt |
Politician |
31-Jan-1941 |
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Congressman from Missouri, 1977-2005 |
| Al Gore |
Politician |
31-Mar-1948 |
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US Vice President under Clinton |
| Ed Helms |
Comic |
24-Jan-1974 |
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The Daily Show |
| Jesse Jackson |
Activist |
8-Oct-1941 |
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Rainbow Coalition |
| John Kerry |
Politician |
11-Dec-1943 |
|
US Secretary of State, 2013-17 |
| Luke MacFarlane |
Actor |
19-Jan-1980 |
|
Over There |
| Aasif Mandvi |
Actor |
5-Mar-1966 |
|
Daily Show correspondent |
| Chris Matthews |
Talk Show Host |
17-Dec-1945 |
|
Hardball with Chris Matthews |
| John Cougar Mellencamp |
Singer/Songwriter |
7-Oct-1951 |
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Jack and Diane |
| Michael Murphy |
Actor |
5-May-1938 |
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Tanner '88 |
| Cynthia Nixon |
Actor |
9-Apr-1966 |
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Miranda Hobbes on Sex and the City |
| Barack Obama |
Head of State |
4-Aug-1961 |
|
President of the United States, 2009-17 |
| Robert Redford |
Actor |
18-Aug-1936 |
|
The Sundance Kid |
| Pamela Reed |
Actor |
2-Apr-1949 |
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Gail Green on Jericho |
| Krysten Ritter |
Actor |
16-Dec-1981 |
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Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 |
| Al Sharpton |
Activist |
3-Oct-1954 |
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Minister, Presidential hopeful |
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