Primary Colors
1998 · directed by Mike Nichols
- Rating
- 69/100
- Hit
- no
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.
Primary Colors (1998), directed by Mike Nichols, rates 69/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- John Travolta
- Emma Thompson
- Billy Bob Thornton
- Adrian Lester
- Maura Tierney
- Paul Guilfoyle
- Larry Hagman
- Kathy Bates
- Diane Ladd
- Rebecca Walker
Crew
- Michael Ballhaus — Director of Photography
- Arthur Schmidt — Editor
- Ry Cooder — Original Music Composer
- Elaine May — Screenplay
More from Mike Nichols
- The Graduate (1967) — 94/100 · hit
- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) — 90/100 · hit
- Wit (2001) — 79/100
- The Birdcage (1996) — 74/100
- Carnal Knowledge (1971) — 74/100
- Catch-22 (1970) — 72/100
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