PRIMARY COLORS (1998)

Directed by: Mike Nichols
Screenplay by: Elaine May
Based on the novel "Primary Colors - A Novel of Politics" by: Joe Klein
Starring: John Travolta, Emma Thompson, Billy Bob Thornton, Kathy Bates, Maura Tierney, Larry Hagman, Adrian Lester, Paul Guilfoyle, Stacy Edwards, Diane Ladd, Kevin Cooney, Rebecca Walker, Caroline Aaron, Tommy Hollis, Rob Reiner, Ben L. Jones, J.C. Quinn, Allison Janney, Robert Klein, Mykelti Williamson, Robert Easton, Geraldo Rivera, Charlie Rose, Larry King, Chelcie Ross, Tony Shalhoub, John Vargas, Robert Cicchini, Gia Carides, Bill Maher, Sophia Choi, Bianca Lawson

143 minutes
(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, drug references)

PLOT:
An optimistic man joins the political campaign of a smooth-operator candidate for President of the United States. At first, his charm and confidence wins him over and seems to be infectous with the general public. But, soon, scandals begin to rear their ugly heads into the proceedings, many of which prove to be very much true and potentially hazardous for the candidate. As he bares firsthand witness to the unsavory practices behind the scenes to keep these disasters in check and buried, the once idealistic man begins to question the nobility of the national office.

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