Running Mates (1992)

Director:

Michael Lindsay-Hogg

Writer:

Carole Eastman

Stars:

Diane Keaton, Ed Harris, Ed Begley Jr.

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Diane Keaton	...	Aggie Snow
Ed Harris	...	Hugh Hathaway
Ed Begley Jr.	...	Chapman Snow
Ben Masters	...	Mel Fletcher
Robert Harper	...	Gordy Faust
Brandon Maggart	...	Jack Delaney
Russ Tamblyn	...	Frank Usher
Edgar Small	...	Senator Seaton
Richard Livingston	...	Beard (as Richard B. Livingston)
Stacy Keach Sr.	...	Headwaiter
Carrie Snow	...	Amber
Roy Soden	...	Agent Starling
Gregg Berger	...	Tabloid Reporter
Flo Di Re	...	Irene
Steve Gonzales	...	Hispanic Reporter

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

satire | screenwriter credited under pseudonym

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Taglines:

He's got a bright political future - she's got a sexy secret past. Who do you think will grab the headlines?

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 October 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dirty Tricks

Company Credits

Production Co:

HBO Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

Very watchable but not a certainty according to the polls.

I'm not as disappointed with this movie as the other reviewer, but it does fall short of what it could have been given the ability of the performers involved. Diane Keaton is a splendid actor, arguably the best contemporary female actor, and Ed Harris is underrated and very capable. And they really do work off each other very well here. But there is no hard edge to the script and the protagonists could have been conducting a romance amid the Royal Horticultural Association's general elections rather than on the cutting edge of the world's most powerful job - the president of the United States of America. Sure, Keaton's character has a dodgy incident in her past which may or may not compromise Ed Harris' chances at the Presidency, but I found it all a bit sanitized and undergraduate, especially now that we know what presidents are capable of getting up to in the Oval Office. And I would have thought Ed Harris' character's bachelor status would have been more likely to raise eyebrows amongst the wowsers and prudes than Diane Keaton's prankish indiscretion. Running Mates never quite makes it as a comedy or a drama: a dilemma of genre that The American President with Michael Douglas had no problem in overcoming. But it is a very pleasant diversion and watching Diane Keaton act is always rewarding. 71/2out of 10