Tanner on Tanner (2004– )

"Everybody's Making Pictures," observes Martin Scorsese in this sly sequel to Robert Altman and Garry Trudeau's Emmy Award-winning satirical miniseries... See full synopsis »

Stars:

Cynthia Nixon, Michael Murphy, Pamela Reed

1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Cynthia Nixon	...	Alex Tanner (4 episodes, 2004)
Michael Murphy	...	Jack Tanner (4 episodes, 2004)
Pamela Reed	...	T.J. Cavanaugh (4 episodes, 2004)
Matt Malloy	...	Deke Connors (4 episodes, 2004)
Ilana Levine	...	Andrea Spinelli (4 episodes, 2004)
Luke Macfarlane	...	Stuart DeBarge (4 episodes, 2004)
Aasif Mandvi	...	Salim Barik (4 episodes, 2004)
Harry Belafonte	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2004)
Carl Bernstein	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2004)
Janeane Garofalo	...	Herself (2 episodes, 2004)
Richard Gephardt	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2004)
Robert Redford	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2004)
Alexandra Kerry	...	Herself (2 episodes, 2004)
Jim Fyfe	...	Emile Berkoff (2 episodes, 2004)
Chris Matthews	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2004)
Al Sharpton	...	Himself (2 episodes, 2004)
Michael Kaycheck	...	New York policeman (2 episodes, 2004)
Avery Clyde	...	Rebecca (2 episodes, 2004)
Marla Sucharetza	...	Roxanne Newman (2 episodes, 2004)
Ryan Spahn	...	Ryan (2 episodes, 2004)
Krysten Ritter	...	Saleswoman (2 episodes, 2004)

Storyline

"Everybody's Making Pictures," observes Martin Scorsese in this sly sequel to Robert Altman and Garry Trudeau's Emmy Award-winning satirical miniseries... See full synopsis »

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Plot Keywords:

satire | election | democratic national convention | cameo appearance | u.s. president | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 October 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Tanner '04

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sandcastle 5 Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Cynthia Nixon, who plays the same role she did in the original, did this sequel to HBO's _"Tanner '88" (1988) (mini)_ as she was wrapping up work on Sex and the City, also broadcast on HBO. In this series, her character has become a filmmaker and film teacher. In the last episode, a student asks her if she knows anyone "at HBO".

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Quotes

Alex Tanner: AHHHHHHH! A brand new Discover card, with a $10,000 limit! We're going to Boston!
Andrea Spinelli: Wow! 19 per cent interest, bring it on!

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Connections

Follows Tanner '88 (1988)

User Reviews

not very good, no?

I watched this last night on Sundance. Altman must be the most hit or miss director of note ever. This show, despite its "star power" is utterly non-compelling, and its political insights--which I as a proud liberal in no way disagree with--are shallow and clunky, and seem ripped from the headlines of USA Today, despite the fact it's coming out of the mouth of someone as esteemed as Mario Cuomo. The drama, as such, is not very dramatic, and the comedy is not funny. The only points of interest, really, are seeing how New Yorkers live their lives, and the loyalty of a cast and crew to reassemble a show that keeps insisting has some cult following from 1988. Sometimes it seems like Altman's sole contribution to cinema has been the art of having all your actors talk at once, the effect of which is one feels depressingly like they're a stranger at a wedding.