Primary Colors (film)

Infobox Film
name = Primary Colors


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caption = Promotional film poster
director = Mike Nichols
producer = Mike Nichols, Jonathan Krane, Neil Machlis
writer = Joe Klein (novel), Elaine May (screenplay)
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starring = John Travolta
Emma Thompson
Kathy Bates
Billy Bob Thornton
Maura Tierney
Larry Hagman
Paul Guilfoyle
Adrian Lester
music = Ry Cooder
cinematography = Michael Ballhaus
editing = Arthur Schmidt
distributor = Universal Pictures
released = March 20, 1998
runtime = 143 minutes
country = flagicon|USA USA / flagicon|UK
language = English
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imdb_id = 0119942

Primary Colors is a 1998 film starring John Travolta based on the popular book (a success fueled in part by speculation over the identity of the then-anonymous author, Joe Klein). It also starred Emma Thompson, Billy Bob Thornton, Kathy Bates and Adrian Lester. Bates was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance, and the film itself was nominated for an Academy Award for Adapted Screenplay.

Cast

*John Travolta - Governor Jack Stanton
*Emma Thompson - Susan Stanton
*Billy Bob Thornton - Richard Jemmons
*Kathy Bates - Libby Holden
*Adrian Lester - Henry Burton
*Maura Tierney - Daisy Green
*Larry Hagman - Governor Fred Picker
*Diane Ladd - Mamma Stanton
*Paul Guilfoyle - Howard Ferguson
*Rebecca Walker - March
*Caroline Aaron - Lucille Kaufman
*Tommy Hollis - William "Fat Willie" McCullison
*Rob Reiner - Izzy Rosenblatt
*Ben L. Jones - Arlen Sporken
*J. C. Quinn - Uncle Charlie
*Allison Janney - Miss Walsh
*Robert Klein - Norman Asher
*Mykelti Williamson - Dewayne Smith
*Geraldo Rivera - himself
*Charlie Rose - himself
*Larry King - himself
*Bill Maher - himself