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Primary Colors Director: Mike Nichols Cast: John Travolta, Emma Thompson, Billy Bob Thornton, Kathy Bates

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  • DVD Release Date: 09/09/1998
  • Rating: Rated R
  • Sales Rank: 9,394

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Side #1 --
0. Chapter List
1. The Candidate (Main Titles) [3:03]
2. The Literacy Class [2:45]
3. My Uncle Charlie [1:19]
4. Working for the Cracker [1:21]
5. The Candidate's Wife [3:58]
6. The Real Thing [1:59]
7. Mammoth Falls [4:42]
8. Willie's Place [1:24]
9. The Redneck and the Honky [1:04]
10. Ozio's Son [1:21]
11. The Ozio Problem [3:27]
12. Friends of the Family [1:18]
13. The First Debate [:52]
14. The War Thing [2:14]
15. Ready for the Boar [4:04]
16. The Dust Buster [:22]
17. The Cashmere Problem [2:45]
18. The Hair Slut's Tapes [2:11]
19. Libby Gets It Done [1:45]
20. An Innocent Man [1:51]
21. Still the One [4:39]
22. Primary Day [:44]
23. Going Negative [3:08]
24. Willie's Daughter [4:46]
25. Harris Hangs Up [2:43]
26. The Last to Know [5:07]
27. The Substitute Candidate [:51]
28. The New York Campaign [2:30]
29. He's the Man [1:37]
30. Galloping T.B. [1:42]
31. A Leave of Absence [4:57]
32. Something About Picker [1:41]
33. Picker's Secrets [:26]
34. The Stantons' Test [1:42]
35. Bleak, Cold and Airless [5:41]
36. The Death of a True Believer [4:03]
37. The Honorable Thing [2:32]
38. The Price You Pay to Lead [:28]
39. The Next President [4:20]
40. End Titles [2:10]

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Mike Nichols directed this Elaine May screenplay adapted from the 1996 bestseller by "Anonymous" (Joe Klein), who fictionalized Bill Clinton's first presidential campaign. In the New Hampshire primary, Governor Jack Stanton (John Travolta) convinces Henry Burton (Adrian Lester), grandson of a respected civil rights pioneer, to become his deputy campaign manager. Stanton's smart wife Susan (Emma Thompson) always comes through with public support for her philandering husband. The film's parallel for James Carville is Stanton's redneck advisor Richard Jemmons (Billy Bob Thornton), who knows every strategy and tactic but worries, "The woman thing, that's the killer." Sure enough, problems during the New Hampshire primary include charges of adultery. To get a handle on past peccadillos, Stanton's staff brings in an old family friend, lesbian Libby Holden (Kathy Bates), who knows how to clean up dirt. Stanton, a strong debater, moves on to Florida and New York. When one opposing candidate drops dead of a heart attack, he's replaced by Florida's Governor Fred Picker (Larry Hagman), but Holden holds the skeleton key to the skeleton in Picker's closet. Just how the Stantons put this information to use reveals whether they are ruthless politicians or inspirational leaders with ideals. Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide

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April 03, 2007: Presciently, "Anonymous," (Joe Klein) predicted Bill Clinton's foibles and his virtues played devoutly by John Travolta and the almost Lady Macbeth qualities that behold Lady Clinton, as some blindingly do not see in this campaign as many Republicans did not see the nefariousness of the Bush monarchy as we can see demonstrated by both families in different parties.

This review was written about the DVD Wide Screen / Dolby 5.1 / DTS edition.