About Primary Colors
- Released on March 20, 1998
In this adaptation of the best-selling roman à clef about Bill Clinton's 1992 run for the White House, the young and gifted Henry Burton is tapped to oversee the presidential campaign of Governor Jack Stanton. Burton is pulled into the politician's colorful world and looks on as Stanton -- who has a wandering eye that could be his downfall -- contends with his ambitious wife, Susan, and an outspoken adviser, Richard Jemmons.
Full Cast of Primary Colors
John Travolta plays Jack Stanton
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See John Travolta's other roles →Emma Thompson plays Susan Stanton
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See Emma Thompson's other roles →Billy Bob Thornton plays Richard Jemmons
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See Billy Bob Thornton's other roles →Kathy Bates plays Libby Holden
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Maura Tierney plays Daisy Green
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See Maura Tierney's other roles →Larry Hagman plays Gov. Fred Picker
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Rebecca Walker plays March
Caroline Aaron plays Lucille Kaufman
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Rob Reiner plays Izzy Rosenblatt
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J.C. Quinn plays Uncle Charlie
Allison Janney plays Miss Walsh
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Monique Ridge-Williams plays Tawana Carter
Ned Eisenberg plays Brad Lieberman
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See Brian Markinson's other roles →Geraldo Rivera plays Himself
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See Geraldo Rivera's other roles →Charlie Rose plays Himself
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Kevin Cooney plays Lawrence Harris
Bonnie Bartlett plays Martha Harris
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Chelcie Ross plays Charlie Martin
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Tony Shalhoub plays Eddie Reyes
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Robert Cicchini plays Jimmy Ozio
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Rolando Molina plays Anthony Ramirez
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Stacy Edwards plays Jennifer Rogers
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Susan Kussman plays Ella Louise
Vickilyn Reynolds plays Amalee
Robert Symonds plays Bart Nilson
Gia Carides plays Cashmere McLeod
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Scott Burkholder plays Danny Scanlon
Bill Maher plays Himself
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Michael Haley plays Shipyard Announcer
Henry Woronicz plays Pundit
Daryce Richman plays Linda Feldstein
Rosalie Peck plays Retiree
Susan Forristal plays Bugger Bugger Woman
James Earl Jones plays CNN Voiceover (voice)
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Discover the backstage crew of Primary Colors →
- John Travolta
- Emma Thompson
- Billy Bob Thornton
- Kathy Bates
- Adrian Lester
- Maura Tierney
- Larry Hagman
- Diane Ladd
- Paul Guilfoyle
- Rebecca Walker
- Caroline Aaron
- Tommy Hollis
- Rob Reiner
- Ben Jones
- J.C. Quinn
- Allison Janney
- Robert Klein
- Mykelti Williamson
- James Denton
- Leontine Guilliard
- Monique Ridge-Williams
- Ned Eisenberg
- Brian Markinson
- Geraldo Rivera
- Charlie Rose
- Larry King
- O'Neal Compton
- Kevin Cooney
- Bonnie Bartlett
- Cynthia O'Neal
- Chelcie Ross
- John Vargas
- Tony Shalhoub
- Bianca Lawson
- Robert Cicchini
- William Stanford Davis
- Harrison Young
- Rolando Molina
- Ross Benjamin
- Stacy Edwards
- Kristoffer Ryan Winters
- Susan Kussman
- Vickilyn Reynolds
- Robert Symonds
- Gia Carides
- Robert Easton
- Scott Burkholder
- Bill Maher
- Lu Elrod
- Michael Haley
- Henry Woronicz
- Daryce Richman
- Rosalie Peck
- Susan Forristal
- James Earl Jones