MOVIE
Primary Colors
What went down on the way to the top.
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.
ERA & CONTEXT
Primary Colors in its release era
Released in 1998, Primary Colors sits inside the 1990s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.
- Release
- 1998-03-20
- Rating
- R
- TMDB score
- 6.3/10
- Original language
- EN
- Status
- Released
- Production
- France, Germany, Japan
- Studio
- Universal Pictures, Mutual Film Company, Icarus
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