Primary Colors

1998 "What went down on the way to the top."
6.7| 2h23m| R| en| Drama
Storyline

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.

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  • Primary Colors Cast
John Travolta as Jack Stanton
Emma Thompson as Susan Stanton
Billy Bob Thornton as Richard Jemmons
Adrian Lester as Henry Burton
Maura Tierney as Daisy Green
Paul Guilfoyle as Howard Ferguson
Larry Hagman as Gov. Fred Picker
Kathy Bates as Libby Holden
Diane Ladd as Mamma Stanton