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.
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Cast
85 people
John Travolta
Jack Stanton
Known for
Pulp Fiction
Bolt
Emma Thompson
Susan Stanton
Known for
Brave
Cruella
Billy Bob Thornton
Richard Jemmons
Known for
Armageddon
Bad Santa
Adrian Lester
Henry Burton
Known for
The Sandman
Doomsday
Maura Tierney
Daisy Green
Known for
Liar Liar
ER
Paul Guilfoyle
Howard Ferguson
Known for
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Air Force One
Larry Hagman
Gov. Fred Picker
Known for
I Dream of Jeannie
Dallas
Kathy Bates
Libby Holden
Known for
Titanic
Misery
Diane Ladd
Mamma Stanton
Known for
Joy
Wild at Heart
Rebecca Walker
March
Also in
Transparent
Caroline Aaron
Lucille Kaufman
Known for
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Edward Scissorhands
Tommy Hollis
Fat Willie
Known for
Malcolm X
Joe's Apartment
Mike Nichols Director · Elaine May Screenplay Joe Klein Author
Worldwide gross $52M · Budget $65M · United States release March 20, 1998
Box office
Budget
$65,000,000
Worldwide gross
$52,090,187
Gross vs. budget
0.8×
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
Mutual Film Company
Production
Icarus
Production
Tele München
Production
BBC
Production
TOHO-TOWA
Production
UGC PH
Production
France · Germany · Japan · United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 12, 1998
Premiere · Universal CityWalk Hollywood
United States · March 20, 1998
Theatrical
Czechia
April 1, 2000 · Physical
France
May 13, 1998 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
October 21, 1998 · Theatrical
October 30, 2026 · TV · France 5
Germany
September 3, 1998 · Theatrical
Greece
December 15, 1998 · Theatrical
Italy
October 30, 1998 · Theatrical
Romania
November 2, 2001 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 23, 1999 · Theatrical
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