Who played the US President, allegedly based on Bill Clinton, in the 1998 film Primary Colors?
Primary Colors (film) Primary Colors (film) Primary Colors is a 1998 American comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols. The screenplay by Elaine May was adapted from the novel "Primary Colors: A Novel of Politics", a "roman à clef" about Bill Clinton's first presidential campaign in 1992, which was originally published anonymously, but in 1996 was revealed to have been written by journalist Joe Klein, who had been covering Clinton's campaign for "Newsweek". The film starred John Travolta, Emma Thompson, Billy Bob Thornton, Kathy Bates, Maura Tierney, Larry Hagman and Adrian Lester. It was critically acclaimed but was a box office bomb, earning $52
Primary Colors (film) acting, the movie lacked subtlety or depth, and it was loaded with cheap and obvious jokes. Nevertheless, Vice wrote that "solid support is provided by Maura Tierney, Larry Hagman, and Stacy Edwards". "Primary Colors" currently holds an 80% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 75 reviews. The film earned a disappointing box office gross, only taking $39 million domestically and $13 million in foreign markets, for a worldwide total gross of $52 million against a budget of $65 million. The soundtrack album, featuring music by and produced by Ry Cooder, was released in March 1998. Primary Colors (film) Primary Colors