Primary colors

Resource Information

The work Primary colors represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Chemeketa Cooperative Regional Library Service (CCRLS). This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Primary colors

Statement of responsibility

Universal Pictures and Mutual Film Company present ; directed and produced by Mike Nichols ; screenplay by Elaine May ; executive producers, Neil Machlis, Jonathan D. Krane ; a Mike Nichols film ; co-producer, Michele Imperato ; produced in association with Tele-München, UGC PH, BBC, and Marubeni/Toho-Towa ; [an Icarus production]

Creator

• Primary colors (Motion picture)

Contributor

• Shalhoub, Tony, 1953-
• Stabile, Michele Imperato
• trueThompson, Emma
• trueThornton, Billy Bob
• Tierney, Maura, 1965-
• trueTravolta, John, 1954-
• Welch, Bo
• British Broadcasting Corporation
• Icarus Films
• Marubeni Kabushiki Kaisha
• Mutual Film Company
• Tele-München
• Tōhō Tōwa Kabushiki Kaisha
• U.G.C. (Firm)
• Universal Pictures Company
• Ballhaus, Michael, 1935-2017
• Bates, Kathy, 1948-
• Cooder, Ry
• Guilfoyle, Paul
• trueHagman, Larry
• Janney, Allison
• Krane, Jonathan D
• trueLadd, Diane
• Lester, Adrian
• Machlis, Neil
• May, Elaine, 1932-
• Nichols, Mike
• Reiner, Rob
• Roth, Ann, 1931-
• Schmidt, Arthur

Actor

• trueThompson, Emma
• Lester, Adrian
• trueThornton, Billy Bob
• trueHagman, Larry
• Tierney, Maura, 1965-
• Guilfoyle, Paul
• Reiner, Rob
• trueTravolta, John, 1954-
• Shalhoub, Tony, 1953-
• Janney, Allison
• trueLadd, Diane
• Bates, Kathy, 1948-

Screenwriter

• May, Elaine, 1932-

Composer

• Cooder, Ry

Cinematographer

• Ballhaus, Michael, 1935-2017

Costume designer

• Roth, Ann, 1931-

Director

• Nichols, Mike

Designer

• Welch, Bo

Film editor

• Schmidt, Arthur

Producer

• Stabile, Michele Imperato
• Nichols, Mike
• Machlis, Neil
• Krane, Jonathan D

Subject

• Drama
• Feature films
• Feature films
• Feature films
• Feature films -- France
• Feature films -- Great Britain
• Feature films -- United States
• Fiction films
• Films à clef
• Political films
• Presidents -- Election
• Presidents -- United States -- Election -- Drama
• United States
• trueComedy
• Comedy -- Feature
• Comedy films
• Comedy films
• Comedy films
• Comedy films

Genre

• Films à clef
• Comedy films
• Political films
• Comedy
• Fiction films
• Feature films
• trueDrama

Language

• eng
• fre
• eng
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

Jack Stanton is a virtually unknown Southern governor on a quest for the White House with his strong, savvy and equally ambitious wife, Susan. Running against the odds, the Stantons need all the help they can get from their extremely colorful political team. Together, they take off on a hilarious, heart-wrenching and ultimately history-making roller coaster ride to the top

Member of

• Primary colors (Novel)

Cataloging source

MDK

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Michael Ballhaus ; production designer, Bo Welch ; editor, Arthur Schmidt ; music by Ry Cooder ; costume designer, Ann Roth

Dewey number

• 791.43/72
• 791.4372
• FIC

Intended audience

MPAA rating; R

Language note

In English or dubbed French with optional English or Spanish subtitles

LC call number

PN1997

LC item number

.P75 1998

PerformerNote

John Travolta, Emma Thompson, Billy Bob Thornton, Adrian Lester, Maura Tierney, Larry Hagman, Paul Guilfoyle, Diane Ladd, Rob Reiner, Kathy Bates, Tony Shalhoub, Allison Janney

Runtime

144

Target audience

general

Technique

live action