

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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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $65M
- Box office
- $52.1M
- Language
- English
- usa president
- the white house
- presidential election
- new hampshire
- scandal
- extramarital affair
- presidential candidate
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France, Germany, Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereUniversal CityWalk Hollywood12 Mar 1998
- TheatricalR20 Mar 1998
CzechiaCZ
- Physical15+1 Apr 2000
FranceFR
- TheatricalTP15 Apr 1998
- PremiereCannes Film Festival13 May 1998
GermanyDE
- Theatrical123 Sept 1998
GreeceGR
- Theatrical1615 Dec 1998
ItalyIT
- Theatrical30 Oct 1998
RomaniaRO
- Theatrical2 Nov 2001
South KoreaKR
- Theatrical1223 Oct 1999
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Primary Colors was released on 20 March 1998.
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CinemaSerf
8/28/2023
There is something quite worrying about this depiction of an American Presidential nomination campaign - it is plausible... John Travolta ("Jack Stanton") positively oozes charisma - in all it's guises - as he schmoozes, charms, cheats and lies his way through a campaign that simultaneously sees him pat babies on their heads whilst stealing their lollipops... Adrian Lester is the enthusiastic, but naive, campaign man…
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