Primary Colors (1998) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Mike Nichols.

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
Rebecca Walker as March
Caroline Aaron as Lucille Kaufman
Tommy Hollis as Fat Willie
Rob Reiner as Izzy Rosenblatt
Ben Jones as Arlen Sporken
J.C. Quinn as Uncle Charlie
Allison Janney as Miss Walsh
Robert Klein as Norman Asher
Mykelti Williamson as Dewayne Smith
James Denton as Mitch
Leontine Guilliard as Ruby
Monique Ridge-Williams as Tawana Carter
Ned Eisenberg as Brad Lieberman
Brian Markinson as Randy Culligan
Geraldo Rivera as Himself
Charlie Rose as Himself
Larry King as Himself
O'Neal Compton as Sailorman Shoreson
Kevin Cooney as Lawrence Harris
Bonnie Bartlett as Martha Harris
Cynthia O'Neal as Elegant Woman
Chelcie Ross as Charlie Martin
John Vargas as Lorenzo Delgado
Tony Shalhoub as Eddie Reyes
Bianca Lawson as Loretta
Robert Cicchini as Jimmy Ozio
William Stanford Davis as Jack Mandela Washington
Harrison Young as Sam
Rolando Molina as Anthony Ramirez
Ross Benjamin as Peter Goldsmith
Stacy Edwards as Jennifer Rogers

Crew

Ry Cooder — Original Music Composer
Elaine May — Screenplay
Mike Nichols — Producer
Mike Nichols — Director
Michael Ballhaus — Director of Photography
Joe Klein — Novel

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