The Last Debate is a 2000 American political drama television film directed by John Badham and written by Jon Maas, based on the 1995 book by Jim Lehrer,[1] and starring James Garner and Peter Gallagher. It aired on Showtime on November 5, 2000.
| The Last Debate | |
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| Genre | Political drama |
| Based on | The Last Debate by Jim Lehrer |
| Written by | Jon Maas |
| Directed by | John Badham |
| Starring | James Garner Peter Gallagher Audra McDonald Marco Sanchez |
| Music by | Arthur B. Rubinstein |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
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| Production location | Toronto |
| Cinematography | Norayr Kasper |
| Editor | Frank Morriss |
| Running time | 96 minutes |
| Production company | Scott Free Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Showtime |
| Release | November 5, 2000 |
Plot
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A televised presidential debate has a conspiracy behind it.
Cast
edit- James Garner as Mike Howley
- Peter Gallagher as Tom Chapman
- Audra McDonald as Barbara Manning
- Donna Murphy as Joan Naylor
- Marco Sanchez as Henry Ramirez
- Dorian Harewood as Brad Lily
- Michael Riley as Jack Turpin
- Bruce Gray as Governor Paul L. Greene
- Stephen Young as Richard Meredith
- Lawrence Dane as Sidney Robert Mulvane
- Djanet Sears as Nancy Dewey
- Peter Donaldson as Jeff Grayson
- John Badham as Don Beard
- Leslie Carlson as Pat Tubbs
- Maggie Huculak as Gwyn Garrison
- Martin Doyle as Jim Weaver
- Brenda Robins as Carol Reynolds
- Colin Fox as Joshua L. Simpson
- Judah Katz as Bob Lucas
- Robin Ward as Mark Southeran
- Don Ritchie as Church Hammond
- Nicky Guadagni as Sam Minter
- Patrice Goodman as Roz Weisberg
- Barry Flatman as Ned Cannon
- Shelley Peterson as Joyce Meredith
- Annabelle Torsein as Alison Meredith
- Lynn Vogt as Ellen Greene
- Eamon Zekkon as TV Director
- Barbara Gordon as Lorraine Hampstead
- Nancy Harewood as Bonnie Kerr
- Ann Marin as Female Reporter
- Vanessa Vaughan as Grace Dickins
- Doug Murray as Jeff Field
- Martin Roach as Room Service Waiter
- Denis Akiyama as TV Makeup Artist
- Bryan Renfro as Steve Harrington
- Sharron Matthews as Barbara Fan
- Chuck Campbell as Bartender
Production
editReferences
edit- ↑ Lehrer, Jim (September 21, 2000). The Last Debate. PublicAffairs. ISBN 1586480049.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ↑ Zahed, Ramin (November 1, 2000). "The Last Debate". Variety. Retrieved November 12, 2022.