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.
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Studio
Universal Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How Primary Colors performed
Budget
$65.0M
Worldwide Gross
$52.1M
Gross Profit
−$12.9M
Return
0.8× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$8M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Jack Stanton
John Travolta
Jack Stanton
Susan Stanton
Emma Thompson
Susan Stanton
Richard Jemmons
Billy Bob Thornton
Richard Jemmons
Henry Burton
Adrian Lester
Henry Burton
Daisy Green
Maura Tierney
Daisy Green
Howard Ferguson
Paul Guilfoyle
Howard Ferguson
Gov. Fred Picker
Larry Hagman
Gov. Fred Picker
Libby Holden
Kathy Bates
Libby Holden
Mamma Stanton
Diane Ladd
Mamma Stanton
March
Rebecca Walker
March
Lucille Kaufman
Caroline Aaron
Lucille Kaufman
Fat Willie
Tommy Hollis
Fat Willie
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