| | Primary Colors DVD (4 Customer Reviews)
| Category | Dramas DVDs, Comedies Movies, Based On A Novel Videos, Political | | Starring | John Travolta, Emma Thompson, Billy Bob Thornton, Kathy Bates, Allison Janney, Larry Hagman, Paul Guilfoyle, Maura Tierney, Adrian Lester | | Director | Mike Nichols | | Costume Designer | Ann Roth | | Director of Photography | Michael Ballhaus | | Editor | Arthur Schmidt | | Music | Ry Cooder | | Producer | Mike Nichols | | Production Designer | Bo Welch | | Screenwriter | Elaine May |
DVD. Feature film. Stars John Travolta. Rated R. CC. In Mike Nichols's PRIMARY COLORS, America's topsy-turvy political process is viewed through the eyes of Henry Burton (Adrian Lester), an idealistic young man who is seduced into managing the presidential campaign of slick southern governor Jack Stanton (John Travolta). The mesmerized Burton immediately sets up campaign headquarters and meets his new political family: Susan Stanton (Emma Thompson), Jack's wife and partner; Richard Jemmons (Billy Bob Thornton), the sly, improbable political strategist who proudly describes himself as a redneck; Libby Holden (Kathy Bates), the fanatically loyal, overtly lesbian campaign troubleshooter who always has a big mouth and occasionally carries a big gun to match; and Daisy (Maura Tierney), the young, smart, and looking-for-love campaign media adviser. The film is based on the controversial best-selling novel by Anonymous (Joe Klein). Travolta's dead-on, thinly disguised Clinton impersonation alone is well worth seeing. Primary Colors Reviews: "...This provocative film touches a nerve. It's so funny it hurts..."
-- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone "...Travolta is a wonderful Clinton/Stanton....[Bates is] a fierce, funny force of nature..."
-- Stephen Whitty, Entertainment Weekly "...An array of vivid caricatures whose real-life role models aren't easy acts to follow..."
-- Janet Maslin, New York Times "...For Tennessee-born Kathy Bates, this gleeful, high-energy part is a lifesaver, her best performance since winning an Oscar in MISERY and good enough to practically steal the entire picture..."
-- Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times "...It's a superb film -- funny, insightful and very wise about the realities of political life....The movie is endlessly inventive and involving..."-- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times "...PRIMARY COLORS rewards where other political dramas merely bore..."
-- David Meadows, Total Film Primary Colors | List Price | $9.99 (You save $3.44) | | Studio | Universal Studios Home Video | | Orig Year | 1998 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  19743  | | CD Universe Part number | 1282370 | | Catalog number | 61020283 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Sep 09, 1998 | | Rating | R (MPAA) | | Running Time | 144 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen | | Movie Details | Color; Dolby Surround AC-3 Sound; Widescreen; Anamorphic Widescreen |
Primary Colors Movie Review Average Rating: (4.3 out of 5 stars)   brilliant
i dunno what movie blake saw (though i'll agree travolta was very good in this) but i thought the cast was phenominal. kathy bates was inspiringly manic, adrian lester gave a great performance as the everyman of the piece, billy bob thorton was, as always, fantastic in his role, and emma thompson...honestly, i've never seen her better. there is such a line that she takes in the film that she struggles between cynical hope and dazed, blunt reality. fantastic, 5 stars.
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Submitted by libra_hillary (indiana)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Travolta in a good movie!
John Travolta was quite good in this movie where he gained a few pounds and died his hair white grey for Primary Colors. Travolta played an upcoming American president who is elected and runs in a campaign race for politics. Some parts were funny and sometimes weird for the plot scenario story from this movie. But I found it a good movie so as critic I'll give it TWO THUMBS UP! And also five stars rated to this review here.
Submitted by Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada (CDJay@webtv.net)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No  Why can't Travolta be in any good movies?
John Travolta is a brilliant actor,but some of his movies just stink and this one is a good example.Travolta puts up a great performance,but the rest of the cast is simply lifeless and the movie struggles to keep you interested.
Submitted by Blake (Brandon,MS)
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