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Favorite Son (1988)

Favorite Son

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1h 55m

Action, Thriller

October 30th, 1988

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Favorite Son is a miniseries about political intrigue that aired on NBC in 1988 a week before that year's presidential election. It starred Harry Hamlin, Linda Kozlowski, James Whitmore, Robert Loggia, John Mahoney, Ronny Cox, and a pre-Seinfeld Jason Alexander. The miniseries was adapted from the 1987 novel of the same written by Steve Sohmer, who also wrote the teleplay.

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Cast

Harry Hamlin
Senator Terry Fallon
Tony Goldwyn
Tim
Rosemary Dunsmore
Mrs. Harriet Fallon
Lynnette Mettey
Elaine Rose
Philip McKeon
Michael Fairman
Dr. Aronowitz
William Bogert
Rif Hutton
Lou Beatty Jr.
SWAT Captain
Danny Daniels
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Directors

Jeff Bleckner
(1 episode, 1988)
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Producers

Jonathan Bernstein
producer
(1 episode, 1988)
Tim Myers
associate producer
(1 episode, 1988)
Steve Sohmer
executive producer
(1 episode, 1988)
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Writers

Steve Sohmer
novel
(1 episode, 1988)
Steve Sohmer
(written for television by) (1 episode, 1988)
Full cast & crew

Taglines

The only thing more dangerous than his politics ... is the woman behind them.
The only thing more dangerous than his politics... is the woman behind them.

Keywords

based on novel
election
politics
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Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

June 28th, 1991 (Belgium) (Flemish speaking region)
December 12th, 1990 (Germany)
January 24th, 1992 (Hungary)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Favorite Son (original title)
La estafa del poder (Argentina)
Suosikkipoika (Finland)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Running Times

115 min (United States of America) ((cut VHS))
172 min (Germany) (3 parts)
172 min (United States of America) ((video))
All Running Times

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.33 : 1

Production Companies

NBC Productions
Steve Sohmer Productions

Distribution Companies

RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video (Australia)
Malo Video (Canada)
Warner Home Video (Germany)
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Other Companies

Segue Music (music editing)
Inter Video (24 frame playback)
The Burbank Studios (re-recording facility)
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