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This article is about the film. For the book, see Primary Colors .

Primary Colors
Promotional film poster
Directed by	Mike Nichols
Produced by	Mike Nichols, Jonathan Krane, Neil Machlis
Written by	Joe Klein (novel), Elaine May (screenplay)
Starring	John Travolta Emma Thompson Kathy Bates Billy Bob Thornton Maura Tierney Larry Hagman Paul Guilfoyle Adrian Lester
Music by	Ry Cooder
Cinematography	Michael Ballhaus
Editing by	Arthur Schmidt
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date(s)	March 20, 1998
Running time	143 minutes
Country	USA /
Language	English

Primary Colors is a 1998 film starring John Travolta based on the popular book (a success fueled in part by speculation over the identity of the then-anonymous author, Joe Klein). It also starred Emma Thompson, Billy Bob Thornton, Kathy Bates and Adrian Lester. Bates was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance, and the film itself was nominated for an Academy Award for Adapted Screenplay.

Cast

John Travolta - Governor Jack Stanton
Emma Thompson - Susan Stanton
Billy Bob Thornton - Richard Jemmons
Kathy Bates - Libby Holden
Adrian Lester - Henry Burton
Maura Tierney - Daisy Green
Larry Hagman - Governor Fred Picker
Diane Ladd - Mamma Stanton
Paul Guilfoyle - Howard Ferguson
Rebecca Walker - March
Caroline Aaron - Lucille Kaufman
Tommy Hollis - William "Fat Willie" McCullison
Rob Reiner - Izzy Rosenblatt
Ben L. Jones - Arlen Sporken
J. C. Quinn - Uncle Charlie
Allison Janney - Miss Walsh
Robert Klein - Norman Asher
Mykelti Williamson - Dewayne Smith
Geraldo Rivera - himself
Charlie Rose - himself
Larry King - himself
Bill Maher - himself

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Films directed by Mike Nichols

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) • The Graduate (1967) • Catch-22 (1970) • Carnal Knowledge (1971) • The Day of the Dolphin (1973) • The Fortune (1975) • Gilda Live (1980) • Silkwood (1983) • Heartburn (1986) • Biloxi Blues (1988) • Working Girl (1988) • Postcards from the Edge (1990) • Regarding Henry (1991) • Wolf (1994) • The Birdcage (1996) • Primary Colors (1998) • What Planet Are You From? (2000) • Closer (2004) • Charlie Wilson's War (2007)