Series·1988·1 Season
Favorite Son
The only thing more dangerous than his politics... is the woman behind them.
Directed By
Jeff Bleckner
Country
US
Language
English
Episodes
3
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The Story
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.
Producer
Jonathan Bernstein, Steve Sohmer
Cinematography
Bradford May
Music
John Morris
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
5 votes
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// cast
Cast
Harry Hamlin
Senator Terry Fallon
Linda Kozlowski
Sally Crain
Robert Loggia
Nick Mancuso
John Mahoney
Lou Brenner
Philip McKeon
Ronny Cox
Admiral William Rieker
Lance Guest
David Ross
Kenneth McMillan
Henry O'Brien
Mitchell Ryan
Vice President Dan Eastman
Richard Bradford
Charles MacDonald
Jason Alexander
Chris Van Allen
Jon Cypher
Bartholomew Scott
Fredric Lehne
Wyckoff
Richard Herd
Randi Brooks
Dante D'Andre
J. Kenneth Campbell
Thomas
Lee Kessler
// crew
Crew
Jeff Bleckner
Director
Bradford May
Director of Photography
Jonathan Bernstein
Producer
Jeff Freeman
Editor
Steve Sohmer
Executive Producer
John Morris
Original Music Composer
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