The follow-up to the acclaimed mini-series Tanner 88 from Oscar-nominated director Robert Altman (Nashville, The Player, Gosford Park) and Gary Trudeau, creator of the Pulitzer Prize winning comic Doonesbury. Stars Emmy winner Cynthia Nixon (Sex and the City) and Michael Murphy (MASH, Manhattan, An Unmarried Woman). Features special appearances by Madeline Albright, Steve Buscemi, Mario Cuomo, Howard Dean, Al Franken, Janeane Garofalo, Alexandra Kerry, Chris Matthews, Ron Reagan Jr, Robert Redford and Martin Scorsese. For the run up to the 2004 presidential election, Tanner creators Altman and Trudeau re-teamed to examine this year's political climate. This new four-part series features Tanner's daughter Alex (Nixon) in her quest to make a documentary about her father's failed 88 nomination bid. With appearances by modern day politicians, pundits and celebrities, and shot in part during the 2004 Democratic National Convention, Tanner on Tanner offers a sharp and funny spin on politics as usual.