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Favorite Son

  • TV Mini Series
  • 1988
  • R
  • 4h 15m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
214
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Harry Hamlin and Linda Kozlowski in Favorite Son (1988)
Target: Favorite Son
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A Vice-Presidential candidate's been shot. Now an investigation ensues, and the investigator discovers that there's a conspiracy going on. And not only that, people in the President's staff ... Read allA Vice-Presidential candidate's been shot. Now an investigation ensues, and the investigator discovers that there's a conspiracy going on. And not only that, people in the President's staff are also plotting to make sure that he gets re-elected, and they are prepared to go to any... Read allA Vice-Presidential candidate's been shot. Now an investigation ensues, and the investigator discovers that there's a conspiracy going on. And not only that, people in the President's staff are also plotting to make sure that he gets re-elected, and they are prepared to go to any means necessary.

  • Stars
    • Harry Hamlin
    • Tony Goldwyn
    • Lynnette Mettey
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    214
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    • Stars
      • Harry Hamlin
      • Tony Goldwyn
      • Lynnette Mettey
    • 6User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 nomination total

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    Harry Hamlin
    Harry Hamlin
    • Senator Terry Fallon
    Tony Goldwyn
    Tony Goldwyn
    • Tim
    Lynnette Mettey
    Lynnette Mettey
    • Elaine Rose
    Lou Beatty Jr.
    Lou Beatty Jr.
    • SWAT Captain
    Philip McKeon
    Philip McKeon
    Rosemary Dunsmore
    Rosemary Dunsmore
    • Mrs. Harriet Fallon
    Michael Fairman
    Michael Fairman
    • Dr. Aronowitz
    William Bogert
    William Bogert
    Danny Daniels
    Danny Daniels
    Rif Hutton
    Rif Hutton
    Mary Gregory
    Mary Gregory
    • FBI Cashier
    Conrad Bachmann
    Conrad Bachmann
    Larry Carroll
    Larry Carroll
    • TV Host
    Diana Lewis
    Diana Lewis
    Tiiu Leek
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    • Trivia
      Despite receiving critical acclaim, Target: Favorite Son has not yet been released on DVD.
    • Alternate versions
      Video version is heavily edited.
    • Connections
      Followed by Mancuso, FBI (1989)

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    10/10
    Absolutely Fabulous. Loggia's performance is more subtle than Clint Eastwood.
    My how lucky I was to have taped this off of NBC television back in 1988. The real time for this mini-series is four hours and 23.5 minutes. My Beta recording was still perfect after 19 years. I am writing this at 4:12 AM. I could not leave my television set until the production ended. The casting of Ronny Cox and John Mahoney was also perfect. I enjoyed this movie even though I could see bits and pieces from movies as diverse as DAVE and THE DEAD ZONE. James Whitmore gives his role a very sincere and strong performance. Harry Hamlin who portrays a "scrungy" US Senator leaves you with the feeling that you should wash your hands if you had shaken his hand. Linda Kozlowski's performance throughout the film is very remarkable. Her final scene with Lance Guest as agent David Ross glues the viewer to the television. I hope that the producers re-release the mini-series in its entirety. I noticed that a VHS tape was available, but that only ran 115 minutes instead of the full 264 minutes.
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    • Release date
      • October 30, 1988 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Target: Favorite Son
    • Filming locations
      • Washington, District of Columbia, USA
    • Production companies
      • Steve Sohmer Productions
      • NBC Productions
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    • Runtime
      4 hours 15 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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