Favorite Son (1988)
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.
Release date: 1988-10-30
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Orginal language: English
Director: Jeff Bleckner
Novel: Steve Sohmer
Seasons
Main cast
Harry Hamlin
as Senator Terry Fallon
Linda Kozlowski
as Sally Crain
Robert Loggia
as Nick Mancuso
John Mahoney
as Lou Brenner
Ronny Cox
as Admiral William Rieker
Lance Guest
as David Ross
Kenneth McMillan
as Henry O'Brien
Mitchell Ryan
as Vice President Dan Eastman
Richard Bradford
as Charles MacDonald
Jason Alexander
as Chris Van Allen
Jon Cypher
as Bartholomew Scott
Fredric Lehne
as Wyckoff
Richard Herd
as
Randi Brooks
as
J. Kenneth Campbell
as Thomas
Brian Thompson
as Peterson
Charles Siebert
as
Geno Silva
as Colonel Octavio Martinez
Stepfanie Kramer
as Stevie Chandler
James Whitmore
as The President
Rest of the main cast - click here to expand
Dante D'Andre, Lee Kessler, John Shearin
Crew - click here to expand
Martin Becker - Special Effects, Jeff Bleckner - Director, Joe Ann Fogle - Supervising Film Editor, Steve Sohmer - Executive Producer, Steve Sohmer - Teleplay, Susan Edelman - Casting, Jonathan Bernstein - Producer, Steve Sohmer - Novel, Tim Myers - Associate Producer, David M. Haber - Production Designer, Mary V. Buck - Casting, Bradford May - Director of Photography, Jeff Freeman - Editor, John Morris - Original Music Composer