In this adaptation of the best-selling roman à clef about Bill Clinton's 1992 run for the White House, the young and gifted Henry Burton is tapped to oversee the presidential campaign of Governor Jack Stanton. Burton is pulled into the politician's colorful world and looks on as Stanton -- who has a wandering eye that could be his downfall -- contends with his ambitious wife, Susan, and an outspoken adviser, Richard Jemmons.
Elenco: John Travolta , Emma Thompson , Billy Bob Thornton , Kathy Bates , Adrian Lester , Maura Tierney , Larry Hagman , Diane Ladd , Paul Guilfoyle , Rebecca Walker , Caroline Aaron , Tommy Hollis , Rob Reiner , Ben Jones , J.C. Quinn , Allison Janney , Robert Klein , Mykelti Williamson , James Denton , Leontine Guilliard , Monique Ridge-Williams , Ned Eisenberg , Brian Markinson , Geraldo Rivera , Charlie Rose , Larry King , O'Neal Compton , Kevin Cooney , Bonnie Bartlett , Cynthia O'Neal , Chelcie Ross , John Vargas , Tony Shalhoub , Bianca Lawson , Robert Cicchini , William Stanford Davis , Harrison Young , Rolando Molina , Ross Benjamin , Stacy Edwards , Kristoffer Ryan Winters , Susan Kussman , Vickilyn Reynolds , Robert Symonds , Gia Carides , Robert Easton , Scott Burkholder , Bill Maher , Lu Elrod , Michael Haley , Henry Woronicz , Daryce Richman , Rosalie Peck , Susan Forristal , James Earl Jones .