The Last Debate Explained

Genre:	Political drama
Starring:	James Garner Peter Gallagher Audra McDonald Marco Sanchez
Director:	John Badham
Music:	Arthur B. Rubinstein
Location:	Toronto
Cinematography:	Norayr Kasper
Editor:	Frank Morriss
Company:	Scott Free Productions
Network:	Showtime
Runtime:	96 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

The Last Debate is a 2000 American political drama television film directed by John Badham and written by Jon Maas, based on the 1995 book by Jim Lehrer,^[1] and starring James Garner and Peter Gallagher. It aired on Showtime on November 5, 2000.

Plot

A televised presidential debate has a conspiracy behind it.

Cast

• James Garner as Mike Howley
• Peter Gallagher as Tom Chapman
• Audra McDonald as Barbara Manning
• Donna Murphy as Joan Naylor
• Marco Sanchez as Henry Ramirez
• Dorian Harewood as Brad Lily
• Michael Riley as Jack Turpin
• Bruce Gray as Governor Paul L. Greene
• Stephen Young as Richard Meredith
• Lawrence Dane as Sidney Robert Mulvane
• Djanet Sears as Nancy Dewey
• Peter Donaldson as Jeff Grayson
• John Badham as Don Beard
• Leslie Carlson as Pat Tubbs
• Maggie Huculak as Gwyn Garrison
• Martin Doyle as Jim Weaver
• Brenda Robins as Carol Reynolds
• Colin Fox as Joshua L. Simpson
• Judah Katz as Bob Lucas
• Robin Ward as Mark Southeran
• Don Ritchie as Church Hammond
• Nicky Guadagni as Sam Minter
• Patrice Goodman as Roz Weisberg
• Barry Flatman as Ned Cannon
• Shelley Peterson as Joyce Meredith
• Annabelle Torsein as Alison Meredith
• Lynn Vogt as Ellen Greene
• Eamon Zekkon as TV Director
• Barbara Gordon as Lorraine Hampstead
• Nancy Harewood as Bonnie Kerr
• Ann Marin as Female Reporter
• Vanessa Vaughan as Grace Dickins
• Doug Murray as Jeff Field
• Martin Roach as Room Service Waiter
• Denis Akiyama as TV Makeup Artist
• Bryan Renfro as Steve Harrington
• Sharron Matthews as Barbara Fan
• Chuck Campbell as Bartender

Production

Filming took place in Toronto.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Book: The Last Debate. Books. 1586480049. Lehrer. Jim. September 21, 2000. PublicAffairs .
2. Web site: The Last Debate. Zahed. Ramin. Variety. November 1, 2000. November 12, 2022.