The Last Debate

The Last Debate

90 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Nov. 5, 2000

A presidential debate, unconfirmed rumors and four reporters who take the political process into their own hands. With the election only a week away, the two candidates square off in a final debate. The televised event takes a dramatic turn when the moderator and three panelists confront one of the candidates with unconfirmed rumors and allegations. The debate quickly turns into a witch hunt and destroys one politician's career. They also give Tom Chapman, the up-and-coming reporter investigating the panel's ambush, the story of a lifetime: What went on behind the last debate.

The Last Debate

90 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Nov. 5, 2000

The Last Debate
A presidential debate, unconfirmed rumors and four reporters who take the political process into their own hands. With the election only a week away, the two candidates square off in a final debate. The televised event takes a dramatic turn when the moderator and three panelists confront one of the candidates with unconfirmed rumors and allegations. The debate quickly turns into a witch hunt and destroys one politician's career. They also give Tom Chapman, the up-and-coming reporter investigating the panel's ambush, the story of a lifetime: What went on behind the last debate.
IMDb rating 5.8
Producers Scott Free Productions, Showtime Networks, Paramount Television
Original title The Last Debate
Directors John Badham
Writers Jim Lehrer, Jon Maas

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

Jack Turpin

as Michael Riley

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 Zekkou

as TV Director

Barbara Gordon

as Lorraine Hampstead

Sanjay Talwar

as Reporter #1

Nancy Harewood

as Bonnie Kerr

Ann Marin

as Female Reporter

Vanessa Vaughan

as Grace Dickins

Brendan Connor

as Reporter #3

Peter Kosaka

as Reporter #4

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

Terry McGurrin

as Henry's Boyfriend

Richard M. Davidson

as Ken Dixon

Gail Roberts

as Arline

Valerie Williams

as Nancy Dewey's Secretary

Jenny Kim

as Mike Howley's Assistant

Laura French

as Meredith Staffer Barbara

Tim Rykert

as Greene Staffer Henry

Chuck Campbell

as Bartender

Reg Dreger

as Party Guest