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Running Mates

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1992 | 92 min | Comedy, Romance, TV Movie

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who likes comedy with a point and people who like their stories with a little heart-flutter. The jokes have targets, and it hits most of them.
The mood
Provocative satire that goes after everyone, romantic.
The pace
Light on its feet, at 1 hr 32 min.
What might put you off
Skip it if you're after something serious tonight.

Hugh Hathaway was captain of the high school football team when Aggie Snow first went giddy over him. Now, he's a successful senator running for president and she's an award-winning children's author. They may clash on some political issues, but they can agree on one thing: they're falling in love. Aggie isn't sure she's ready to become anyone's first lady, let alone the country's but she's soon seduced by the smiling senator and introduced as his bride-to-be to the nation. Unfortunately for the White House hopefuls, someone has film footage of Aggie from the Nixon Years, showing her in a series of compromising positions which could compromise Hugh's chances of winning. Will the two running mates ruin into in a brick wall — or will love conquer all before election day?

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 4K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg

  • Diane KeatonAggie Snow
  • Ed HarrisHugh Hathaway
  • Ed Begley Jr.Chapman Snow
  • Ben MastersMel Fletcher
  • Robert HarperGordy Faust
  • Brandon MaggartJack Delaney
  • Russ TamblynFrank Usher
  • Edgar SmallSenator Seaton
  • Richard LivingstonBeard
  • Stacy Keach Sr.Headwaiter