Directed by:
Peter WernerScreenplay:
Ken TreveyCinematography:
John LindleyCast:
Randy Quaid, Patti LuPone, Morgan Brittany, Corey Burton, Frances Conroy, Pat Hingle, Barry Corbin, Robin Curtis, Charles Frank, R.G. Armstrong, Kevin McCarthy (more)Plots(1)
Randy Quaid avoids caricature and cliché in his multifaceted portrayal of Lyndon Baines Johnson in LBJ: The Early Year. This made-for-TV film chronicles the years 1934 through 1963, tracing the beginnings of Johnson's public career, chronicling his reputation for down-and-dirty politicking, and following his progress from congressman to senator to majority leader to vice president. Staunchly at LBJ's side through thick and thin is faithful-wife Lady Bird (Patti LuPone), whose fidelity remains unshaken even while Johnson dallies with other women. Charles Frank co-stars as John F. Kennedy, whose assassination catapults the reluctant Johnson into the presidency that he'd always wanted to win on his own merits. Less than six days before LBJ: The Early Year premiered on February 1, 1987, author Larry L. King picked apart the film's inaccuracies in a TV Guide article. Audiences cared not for absolute truth, and had a grand old time watching Randy Quaid impersonate the amazing Mr. Johnson. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Randy Quaid](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267786_8867a7.jpg)
Randy Quaid
USA
Best movies:
Paper Moon (1973)
Midnight Express (1978)
The Last Picture Show (1971)
![Patti LuPone](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/737/163737271_ce7a05.jpg)
Patti LuPone
USA
Best movies:
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street In Concert (2001) (theatrical recording)
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
Witness (1985)
![Morgan Brittany](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/354/158354467_ca6372.jpg)
Morgan Brittany
USA
Best movies:
The Birds (1963)
Death Car on the Freeway (1979) (TV movie)
Gable and Lombard (1976)
![Corey Burton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270736_dc12c3.jpg)
Corey Burton
USA
Best movies:
Toy Story 2 (1999)
Aladdin (1992)
Hercules (1997)
![Frances Conroy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/883/163883240_5f1e00.jpg)
Frances Conroy
USA
Best movies:
Joker (2019)
Scent of a Woman (1992)
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
![Pat Hingle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271243_beb648.jpg)
Pat Hingle
USA
Best movies:
The Land Before Time (1988)
On the Waterfront (1954)
Batman (1989)
![Barry Corbin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271676_f0259f.jpg)
Barry Corbin
USA
Best movies:
No Country for Old Men (2007)
Lonesome Dove (1989) (series)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Robin Curtis
USA
Best movies:
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Space: Above and Beyond (1995) (series)
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
![Charles Frank](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886318_eaaa2d.jpg)
Charles Frank
USA
Best movies:
The Right Stuff (1983)
Columbo (1971) (series)
The Anderson Tapes (1971)
![R.G. Armstrong](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272193_ae1543.jpg)
R.G. Armstrong
USA
Best movies:
Predator (1987)
El Dorado (1966)
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
![Kevin McCarthy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/212/164212306_cc8012.jpg)
Kevin McCarthy
USA
Best movies:
'Weird Al' Yankovic: The Videos (1996) (video compilation)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Columbo (1971) (series)
![Ian Wolfe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/228/159228284_eaf71d.jpg)
Ian Wolfe
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Love Crazy (1941)
![Tim Ware](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279217_a00ce4.jpg)
Tim Ware
USA
Best movies:
Walk the Line (2005)
Monster (2003)
Remember the Titans (2000)
![Royal Dano](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/483/483261_cf367b.jpg)
Royal Dano
USA
Best movies:
The Right Stuff (1983)
Moby Dick (1956)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
![Jerry Hardin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/025/059/25059637_09702e.jpg)
Jerry Hardin
USA
Best movies:
The X-Files – File 6: Master Plan (1996) (video compilation)
The X Files: One Son (1999) (video compilation)
Honkytonk Man (1982)
![Ron Hayes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/484/159484305_1ac7af.gif)
Ron Hayes
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
Face of a Fugitive (1959)
Terrence Evans
USA
Best movies:
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
Dark Skies (1996) (series)
Jerry Potter
Best movies:
Misery (1990)
Inherit the Wind (1999) (TV movie)
The Quick and the Dead (1987) (TV movie)
![Michael Greene](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/729/160729077_7dee36.jpg)
Michael Greene
USA
Best movies:
Play It Again, Sam (1972)
Spencer's Mountain (1963)
An Enemy of the People (1978)
![Joan Prather](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/173/162173875_9f9a55.gif)
Joan Prather
USA
Best movies:
Big Bad Mama (1974)
The Devil's Rain (1975)
Smile (1975)