The Candidate Summary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Michael Ritchie
Genres: Drama
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"What do we do now?" Director Michael_Ritchie and executive producer/star Robert_Redford satirically explore the machinations and manipulations of media-age political campaigns in this cynical political drama. Rumpled left-wing California lawyer Bill McKay (Redford), the son of a former governor (Melvyn_Douglas), is enlisted by campaign maestro Marvin Lucas (Peter_Boyle) to challenge Republican incumbent Crocker Jarmon (Don_Porter) for his Senate seat. McKay agrees, but only if he can say exactly what he thinks. That approach is all well and good when McKay does not seem to have a chance, but things change when his honesty unexpectedly captivates the electorate. As McKay inches up in the polls, Lucas and company start to do what it takes to win, leaving McKay to ponder the consequences of his political seduction. Working without studio interference from a script by Jeremy_Larner, a speechwriter for 1968 Presidential candidate Eugene McCarthy, Ritchie enhanced the behind-the-scenes realism of Larner's insights with a realistic, cin
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