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A Perfect Candidate
A film by R.J. Cutler & David Van Taylor 105 minutes, documentary, color, English, 1996
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Sometimes horrifying, often hilarious, A Perfect Candidate is a twisted journey
into the underbelly of American politics. In 1994 former Marine Oliver North
re-emerged from the Iran-Contra scandal to run for the U.S Senate. In the hotly
contested race between North and incumbent Chuck Robb - who played Charlie Brown
to Ollie's Elvis - filmmakers R.J. Cutler and David Van Taylor were granted
astonishing access to the back room games played by the candidates, their handlers,
and the press. The result is a revealing, chilling and darkly funny look into the modern American
political process. Reviews "I loved this movie!" - Roger Ebert "Absolutely fascinating!"- Gene Siskel "Sometimes hysterically funny, sometime terrifying...truly brilliant!" - Baltimore City Paper "The best American documentary since Hoop Dreams... Invigorating,
entertaining & essential!" - The Washington Post Recommended Reading Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72 The Audacity to Win: The Inside Story and Lessons of Barack Obama's Historic Victory Rendezvous with Destiny: Ronald Reagan and the Campaign That Changed America The Last Campaign: Robert F. Kennedy and 82 Days That Inspired America Links Read FRF's interview with co-director David Van Taylor Read co-director David Van Taylor's opinion piece on Sarah Palin Disc Features ● Filmmaker's audio commentary
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