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The Candidate

Bill McKay is a candidate for the U.S. Senate from California. He has no hope of winning, so he is willing to tweak the establishment.

Director

Michael Ritchie

Year

Genre

Box Office

N/A

Production

Redford-Ritchie Productions,Warner Bros. Pictures

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 1 nomination total

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Bill McKay

Marvin Lucas

John J. McKay

Senator Crocker Jarmon

Klein

Nancy McKay

Rick Jenkin

Quinn K. Redeker

Wally Henderson

Paul Corliss

Floyd J. Starkey

David

Christopher Pray

Neil Atkinson

Lynn

Pilot

Station Manager

Mabel

Boy in Commercial

Jaime

Fleischer

Wilson

Large Girl

Watts Heckler

Man in Urinal

Magazine Editor

Van Amburg (ABC)

Fred L. Van Amburg

Richard Bergholtz (L.A. Times)

Richard Bergholtz

Jesse Birnbaum (Time)

Assemblyman Ken Cory

Senator Alan Cranston

Judy Fayard (Life)

Maury Green (NBC)

Cedrick Hardman (S.F. 49ers)

Cedrick Hardman

Senator Hubert H. Humphrey

Hubert H. Humphrey

Senator Fred Harris

Lu Hurley (ABC)

Ken Jones (KTTV)

Assemblyman Walter Karabian

Walter Karabian

Grover Lewis (Rolling Stone)

Senator George McGovern

George McGovern

Terry McGovern (KSFO)

Terence McGovern

Assemblyman Robert Moretti

Harvey Orkin (Ex-Agent)

Rollin Post (KPIX)

Howard K. Smith (ABC)

Howard K. Smith

Bill Stout (CBS)

Barry Sullivan

Senator John V. Tunney

Congressman Jerry Waldie

Dick Whittington (KGIL)

Dick Whittington

Natalie Wood

Mayor Sam Yorty

Jesse M. Unruh

(as Irving Israel)

Mr. Rich

Julie MacAskill

Woman

Bernadette Stevenson

Mathew Vasgerdsian

Mary Cimmarusti

(as Gene Cantamessa)

Gene S. Cantamessa

(as Dan Barrows)

The Dog

Sandra McMillen

Young Boy at Rally

Rally Attendee

Jarmon as Narrator

Broderick Crawford

Groupie

Press Photographer

Michael L. Davis

Political Aide

Richard J. Hammond

Dinner MC

Pat Harrington Jr.

Union Official

Flea Market Attendee

Cameo

Hippie campaign worker at SF rally

Reporter

McKay's High School Friend

Photographer

Stanley Tretick

Assistant

Self

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CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
WARNER BROS. - The Candidate

CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY WARNER BROS.

YEAH WELL I GOT TO GO NOW - The Candidate

YEAH WELL I GOT TO GO NOW

OH...
THEY CUT YOUR HAIR. - The Candidate

OH... THEY CUT YOUR HAIR.

HELLO. HOW ARE YOU? - The Candidate

HELLO. HOW ARE YOU?

HEY. - The Candidate

DON'T GET
MY NOTES MESSED UP. - The Candidate

DON'T GET MY NOTES MESSED UP.

HEY, BILL,
LOOK AT THIS. - The Candidate

HEY, BILL, LOOK AT THIS.

[MUTED CONVERSATIONS] - The Candidate

[MUTED CONVERSATIONS]

...NOT THE FIREWORKS - The Candidate

...NOT THE FIREWORKS

AND THAT'S THE SCENE
HERE IN ANAHEIM, WALTER. - The Candidate

AND THAT'S THE SCENE HERE IN ANAHEIM, WALTER.

I'M SURE BILL WILL
BE ALONG IN A MINUTE, - The Candidate

I'M SURE BILL WILL BE ALONG IN A MINUTE,

WELL, THERE ARE SOME
THINGS MORE IMPORTANT - The Candidate

WELL, THERE ARE SOME THINGS MORE IMPORTANT

[LAUGHING] - The Candidate

AND NOW...THE MAN-- - The Candidate

AND NOW...THE MAN--

WE WANT BILL!
WE WANT BILL! - The Candidate

WE WANT BILL! WE WANT BILL!

WE WANT BILL!
WE WANT BILL! - The Candidate

WE WANT BILL! WE WANT BILL!

AND DON'T THINK THAT YOU
CAN DISTRACT THEM ANYMORE - The Candidate

AND DON'T THINK THAT YOU CAN DISTRACT THEM ANYMORE

TELL HIM WE
BELIEVE IN HIM! - The Candidate

TELL HIM WE BELIEVE IN HIM!

YOUR AUTOGRAPH? - The Candidate

YOUR AUTOGRAPH?

WE HAVEN'T MADE
MANY CONVERTS, - The Candidate

WE HAVEN'T MADE MANY CONVERTS,

WHAT'S THAT? - The Candidate

[TELEPHONE RINGS] - The Candidate

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

WALTER, IT'S RAINING TODAY
ON ELECTION DAY, - The Candidate

WALTER, IT'S RAINING TODAY ON ELECTION DAY,

CROCKER JARMON
HAS AUTHORED 76 OTHER PIECES - The Candidate

CROCKER JARMON HAS AUTHORED 76 OTHER PIECES

BILL, WE'RE READY. - The Candidate

BILL, WE'RE READY.

WELL... - The Candidate

O.K. WE'VE GOT ABOUT
60 SECONDS OF PRIVACY - The Candidate

O.K. WE'VE GOT ABOUT 60 SECONDS OF PRIVACY

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Bill McKay is a candidate for the U.S. Senate from California. He has no hope of winning, so he is willing to tweak the establishment.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Michael Ritchie

Writer: Jeremy Larner

Production: Redford-Ritchie Productions,Warner Bros. Pictures

Genre: comedy, drama

Year: 1972

MetaScore: 66/100

ImdbRating: 7.0

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 05 Aug 1972

Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 1 nomination total

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