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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: [=McKay=] is likely a CompositeCharacter who bears a strong resemblance to various real politicians whom Michael Ritchie, Jeremy Larner and Robert Redford knew or worked for.

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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: [=McKay=] is likely a CompositeCharacter who bears a strong resemblance to various real politicians whom Michael Ritchie, Creator/MichaelRitchie, Jeremy Larner and Robert Redford knew or worked for.



** According to Michael Ritchie, [=McKay=] was actually based on John V. Tunney, the Democratic Senator from California whose 1970 campaign Ritchie had worked on. Screenwriter Jeremy Larner also drew from his experiences working for Eugene [=McCarthy=]'s 1968 presidential campaign and incorporates incidents from the campaign, and elements of [=McCarthy=]'s own personality into [=McKay=].

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** According to Michael Ritchie, Creator/MichaelRitchie, [=McKay=] was actually based on John V. Tunney, the Democratic Senator from California whose 1970 campaign Ritchie had worked on. Screenwriter Jeremy Larner also drew from his experiences working for Eugene [=McCarthy=]'s 1968 presidential campaign and incorporates incidents from the campaign, and elements of [=McCarthy=]'s own personality into [=McKay=].
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''The Candidate'' is a 1972 comedy-drama film directed by Michael Ritchie, starring Creator/RobertRedford and Creator/PeterBoyle.

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''The Candidate'' is a 1972 comedy-drama film directed by Michael Ritchie, Creator/MichaelRitchie, starring Creator/RobertRedford and Creator/PeterBoyle.
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* {{Corpsing}}: Bill keeps breaking out in laughter when he's distracted by a falling boom mic while recording a speech at a TV station.

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* {{Corpsing}}: InUniverse. Bill keeps breaking out in laughter when he's distracted by a falling boom mic while recording a speech at a TV station.

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