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A Perfect Candidate

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A Perfect Candidate
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NR,1hr 21min
Genre:
Documentary
Released:
June 21, 1996
Directors:
R.J. Cutler, David Van Taylor
Distributor:
First Run Features
Starring:
Don Baker, Don Baker
Synopsis: A Perfect Candidate documents the 1994 Virginia senate campaign of Oliver North. Filmmakers R.J. Cutler (The War Room) and David Van Taylor (Dream Deceivers) take a look at North and his main opponent, Chuck Robb, but focus most of their attention on North's ruthless campaign strategists, Mark Goodin and Mark Merritt, and on Don Baker, a cynical Washington Post reporter who covers the campaign. North runs as a right-wing Christian candidate, and makes his professed faith a major campaign issue. While ... Full Synopsis
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Tom Wiener, AMG Review
When a voter describes the candidates in his state's U.S. Senate election with the comment, "Who you gonna vote for -- the flu or the mumps?" you know that state is in big trouble, and that the race is ripe for a documentary. This record of the 1994 Virginia campaign between Republican challenger Oliver North and Charles Robb picks up the ball and never drops it, thanks in large part to its extensive ... Full Review
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