In April 1971, Larner wrote a documentary-style script for a feature film directed by Michael Ritchie and starring Robert Redford about a campaign for Senator of California. The Candidate was released during the election of 1972, and got mixed reviews, especially from liberal critics who thought senators were not so easily confused and led astray as the one Larner invented and Redford portrayed in the movie. Most senators of the day were insulted.
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