Daily Dialogue — July 12, 2014

“What do we do now?”

— The Candidate (1972), written by Jeremy Larner

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Victory, suggested by NB.

Trivia: Robert Redford (I) and Michael Ritchie had recently worked together on Downhill Racer (1969), when they approached Jeremy Larner together wanting to make a movie about “a candidate who sold his soul.” According to Larner: “Warners would not have financed the film were not Redford willing to take responsibility for it, and though he did not want the credit, he was a most conscientious producer from beginning to end, and the movie certainly reflects his personality.”

Dialogue On Dialogue: If you haven’t seen this movie and have any interest in politics, it’s a must-see. This is the last line in the movie and I always wondered if it wasn’t the inspiration for the last line for Three Days of the Condor: “How do you know they’ll print it?” Two Redford movies about politics that end with a question.

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