Everyone involved in this picture seems overqualified, from the writers (Robert Towne, with Beatty) to the cinematographer (Conrad Hall) to the production designer (the late Ferdinando Scarfiotti) to the large, pointlessly high-powered supporting cast (headed by Katharine Hepburn).
In addition, several Democrats -- including West Virginia's Robert Byrd, Georgia's Zell Miller, and North Dakota's Kent Conrad and Byron Dorgan -- have said they'll support Ashcroft.