Being governor of the most populous US state is never going to be an easy job, but for a large part of the last 50 years, Californians have made some distinctively LA-style choices about the person best qualified to undertake it.
In this humorous and illuminating documentary, journalist PJ O'Rourke considers the unique role of the Californian governor - where fame and politics are one and the same.
ARNIE'S ADVOCATE Ivan Reitman directed Arnold Schwarzenegger in comedies, but explains that the current governor is serious when it comes to politics. Watch a clip
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DIRECTOR INTERVIEW Jeremy Monblat
"In a funny sort of way the state governs itself"
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