- Election Year, 2004. A documentary on the "unknown supporting actor" takes a surprising turn when the lead of the film (Dan Butler; "Bulldog" from the television series "Frasier") becomes smitten with the idea of playing Karl Rove, President Bush's notorious senior advisor. Initially bent on bringing Rove down, as Butler gets deeper and deeper into his role, he actually falls in love with Rove.—Phil Leirness
- It's Election Year during the Bush Administration. Dan Butler (Bulldog from TV's Frasier) is co-starring on Broadway with Alec Baldwin in Twentieth Century. Butler reluctantly agrees to participate in a documentary on the unknown supporting actor when he becomes smitten with the role of a lifetime: Karl Rove (Bush's notorious advisor). Butler plans a stage show that will expose Rove as the architect behind a campaign of fear and divisiveness, a show that will appall the electorate and ensure a victory for John Kerry! Unfortunately, an actor can't judge the character he's playing. No one sees themselves as a villain. So Butler sets out to discover the Karl Rove inside us all. But the more he sees the world through Rove's eyes, the more Butler's friends and associates find themselves worried about his well-being. And when Butler finds himself falling in love with Rove, truly scary events begin to occur.. [D-Man2010]
Dan Butler (FRASIER) stars as himself in this entirely deadpan satire documenting his meticulous preparation to play the role of Karl Rove in a stage show. In order to fully understand ... Full Descriptionhis subject, Butler takes a Method acting approach and attempts to see the world through Roves eyes. Unfortunately, the process leaves him a little too vulnerable, and he begins to develop a romantic attachment to Bushs most notorious political adviser. [D-Man2010]
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