Last Man Standing: Politics, Texas Style

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From Sundance Jury Prize winner and three-time Emmy Award(R)-winning filmmaker Paul Stekler ("George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire"), P.O.V. presents the SXSW audience favorite "Last Man Standing", a humorously enlightening nail-biter that Variety calls "and intriguing ground-level look at Texas politics as a full-contact sport...a provocative pic!" If the down-home cowboy politics of George W. Bush seem to be a blueprint for success in Washington these days, what are they like back in the Lone Star state? "Last Man Standing" takes a camera to Texas to find out in lively, behind the scenes portrait of two unpredictable, post-millennial elections. The first - a battle for state representative between self-proclaimed "right-wing nut" incumbent Rick Green (R) and 24 year old political newbie Patrick Rose (D) - proves to be a twisting horse race built on bitter personal attacks and door-to-door campaigning. The other - a polarizing race for governor - pits Bush's ascendant state Republican Party against a historic, multi-cultural Democratic ticket. So how did Texas, once solidly Democratic "Johnson Country" only a generation ago, become known for its dominating brand of Republicanism? Featuring interviews with some of Texas' leading political lights, including former governor Ann Richards, writer Molly Ivins, and "Dubya" strategist Karl Rove, "Last Man Standing" helps decode the state's electoral dynamics, illuminating national politics in progress.

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Movie genre	Drama
Mpaa rating	Unrated
Director	Paul Stekler
Actors	Molly Ivins, Karl Rove
Movie & tv media format	DVD
Duration	5
Number of discs	2
Dubbed in	Spanish
Subtitled languages	ww
Original languages	mm
Movie subgenre	Political Drama
Awards won	Emmy Awards
Brand	New Video Group
Studio & production company	Home Entertainment
Screenwriter	yy
Is dubbed	N
Narrated	N