Taking on the Kennedys [videorecording] : [one man's race against a political dynasty] / a film by Joshua Seftel ; produced in association with the Independent Television Service ; Joshua Seftel Film and Video Production ; written, produced, and directed by Joshua Seftel.
Narrator: Tom Kemp ; interviewees: Kevin Vigilante, Caroline Kennedy Schlosberg, John Kennedy, Jr., Patrick Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Ted Kennedy. Originally produced as an episode of the television program Point of view in 1996. Special features: optional audio commentary by director Joshua Seftel; election night outtake; original campaign commercials; "The real Russell" (short film featuring Michael Lewis); making-of featurette; interview with Joshua Seftel; Joshua Seftel biography.
Summary:
The story of Republican Kevin Vigilante's unsuccessful 1996 campaign for the House of Representatives in his native Rhode Island, in which he was opposed by Democrat Patrick Kennedy (the son of long-time Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy). After initially pledging to run a clean race, Vigilante soon realizes his chances are nil unless he engages in some good old-fashioned mud-slinging.
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