It’s not only regular moviegoers who have been touched by film director Lee Daniels’ latest effort The *Butler, which was released on Aug 16. In a radio interview on the Tom Joyner Morning Show on Aug 27, US President Barack Obama said he “teared up” while watching the movie, which is based on the real-life story of Eugene Allen. Allen was a butler in the White House for 34 years until his retirement in 1986.