Film · Documentary
Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story (2008)
★ 7.6 · 14 votes1 h 26 minDocumentary2008
Boogie Man is a comprehensive look at political strategist, racist, and former Republican National Convention Committee chairman, Lee Atwater, who reinvigorated the Republican Party’s Southern Strategy to increase political support among white voters in the South by appealing to racism against African Americans. He mentored Karl Rove and George W. Bush and played a key role in the elections of Reagan and George H.W. Bush.
- Director
- Stefan Forbes
- Writers
- Stefan Forbes, Noland Walker
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Release date
- September 26, 2008
Cast
- Tom DeLaySelf
Michael DukakisSelf- Ishmael ReedSelf
Sam DonaldsonSelf
Mary MatalinSelf - Atwater Aide '88
Strom ThurmondSelf (archive footage)- Lee AtwaterSelf (archive footage)
