Documentary
Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story
User Score13 votes
77%7.7/10
Release2008→
Runtime1H 26M
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased
Synopsis
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.
Principal Cast7
Tom DeLay
Self
Michael Dukakis
Self
Ishmael Reed
Self
Sam Donaldson
Self
Mary Matalin
Self - Atwater Aide '88
Strom Thurmond
Self (archive footage)
Lee Atwater
Self (archive footage)
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Director
Stefan Forbes
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Keywords
usa presidentmediapoliticsbluesbiblepoliticianinterviewcynicismpresidentronald reagan
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Countries:United States of America
Production:InterPositive Media