Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story (2008)
Movie •7.7 •1h 26m •All Ages
Documentary
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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.
DirectorsStefan Forbes
WritersStefan Forbes, Noland Walker
Top Cast
Tom DeLay
Self
Michael Dukakis
Self
Ishmael Reed
Self
Sam Donaldson
Self
Mary Matalin
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Strom Thurmond
Self (archive footage)
Lee Atwater
Self (archive footage)
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