Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story
(2008)
September 26, 2008• 1h 26m
77%
TMDB ScoreOverview
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.
Stefan Forbes
Director
Top Billed Cast
TD
Tom DeLay
Self
MD
Michael Dukakis
Self
IR
Ishmael Reed
Self
SD
Sam Donaldson
Self
MM
Mary Matalin
Self - Atwater Aide '88
ST
Strom Thurmond
Self (archive footage)
LA
Lee Atwater
Self (archive footage)
