Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story
September 26, 2008
86 min
✓ Released 6491 days ago
Documentary
7.7
User Score
13 votes
About
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.
Movie Info
Status: Released
Director: Stefan Forbes
Runtime: 86 min
Top Cast
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)
Videos
Similar Movies
7.2
Paradise Lost 2: Revelations
Jul 28, 2000
Documentary
Crime
7.5
Fascism in Colour
Jan 1, 2006
Documentary
History
10.0
Who’s Counting? Marilyn Waring on Sex, Lies and Global Economics
Oct 22, 1995
Documentary
7.2
Blue Gold: World Water Wars
Oct 9, 2008
Documentary
8.1
Blue
Apr 11, 2017
Documentary
Music
7.9
Deep Purple: From Here To Infinite
Mar 16, 2017
Documentary
Music