Film
Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story
2008 · 1h 26m · Documentary
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- 7.6
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 93%
- Metacritic
- 66
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Overview
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.
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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)
Crew
- Stefan ForbesDirector · Director of Photography · Producer · Original Music Composer · Writer · Editor
- Noland WalkerProducer · Writer
- Tim RobertOriginal Music Composer
Media
Details
- Release date
- September 26, 2008
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Genres
- Documentary
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