Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story

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Documentary

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.

Details

Status: Released
Release date: September 26, 2008
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
Production: InterPositive Media
Cast: Sam Donaldson,Michael Dukakis,Strom Thurmond,Lee Atwater,Tom DeLay,Ishmael Reed,Mary Matalin
Director: Stefan Forbes
Writer: Noland Walker,Stefan Forbes
Producer: Noland Walker,Stefan Forbes
Cinematography: Stefan Forbes
Music: Stefan Forbes,Tim Robert
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt1262863