Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story

Name: Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story
Director: Stefan Forbes
Genre: Documentary, Biography
Released: 2008-09-26
Duration: 5160 s
Rating: 9.3
Cast: Tom DeLay, Michael Dukakis, Ishmael Reed

Directed by Stefan Forbes

Not Rated

2008 86m[Documentary](/on-demand/category/documentary), [Biography](/on-demand/category/biography)

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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.

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Cast of Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story

Tom DeLaySelf
Michael DukakisSelf
Ishmael ReedSelf
Sam DonaldsonSelf
Mary MatalinSelf - Atwater Aide '88
Strom ThurmondSelf (archive footage)
Lee AtwaterSelf (archive footage)
Stefan ForbesDirector / Writer / Producer / Director Of Photography / Editor / Original Music Composer
Noland WalkerWriter / Producer
Tia WouAssociate Producer
Emir LewisAdditional Editor
Greg SmithSound Editor
Tyler BenderSound
Scott CannizzaroSound Editor
Tim RobertOriginal Music Composer
Margaret CrimminsSound Editor
Bryan DembinskiSound Recordist