Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story

Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story (2008)

7.7 86 min Movie
Documentary

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 Tom DeLay Self
Michael Dukakis Michael Dukakis Self
Ishmael Reed Ishmael Reed Self
Sam Donaldson Sam Donaldson Self
Mary Matalin Mary Matalin Self - Atwater Aide '88
Strom Thurmond Strom Thurmond Self (archive footage)
Lee Atwater Lee Atwater Self (archive footage)

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