Back to Home
Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story
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.
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)
You May Also Like
Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers
Oprah with Meghan and Harry: A CBS Primetime Special
Big Mama Thornton: I Can’t Be Anyone But Me
Women in Rock
Tuire Kayapó
Los últimos del Tívoli
Opera Runs in the Blood
After Porn Ends 2
Theory and Practice: Conversations with Noam Chomsky and Howard Zinn
Meet the Trumps: From Immigrant to President
Blues Road Movie