Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story
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Directed by Stefan Forbes
The story
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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Michael DukakisSelf
Sam DonaldsonSelf
Mary MatalinSelf - Atwater Aide '88
Strom ThurmondSelf (archive footage)Lee Atwater
Lee AtwaterSelf (archive footage)Explore the crew
- Director
- Stefan Forbes
- Director of Photography
- Stefan Forbes
- Producer
- Stefan Forbes
- Original Music Composer
- Stefan Forbes
- Original Music Composer
- Tim Robert
- Producer
- Noland Walker
- Writer
- Stefan Forbes
- Editor
- Stefan Forbes
- Writer
- Noland Walker