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Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story (2008)

NA86 minDocumentary

7.7 / 10

13 votes

Budget: NARevenue: NA

Movie poster for Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater 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.

Directed by Stefan Forbes

Written by Stefan Forbes