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