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.

• Stefan ForbesDirector
• Tim RobertOriginal Music Composer
• Stefan ForbesOriginal Music Composer
• Stefan ForbesWriter
• Noland WalkerWriter

• Tom DeLaySelf
• Michael DukakisSelf
• Ishmael ReedSelf
• Sam DonaldsonSelf
• Mary MatalinSelf - Atwater Aide '88
• Strom ThurmondSelf (archive footage)
• Lee AtwaterSelf (archive footage)