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Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story. Loading the player… “Generous in spirit and nimble in technique, this riveting documentary about the Republican operative (who died of a brain tumor in 1991) reveals a scrappy genius rife with contradictions.”- Jeannette Catsoulis, NY Times Critic’s Pick.
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Sep 26, 2008 · Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story: Directed by Stefan Forbes. With Lee Atwater, Tucker Eskew, Joe Sligh, Eric Alterman. The Murrow, Polk, and IDA Award-winning documentary Boogie Man is about Lee Atwater, a blues-playing rogue whose rise from the South to Chairman of the GOP made him a political rock star.
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- Stefan Forbes
- 2008-09-26
Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story is a 2008 U.S. documentary on the controversial campaign tactics used by Lee Atwater, while working on George H. W. Bush's 1988 presidential election campaign, and how those tactics have transformed presidential campaigns in the United States.
In Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story, producer Stefan Forbes reveals new information about the meteoric rise and tragic demise of a man both admired and reviled for the controversial,...
Jan 18, 2023 · This documentary from director Stefan Forbes examines the political and personal life of the late Lee Atwater, notorious for his no-holds-barred strategies that powered the campaign of George...
- 88 min
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- Gravitas Documentaries
May 27, 2014 · This gripping political thriller tells the story of Lee Atwater, the blues-playing rogue whose rambunctious rise from the South to Chairman of the GOP positioned him as kingmaker and political...
- 2 min
- 35.4K
- ROCO films
"Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story," a remarkable documentary directed by Stefan Forbes, uses interviews with Atwater's targets and, especially, his old comrades, to paint a remarkable portrait of Atwater, who was charming, funny, smart and a good enough blues musician to play on David Letterman and cut an album with B.B. King. He was also ...
