Boogie Man

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Lee Atwater was a blues-playing rogue who led the Republican party to historic victories, helped make liberal a dirty word, and transformed the way America elects our Presidents. In eye-opening interviews with friends and foes alike, Boogie Man reveals Atwater’s crucial role in the victories of President Reagan and both Presidents Bush and influence on then-protégé Karl Rove. To Democrats, Atwater was a remorseless political assassin dubbed by one Congresswoman as “the most evil man in America.” But he remains a hero to many Republicans for his irreverent sense of humor, his deep understanding of the American heartland, and his unapologetic vision of politics as war.  DLP

Director

Stefan Forbes

Producers

Stefan Forbes, Noland Walker

Release Year

2008

Festival Year

2008

Country

United States

Run Time

91 minutes

Premiere

World Premiere