Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story (2008)

Directed by

Stefan Forbes

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 26m

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary examines the strategic and often ruthless campaign methods of political consultant Lee Atwater. It focuses on his work for George H. W. Bush in the 1988 presidential race and explores how his approach changed American political campaigning.

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What happens

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 an independent theatrical release from InterPositive Media, the film was a Critic's Pick in both The New York Times and The Washington Post, screened at the 2008 Democratic and Republican National Conventions, played 40 American cities theatrically in the fall of 2008 and was number seven in nationwide per-screen average the weekend of its release. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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