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Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story is a 2008 U.S. documentary on the campaign tactics used by Lee Atwater, while working on the George H. W. Bush's 1988 presidential election campaign, and how those tactics have transformed presidential campaigns in the United States.
In an independent 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 in the fall of 2008 and was number seven in nationwide per-screen average the weekend of its release.
Original Release
09/26/2008
US Release
09/26/2008
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Lee Atwater | Self - RNC Chairman |
| Tucker Eskew | Self - Atwater Aide & McCain Advisor |
| Joe Sligh | Self - Friend & Bandmate |
| Eric Alterman | Self - Journalist & Professor |
| Jim McCabe | Self - Lifelong Friend |
| Stephen Raper | Self - President, Regent Republicans |
| Christopher Stark | Self - Chairman, NJ College Republicans |
| Joe Conason | Self - Journalist, Salon.com |
| Roger Stone | Self - Atwater Friend & Republican Operative |
| Howard Fineman | Self - Senuir Editor, Newsweek |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Lee Atwater | Self - RNC Chairman |
| Tucker Eskew | Self - Atwater Aide & McCain Advisor |
| Joe Sligh | Self - Friend & Bandmate |
| Eric Alterman | Self - Journalist & Professor |
| Jim McCabe | Self - Lifelong Friend |
| Stephen Raper | Self - President, Regent Republicans |
| Christopher Stark | Self - Chairman, NJ College Republicans |
| Joe Conason | Self - Journalist, Salon.com |
| Roger Stone | Self - Atwater Friend & Republican Operative |
| Howard Fineman | Self - Senuir Editor, Newsweek |
| Henry Eichel | Self - Writer, Charlotte Observer |
| Chuck Jackson | Self - R&B Artist & Atwater Friend |
| Tom Turnipseed | Self - Former State Senator, South Carolina |
| Ishmael Reed | Self - Writer & Media Critic |
| Lee Bandy | Self - Political Writer, The State |
| Jack Bass | Self - Author & Journalist Professor |
| Sam Donaldson | Self - White House Correspondent |
| Ed Rollins | Self - Campaign Manager, Reagan '84 |
| Robert D. Novak | Self - TV Host & Columnist |
| Mary Matalin | Self - Atwater Aide '88 |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Stefan Forbes | Producer |
| Noland Walker | Producer |
| Tia Wou | Producer |
