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Boogie Man - The Lee Atwater Story (2008) Certificate TBC

Boogie Man - The Lee Atwater Story

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Rated 3 stars
Average rating
 
Starring: George W. Bush | Ronald Reagan | George Bush | Connie Chung | Bryant Gumbel | Michael Dukakis | Mary Matalin | Karl Rove | Sam Donaldson | Robert D. Novak
Director: Stefan Forbes
Run time: 86 mins
Genres: Documentary
Languages: English
Released: (unknown)

"Boogie Man" is a comprehensive look at Lee Atwater, the blues-playing rogue whose rambunctious rise from the South to Chairman of the GOP made him a household name. He mentored Karl Rove and George W. Bush and played a crucial role in the elections of Reagan and George H.W. Bush. He wrote the Republican Party's winning playbook which the McCain campaign is currently using.

Rating of 4 stars out of 5
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