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Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story

2008, Documentary/Biography, 1h 26m

30 Reviews 250+ Ratings

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Boogie Man is a complex, absorbing study of the contradictory life and times of architect of modern smear politics. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

A campaign adviser has a change of heart before his death.
  • Genre:
    Documentary, Biography
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Stefan Forbes
  • Producer:
    Stefan Forbes, Noland Walker
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     limited
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $60.3K
  • Runtime:

Cast & Crew

Roger Stone
Roger Stone
Sam Donaldson
Sam Donaldson
Ed Rollins
Ed Rollins
Robert Novak
Robert Novak
Mary Matalin
Mary Matalin
Michael Dukakis
Michael Dukakis
Stefan Forbes
Stefan Forbes
Director
Stefan Forbes
Stefan Forbes
Producer
Noland Walker
Noland Walker
Producer
Stefan Forbes
Stefan Forbes
Cinematographer
Stefan Forbes
Stefan Forbes
Film Editor
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Critic Reviews for Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story

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Full Review… Drew Toal Time Out Full Review… Jonathan F. Richards Film.com Full Review… Jessica Reaves Chicago Tribune Full Review… Nathan Rabin AV Club Full Review… J. R. Jones Chicago Reader Full Review… Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Full Review… David Harris Spectrum Culture Full Review… Dorothy Woodend The Tyee (British Columbia) Full Review… Luke Y. Thompson L.A. Weekly Full Review… Louis Proyect rec.arts.movies.reviews Full Review… Rob Thomas Capital Times (Madison, WI) Full Review… Matt Pais Metromix.com
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Audience Reviews for Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story

  • Oct 12, 2011
    It tells its story in a way you might expect, but it has a few fascinating moments where even Atwater's most ardent defenders of his political tactics in Republican campaigns still decry him as a vicious monster capable of anything. It might even be fair to say that they only liked him because he was on their side.
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