Review of Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story (2008) by Internet W — 25 Sep 2013

One of the best documentaries i've seen, hands down.

This review of Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story (2008) was written by Internet W on 25 Sep 2013.

Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story has generally received positive reviews.

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By J. R. Jones (1,337) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 30 Oct 2008

Stricken with brain cancer in 1990, Atwater renounced his Machiavellian ways, but as Forbes points out, his legacy lives on in his eager proteges…

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By Robert M (1,753) on 11 Nov 2008

Atwater was an excellent villain: charming, cynical, ruthless, successful…

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By Jessica Reaves (90) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 20 Feb 2014

By the end of Forbes' brisk, economical portrait, Atwater has been revealed as a repugnant and pathetic soul--and a political visionary, among…

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By Tuukka P (229) on 15 May 2010

A documentary about Lee Atwater who brought the dirty tactics in the GOP campaigns and mentored the modern version of himself Karl Rove…

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By Dorothy Woodend (313) for The Tyee (British Columbia) (313) on 21 Aug 2017

Boogie Man is an incredibly timely and relevant film that uncovers the origins of political dirty pool (Atwater was the architect of much of…

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By Mark Feeney (434) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 25 Jan 2016

If there were a liberal equivalent to Fox News (no, not MSNBC, which is so much milk-fed veal to Rupert Murdoch's steak tartare), Boogie Man…

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By Tony D (457) on 18 Oct 2012

Boogie Man vividly portrays the anxious, ambitious political consultant who clawed his way to the top of, and transformed, Republican politics…

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By Bonnie C (239) on 29 Aug 2009

A fascinating documentary about a controversial, idiosyncratic, and (for better or worse) highly influential political kingmaker…

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By Jerry G (135) on 13 Jan 2012

Very revealing movie about how George Bush destroyed Michael Dukakis…

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By Jack T (264) on 02 Dec 2011

Engrossing straight to the end, this documentary explores the career of Lee Atwater, former RNC chairman and campaign manager for Reagan and…

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