Boogie Man: the Lee Atwater Story (2008) October 30, 2008

'Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story' 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 Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush. He wrote the Republican Party's winning playbook which the McCain campaign is currently using. In eye-opening interviews with Atwater's closest friends and enemies, this film re-examines Atwater's crucial role in the remaking of the Republican Party.