Documentary on Charles Manson and his family. Has a number of insightful interviews with many family members most notably Squeaky and Sandy (Blue and Red). There is also a history of Manson...
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Mary Brunner | ... | Herself |
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Bruce Davis | ... | Himself |
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Lynette Fromme | ... | Herself |
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Sandra Good | ... | Herself |
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Steve Grogan | ... | Himself |
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Ronnie Howard | ... | Herself |
| Charles Manson | ... | Himself | |
| Jesse Pearson | ... | Narrator (voice) (as Jess Pearson) | |
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Phil Phillips | ... | Himself |
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Nancy Pitman | ... | Herself |
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Brooks Poston | ... | Himself |
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Catherine Share | ... | Herself |
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George Spahn | ... | Himself |
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Paul Watkins | ... | Himself |
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Documentary on Charles Manson and his family. Has a number of insightful interviews with many family members most notably Squeaky and Sandy (Blue and Red). There is also a history of Manson from his birth to the family formation to the Tate/La Bianca murders. Plenty of footage of the family playing at Spahn Ranch. Written by Josh Pasnak <chainsaw@intouch.bc.ca>
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
January 1973 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Manson and Squeaky Fromme See more »Company Credits
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[moans]
Lynette Fromme: You have to know every part of it. And to know you know it is to know it, so that you could pick it up, any second, and SHOOT!
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Brooks Poston and Paul Watkins, who provided the musical score for the film, were both former members of the "Manson Family". See more »Quotes
Lynette Fromme: [holding a rifle] You have to make love with it. You have to know it...[moans]
Lynette Fromme: You have to know every part of it. And to know you know it is to know it, so that you could pick it up, any second, and SHOOT!
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This is one of the best documentaries made on Manson and his cult "Family". There is extensive footage of the most important cult members talking about "the Family" and life with Charlie. In addition, the film includes fascinating footage that the family members apparently took of themselves as they lived communally on the Spahn ranch. The most chilling sections involve 3 young women (Lynette Fromme,Sandra Good, Mary Bruner) who explain their views of Charlie and the Tate/La Bianca murders while each one cradles a rifle and passes a snake between them. This film also has very creative cinematography making extensive use of three-panel screens and bold primary colors saturating the frames. Since the documentary Woodstock was shot in 1970, this film seems to have been influenced by it in the use of quick cutting and the tri-panel screens. As part of the sound track there are many "trippy" folk songs (good .wav material) sung by two ex-Manson family members -Brooks Poston and Paul Watkins. While some of the narration by Pearson and Bugliosi is creaky and dated, the bulk of the documentary, especially the extensive interviews, is disturbing and fascinating at the same time. A very good film.