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Helter Skelter

  • TV Movie
  • 20042004
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 16m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
3.5K
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POPULARITY
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Helter Skelter (2004)
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A new take on the Manson Family murders, with a keen focus on Charles Manson himself.A new take on the Manson Family murders, with a keen focus on Charles Manson himself.A new take on the Manson Family murders, with a keen focus on Charles Manson himself.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
3.5K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
7,893
1,087
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • John Gray
    • Writers
      • Vincent Bugliosi(book "Helter Skelter")
      • Curt Gentry(book "Helter Skelter")
      • John Gray
    • Stars
      • Jeremy Davies
      • Clea DuVall
      • Allison Smith
    Top credits
    • Director
      • John Gray
    • Writers
      • Vincent Bugliosi(book "Helter Skelter")
      • Curt Gentry(book "Helter Skelter")
      • John Gray
    • Stars
      • Jeremy Davies
      • Clea DuVall
      • Allison Smith
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 66User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 6 nominations total

    Photos14

    Yvonne DeLaRosa (right) as Gypsy and Cheselka Leigh (left) as Kitty Lutesinger on the set of Helter Skelter.
    Yvonne DeLaRosa as "Gypsy", one of Charles Manson's main "family" members, on the set of Helter Skelter, with Clea Duvall as Linda Kasabian. (Matt Williamson as "Bruce Davis" in the background).
    Helter Skelter (2004)
    Helter Skelter (2004)
    Clea DuVall in Helter Skelter (2004)
    Jeremy Davies in Helter Skelter (2004)
    Jeremy Davies in Helter Skelter (2004)
    Mary Lynn Rajskub in Helter Skelter (2004)
    Marek Probosz in Helter Skelter (2004)
    Marek Probosz in Helter Skelter (2004)
    Helter Skelter, Marek Probosz as Roman Polanski
    Jeremy Davies in Helter Skelter (2004)

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    Jeremy Davies
    Jeremy Davies
    • Charles Manson
    Clea DuVall
    Clea DuVall
    • Linda Kasabian
    Allison Smith
    Allison Smith
    • Patricia 'Katie' Krenwinkel
    Eric Dane
    Eric Dane
    • Charles "Tex" Watson
    Mary Lynn Rajskub
    Mary Lynn Rajskub
    • Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme
    Michael Weston
    Michael Weston
    • Bobby Beausoleil
    Hal Ozsan
    Hal Ozsan
    • Joey Dimarco
    Rick Gomez
    Rick Gomez
    • Milio
    Robert Joy
    Robert Joy
    • Detective Morrisy
    Graham Beckel
    Graham Beckel
    • Jerry
    Chris Ellis
    Chris Ellis
    • Sgt. Whiteley
    Isabella Hofmann
    Isabella Hofmann
    • Rosemary LaBianca
    Robert Costanzo
    Robert Costanzo
    • Leno LaBianca
    Yvonne Delarosa
    Yvonne Delarosa
    • Catherine 'Gypsy' Share
    • (as Yvonne De La Rosa)
    Cheselka Leigh
    Cheselka Leigh
    • Kathryn 'Kitty' Lutesinger
    Keith Szarabajka
    Keith Szarabajka
    John Pleshette
    John Pleshette
    • Mr. Krenwikle
    Whitney Dylan
    Whitney Dylan
    • Sharon Tate
    • Director
      • John Gray
    • Writers
      • Vincent Bugliosi(book "Helter Skelter")
      • Curt Gentry(book "Helter Skelter")
      • John Gray
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      In 2001, Jeremy Davies was in preparations for a different independent film about Charles Manson. He made a tape for the filmmakers of himself playing Manson and the tape became a popular bootleg in the industry. CBS cast Davies and allowed him to rewrite his lines due to his performance in the tape.
    • Goofs
      The story takes place in 1969 but the phone Sharon Tate is talking on has an RJ10 connector which was not introduced till the late 1970s.
    • Quotes

      Charles Manson: How can I be a hippie when I hate hippies?

    • Connections
      References Valley of the Dolls (1967)

    User reviews66

    Review
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    Chilling, Disturbing Remake
    Of all the murder trials in American history, only the Charles Manson case continues to hold fascination thirty-five years after it took place. The original "Helter Skelter" film aired on CBS in 1976, and focused mainly on the trial of Manson and his zombie teen girls. It was an excellent TV movie, but we never really got a sense of what life with Manson and his young followers was like. This film takes a different approach by focusing on Manson himself, the young people whose lives were ruined by him, and by depicting the actual murders themselves, which were quite intense for a television film. Jeremy Davies ("Spanking the Monkey," "Saving Private Ryan") was deeply scary as Manson. Clea Duvall did a fabulous job as Linda Kasabian, the "family" member who witnessed the murders but did not participate. After the murders, we get the sense that Kasabian is really torn up inside and knows that what was happening was very wrong, while other family members laughed and cheered as they watched news reports of the savage killings on television. Another excellent performance was by Whitney Dylan as Sharon Tate, the pregnant actress who was violently butchered by Manson's murderous teen followers. The scene in which she is on the floor dying and asks the killers to please try and save her baby was chilling and almost tear-inducing. We also get an excellent feel of the turbulent atmosphere of the time, 1969, and how the Manson murders brought "the decade of love" to a thundering halt. What makes this so sad and scary is that this actually happened. The fact that all-American teens from respectable families fell prey to a maniacal con man and are now spending their lives in prison is a frightening reminder of how young people can so easily be led astray by false prophets who promise the world and eventually can lead you into darkness and tragedy, whether it is 1969 or 2004. This film makes you want to hug and talk to your kids about the evil, dangerous alure of cults and false religions. All of the kids in the Manson family were runaways, and Charlie told them exactly what they wanted to hear and soon had them clinging to his every deceptive word. Manson continues to have a following among young people, thirty-five years after these awful crimes, and that's what is really disturbing. Watch the original 1976 film for an exhaustive dramatization of the trial itself, and see this remake for details of the events leading up to the trial. Way above average for television.
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    • May 17, 2004

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    • Release date
      • May 16, 2004 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • CBS
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Хелтер Скелтер
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles Center Studios - 450 S. Bixel Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Lakeside Productions
      • Wolper Organization
      • Warner Bros. Television
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 16 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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