Charlie Says (2018)

The tragic tale of an all-American girl who was transformed into a cold-blooded killer in the summer of 1969.

Director:

Mary Harron

Writers:

Guinevere Turner, Ed Sanders (based on the book "The Family" by)

Stars:

Hannah Murray, Matt Smith, Sosie Bacon

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Hannah Murray	...	Leslie 'Lulu' Van Houten
Matt Smith	...	Charles Manson
Sosie Bacon	...	Patricia 'Katie' Krenwinkel
Marianne Rendón	...	Susan 'Sadie' Atkins
Merritt Wever	...	Karlene Faith
Suki Waterhouse	...	Mary Brunner
Chace Crawford	...	Tex Watson
Annabeth Gish	...	Virginia Carlson
Kayli Carter	...	Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme
Grace Van Dien	...	Sharon Tate
Bridger Zadina	...	Paul Watkins
Julia Schlaepfer	...	Sandra Good
Dayle McLeod	...	Catherine 'Gypsy' Share
Morgan Melton	...	Ruth Ann Moorehouse
India Ennenga	...	Linda Kasabian

Storyline

Three young women were sentenced to death in the infamous Manson murder case, but when the death penalty was lifted, their sentence became life imprisonment. One young graduate student was sent in to teach them - and through her we witness their transformations as they face the reality of their horrific crimes.

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Plot Keywords:

female nudity | sex scene | public nudity | barefoot woman | violence | 

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Taglines:

Dreamers. Victims. Murderers.

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Genres:

Biography | Crime | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for disturbing violent content, strong sexuality, graphic nudity, drug use, and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Spahn movie ranch set is the same as used in Quentin Tarantino's film 'Once upon a time in Hollywood '.

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Connections

References Bonanza (1959)

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Soundtracks

My Mother's Body
Written and Performed by Dayle McLeod
Published by Triple Scoop Music

User Reviews

Lousy writing...

Great cinematography, decent directing, but a lousy convoluted screenplay with plot, technical and editing issues. The 110 min run-time felt much longer with the slow and dragged out pacing. Aside from Matt Smith, the rest of the casting was primarily terrible, especially the main girls who where unconvincing and seemed like amateur actors. Decent premise for a story, but sadly it was poorly executed. A 7/10 from me.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 May 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

Charlie Says

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$20,684, 12 May 2019

Gross USA:

$40,685

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$98,240

Company Credits

Production Co:

Epic Level Entertainment, Roxwell Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1