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Overview

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Director:
Jim Van Bebber
Writer:
Jim Van Bebber (writer)
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Release Date:
22 October 2004 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Horror | Thriller more
Tagline:
You've seen the story through the eyes of the law... Now see it through the eyes of The Manson Family
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Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
(8 articles)
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User Comments:
Excellent depiction of the Manson Family! more (67 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)
Marcelo Games ... Charlie Manson
Marc Pitman ... Tex Watson
Leslie Orr ... Patty Krenwinkel
Maureen Allisse ... Sadie Atkins
Amy Yates ... Leslie van Houten
Jim Van Bebber ... Bobby
Tom Burns ... Clem Watkins
Michelle Briggs ... Linda Kasabian
Sherri Rickman ... Snake
Nate Pennington ... Shorty
M.M. Jones ... Ronald
Carl Day ... Jack Wilson
Jim Sayer ... Bob
Mark Gillespie ... Terry
Paul Harper ... Jerry
Norris Hellwig ... Old George
Joel Pohlman ... Randy
Valerie Hatt ... Simi Sherri
Melissa Schlosser ... Gypsy
Marita Clarke ... Squeaky
Kellye Morris ... Sandy
Sara Quoia ... Nancy
Kim Hall ... Kitty
Mel Clark ... Cappy

Don Keaton ... Lotsapoppa
Kevan Curren ... Gary
James McCullars ... Clarence
Alan Joyce ... Biker / Court House Extras
Jimmy Hearse ... Dennis
Freddist ... Mars
Josh Hoke ... Stevie
Andrea Layne ... Lucy
Darren Brown ... Darren (as Darrin Brown)
Michael Krieger ... El Padrino
Jennifer Rickets ... Corpse
John Bognar ... Satan
Dill Bowling ... Old Charlie
Tom Ramey ... Todd
Tony Wilson ... Stan
John Lockwood ... Steven Parent
Charlie Goetz ... Voytech Frykowski
Samuel Turcotte ... Jay Sebring
Daun Edmunds ... Abigail Folger (as D'aun Edmunds)
Tina Martin ... Sharon Tate
Geoff Burkman ... Leno La Bianca

Sharise Parviz ... Rosemary La Bianca
Meirika Girten ... Barbra
Alydra Kelly ... Lil' Patty
Samantha ... Katie
Ernie Nisley ... Mojo
Cecilia Horstman ... Rosina
Denise West ... Shorty's Wife
Kim Pennington ... Sleeping Woman
Gary Thompson ... BBC Host Ian
Dan Crawford ... Reporter
Mariposa ... Rose
Steve Riley ... Dennis
Ann Howard ... Catherine
Megan Mateer ... Country Sue
Kym Olsen ... Stephanie
Cathy Carver ... Ouisch
Kris Hall ... Brenda
Annette Reckart ... Mary
John Gnann ... Sunshine
Jennifer Orr ... Kaye
Mary Blacklock ... Susan
Mike Bazzini ... Juan
Mike Zengel ... Biker
H.M. Kelly ... Bloody Mama
Stacy Valencia ... Jennifer
Rob Zinser ... Danny
Tim Hedges ... Kenneth
Tony Brown ... Brooks
Lisa Feathers ... Bo
Andrew Copp ... Paul (as Andy Copp)
Jimmy Yoe ... Zezozoze
Elliot Quinn ... Pooh Bear
Courtney Macy ... Tanya
Jim Lockard ... Joe
Brian McKay ... Al
Scott Thatcher ... Biker
Henry Pant ... Police Officer
Candy Johnson ... Police Officer
Tim Montgomery ... Police Officer
Linda Struve ... Police Officer
Phil Anselmo ... Satan (voice)
Rob Jones ... Court House Extras
Dan Halverson ... Court House Extras
Anita Hackley ... Court House Extras
Ryann Hess ... Court House Extras
Bruce Vandermolen ... Court House Extras
Kay Magnuson ... Court House Extras
Jody Cukovecki ... Court House Extras
Vicki Cukovecki ... Court House Extras
Tori Cukovecki ... Court House Extras
Toria Artis Wyor ... Court House Extras
Robin Scott Kirksey ... Court House Extras
Kris Evans Warner ... Court House Extras
Thanos Fatouros ... Court House Extras
George Hall Jr. ... Court House Extras
Paula Trey ... Court House Extras
Kathryn L. Mulhern ... Court House Extras
Raymond Mulhern ... Court House Extras
K. Renné Momor ... Court House Extras
Kurt Poeppelmeir ... Court House Extras
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Sage Stallone ... Jay Sebring
Jim Jones ... Himself (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Directed by
Jim Van Bebber 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Jim Van Bebber  writer

Produced by
Michael Capone .... associate producer
Carl Daft .... producer
David Gregory .... producer
Mike King .... producer
Samuel Turcotte .... associate producer
Jim Van Bebber .... producer
 
Original Music by
Phil Anselmo  (as Philip Anselmo)
Ross Karpelman 
 
Cinematography by
Mike King (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Michael Capone 
Jim Van Bebber 
 
Costume Design by
Sherri Rickman 
 
Makeup Department
Andrew Copp .... special makeup effects artist
 
Production Management
John Mays .... production manager
 
Sound Department
Nick Beljic .... foley recordist
Nick Beljic .... sound mixer
John Cregan .... sound editor
William Farmer .... adr artist
Jeff Gersh .... adr recordist
Kelli Hughes .... adr artist
Damon Packard .... adr artist
Sherri Rickman .... adr artist
Gar Robertson .... adr recordist
Bryan Rosenthal .... adr artist
Bryan Rosenthal .... foley artist
James Young .... sound mixer
 
Special Effects by
William Farmer .... special effects
Jim Van Bebber .... special effects
 
Stunts
Mark De Alessandro .... stunts
 
Music Department
Tim Arnold .... composer: additional music
Kevin Engle .... composer: additional music
Dale Hughes .... composer: additional music
Don Neibert .... composer: additional music
Ernie Nisley .... composer: additional music
Evangeline Noel .... composer: additional music
Mark Raskin .... composer: additional music
Kenny Richardson .... composer: additional music
Jimmy Rodgers .... composer: additional music
Marty Romie .... composer: additional music
Sage Stallone .... composer: additional music
 
Other crew
Mary A. Arnold .... location manager
Shaun Baker .... production crew
Jeff Barklage .... production crew
Steve Bognar .... production crew
John Bradley .... production crew
Pat Buckley .... location manager
Tom Burns .... production crew
Rob Creager .... production crew
Greg Doddson .... production crew
Marco Fargnoli .... production crew
Thanos Fatouros .... production crew
Candy Johnson .... location manager
Matt Kennedy .... adr artist
Richard King .... production crew
Tom Mahe .... production crew
Nate Pennington .... production crew
Joel Pohlman .... production crew
Mark Shuster .... production crew
Herb Tarleck .... production crew
Rob Wagner .... production crew
Josh Winteringham .... production crew
Bill Yoe .... production crew
 
Thanks
David Pollison .... special thanks
Sage Stallone .... special thanks
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Charlie's Family (USA) (working title)
Cult Killers (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong grisly violence, strong sexual content/nudity, language and drug use.
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
95 min | USA:84 min (R-rated version)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR
Certification:
New Zealand:R18 | UK:18 | USA:Unrated | Australia:R | Norway:18 (DVD uncut version) | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Dayton, Ohio, USA
Company:
Mercury Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The band Skinny Puppy supply most of the original score. Jim Van Bebber once directed a music video of one of their songs. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The VanBebber Family (2005) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Hypnotised by Those Eyes more

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8 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
Excellent depiction of the Manson Family!, 27 January 2007
10/10
Author: dollpenguin from United States

I just watched this movie last night, and wow! I have read several books about Manson, and was surprised at how this movie mostly stuck to the facts, and still created a dramatic and frightening film about the disintegration of the Family, and the murders that took place over two nights in 1969. The direction is excellent and the editing is top-notch for a film with this budget. I was reminded of Natural Born Killers throughout many sequences in this film. I cannot believe that this film hasn't garnered more attention.

The numerous depictions of drug use and sexual freedom are very realistic and accurate. The hallucinatory scenes are a visual feast. I give this movie a well deserved 10 because it never slows down, and will surely become a cult-classic for fans of disturbing and/or violent cinema. Some of the scenes of blood and gore seem fake, but real death scenes often look just as fake because they are so in-your-face with the gruesomeness and violence. This film takes no prisoners and fans of violent horror will certainly be satisfied.

A warning to the squeamish..this film is vile, bloody, and chock full of sex, drugs, rape, nudity and very graphic violence.

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the screenplay! Stranger_124
was ANYTHING at all in this movie accurate????? johnq0583
Good movie thyespaandtheturtle
The fake look took away the disturbing factor MelonTheCreeker
Bit of a letdown terrywatt69
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