The Manson Family (film)

Infobox Film
name = The Manson Family


caption = Theatrical release poster
director = Jim Van Bebber
producer = Carl Daft,
David Gregory,
Mike King,
Jim Van Bebber
writer = Jim Van Bebber
starring = Marcelo Games,
Marc Pitman,
Leslie Orr
music = Philip Anselmo,
Ross Karpelman
cinematography = Mike King
editing = Michael Capone,
Jim Van Bebber
distributor = Dinsdale(2004)
Dark Sky Films (2005)
MPI Home Video (2005) Magna Pacific (2004)
released = 2003
runtime = 95 min
country = USA
language = English
budget =
preceded_by =
followed_by =
website = http://www.themansonfamily.org/
amg_id = 1:301259
imdb_id = 0118840

"The Manson Family" is a 2003 American film. The movie covers the lives of Charles Manson and his "family" of followers.

Production

The film had a long and troubled production history. Director Jim Van Bebber personally financed the production starting in 1988, and then continued to shoot it sporadically on weekends and off days.

Despite support from various people, including members of the band Skinny Puppy, who provided a musical score (in the form of Download's "Charlie's Family" album) that was released separately years before the film itself, the film remained incomplete. It screened on video as a work-in-progress at a number of film festivals during that time.

In 2004, Dark Sky Films stepped in with the funds to finish the film properly, and it has since been released theatrically and on home video.

Classification

Despite not being banned in any country in the world, it is classified harshly in almost all countries of the world because of the extremely graphic nature and sexuality.

* Unrated version available in the United States

External links

*imdb title|id=0118840|title=The Manson Family
*amg movie|id=1:301259|title=The Manson Family
* [http://www.themansonfamily.org TheMansonFamily.org] Official website (caution contains nudity & graphic violence)