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• Actors: Peter MacNeill, Gregory Smith, Ryan Robbins, Anjelica Scannura, Kaniehtiio Horn
• Directors: Reginald Harkema
• Writers: Reginald Harkema
• Producers: Avi Federgreen, Jennifer Jonas, Leonard Farlinger, Mallary Davenport, Thom Chapman
• Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Lions Gate
• DVD Release Date: October 12, 2010
• Run Time: 85 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B003WVJ65O
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #106,491 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Manson My Name Is Evil" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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MANSON MY NAME IS EVIL - DVD Movie

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars EARLY JOHN WATERS, October 16, 2010

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Michael Ledo (Windsor, SC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Manson My Name Is Evil (DVD)

The movie has a good use of juxtaposition as it contrasts the difference in people and families growing up in the Age of Nixon. Perry is a young Christian chemist who suffers from sexual repression because his buxom blond girlfriend loves Jesus more than him. (Her words, not mine.) The Christian tract they hand out is about a girl named Leslie who takes LSD and gets pregnant by Satan. Leslie happens to be the other story that runs parallel to Perry's tale. Leslie ends up with Charlie, who has a God complex. The scenes swap back and forth in a surreal John Waters' style. During the trial Perry and Leslie make extensive eye contact. Perry, who has begun to doubt the values drilled into his head by society has second thoughts about Leslie, seeing her more as a victim than criminal.

The background may have been historical, but this film is in no way close to being accurate. The end credits claimed the title of this movie was "Leslie, My Name is Evil." You might look for further reviews under that title. This also appears to be a Canadian production so when the box claims, "gratuitous nudity" that means one scene (Perry's dream). The killing is also lame. You see the knife swing and blood splatter, but no penetration. It is not a horror film. It is not a documentary. It is not that good drama. It is a cult classic wannabe. It loosely pokes fun at society and Christianity, but never makes a definite statement, after all, they are being compared to the Manson family. The character of Charlie in this movie was poorly written.

Point of history. Leslie was not involved in the original Tate murders, but only later in the Labianca murders. The woman who plays Leslie in the movie looks very much like her. Leslie was disruptive during the trial and giggled a lot, particularity at times when she should not have giggled. Leslie held Rosemary while she was being stabbed and as the movie portrays stabbed her in the lower torso after she was dead. There was a question of her guilt as she stabbed someone who was already dead, but her said court actions landed her in prison. John Waters has been attempting to get her released. I suspect he had some uncredited work to do with this film.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This sucked, September 5, 2011

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R. Mahieu "Seattled Rick" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Manson My Name Is Evil (DVD)

It just sucked.

The real name is Leslie: My Name is Evil not Manson: My Name is Evil. What a sham. I never would have watched this garbage if I knew it was about her and not him. Just capitalizing on the Manson name. Horrible scenes, bad acting, poor plot... the music was okay.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Leslie, My Name is Evil, February 3, 2011

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Carl Manes - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Manson My Name Is Evil (DVD)

LESLIE, MY NAME IS EVIL (alternately known as MANSON, MY NAME IS EVIL) is the story of the Manson Family as it has never been told before, from the fictionalized perspective of Leslie Van Houten. Charlie and the murders take a back seat for the first time, as a greater emphasis is placed on the young homecoming princess who would be transformed into a cold-blooded murderess. A second story begins as Perry, an idealistic college student, fights between his love for his country and his opposition to the war as he is pulled in separate directions by his family and girlfriend. After being placed on the jury for the Manson murder trial, Perry becomes enthralled with Leslie's charms, and his judgment becomes impaired by his feelings for her. Like LIVE FREAKY, DIE FREAKY and THE MANSON FAMILY before it, MY NAME IS EVIL is an unrestrained piece of artistic expression that is reflective of the counterculture movement from which it was spawned. Director Reginald Harkema introduces a heightened sense of stylism through his symbolic imagery, but it isn't all sex, drugs, and Rock 'n Roll in this picture. Harkema uses the film to satirize the role that 60's religion and politics had on society, and although it is not entirely accurate, it intentionally deviates from the actual events to produce its own unique storyline that is only loosely based in reality. Critics will be quick to attack the sentimentality attached to each of the characters as well as its obvious liberal agenda, but MY NAME IS EVIL is at least a valid attempt at exploring the psychology behind the murders from an entirely different angle. At the same time, it never glorifies the events, nor does it downplay the significance of Leslie's actions. That being said, those looking for a historic account of the murders will have to look elsewhere.

-Carl Manes
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