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The Manson Family (Unrated 2-Disc Special Edition)
 
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The Manson Family (Unrated 2-Disc Special Edition) (2004)

Starring: Maureen Allisse, Michelle Briggs Director: Van Bebber, Jim Rating: R (Restricted) Format: DVD
3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (48 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Maureen Allisse, Michelle Briggs, Tom Burns (III), Marita Clarke, Carl Day
  • Directors: Van Bebber, Jim
  • Format: Color, DVD, Special Edition, NTSC
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Rating: R (Restricted)
  • Studio: Dark Sky Films
  • DVD Release Date: April 26, 2005
  • Run Time: 95 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (48 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000784WS6
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #43,718 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
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If you think you know the story of the Manson Family, you are dead wrong. Director Jim VanBebber (Deadbeat at Dawn) delivers an uncompromising snapshot of this cult of personality, hell- bent on executing the brutal vision of its leader, Charles Manson. On a ranch outside of LA the dream of the "Love Generation" is perverting into something evil. What was once an oasis of free love and acid trips has become ground zero for a madman’s paranoid visions. An average group of kids, the "Family", become engulfed in a delusional world where torment and slaughter is considered the path to righteousness. The Manson Family is a dizzying, rapid-fire vision of the sex and violence that unifies the misguided group, and at the direction of their leader, ends in a brutal spree leaving seven people dead in a 48 hours. You’ve seen the story through the eyes of the law. Now witness it through the eyes of THE MANSON FAMILY.

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28 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Charlie Don't Surf, April 22, 2005
By Sir Jub-Jub (Sir Jub-Jub's Lair, Alaska) - See all my reviews
  
While it took forever for this film to be finished, the question is if it was worth the wait. My answer is that it was. "The Manson Family" is a very interesting view of the events that preceded the infamous killings and how they culminated in the very murders themselves. Using a multiple time phase structure, the film moves back and forth between the past and present of the main characters involved in the murders. This results in a story that tries to show the killers as being "removed" from the actual crime, as if they were not really there and they comment on it in the third person. Essentially exactly what they do when going up for parole hearings. The film is very rough, scenes are filled with scratches and other defects that bring a documentary feel to the proceedings, as if the Manson Family themselves were behind the camera. The culmination of the film with the multiple murders presents them in a highly graphic and factual way which is to the benefit of the presentation. While all the talk and posturing was peace and love, to see the horrendous murders truly puts things in perspective. This is a great movie for people into true crime stories and for those looking for a realistic portrayal of the Manson story. The DVD also contains an excellent documentary concerning no budget, renegade filmmaking. This documentary interviews many directors of these types of film and is very insightful into the passions of these people. Other extras include a revealing interview with Manson himself which, if nothing else, indicates why he will die in prison. I would recommend this film to people who are fans of independent filmmakers and true crime stories.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars "The Real Story" whatever., July 29, 2009
I had heard about this and other movies about Manson and wanted to check them out for more information about the case. This movie, claims to be, the real story told from the family point of view. This is a joke. The interviews are staged to look real, the murder scene with Folger was a joke. If you slit someones throat they are not going to colapse and then get back up and walk out to the front yard before they die after loosing what seemed to be a couple gallons of blood. The stabbing of most of the bodies is just stupid considering that Jay was shot once and stabbed 7 times but in this movie I swear that Tex stabbed him 50 times, Parent was only shot not cut according to published autopsy reports and to stab a person in the same place so many times like Hinman when the autopsy report clearly does not depict that is crazy. To top it off to put in your updates that the US Supreme Court abolished the death penalty when it was the California SC under Rose Byrd in 1972 just goes to prove how stupid this director/producer is. If the movie was claiming to be just for entertainment fine. But when you depict it as accurate and from the view of the family you look like a damn idiot. Do your homework if your going to make claims.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your time, May 26, 2008
By J Wilson (california) - See all my reviews
If I could rate this movie minus 10 I would. There is nothing new here and as a matter of fact, the dialog is taken mostly from other movies (Hendrickson's "Manson")and repeated here in clips. "Manson", by the way, is a much better film if you want to learn about the Family from the actual participants. Charles Manson Superstar is another good one if you are after a learning experience. Both films above are disturbing and creepy in the sense that it is real.If you are just interested in sex, violence and blood then you will probably like Van Bebber's film because that's what it consists of. Nothing more, nothing less......
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4.0 out of 5 stars An Extremely Well Made Exploitation Film
If you don't believe me then compare The Manson Family to any of those serial killer/crime films produced by Tartan Video and you'll see the difference. Read more
Published 7 days ago by Michael Morales

5.0 out of 5 stars classic
Conventional wisdom about the Manson family: Charlie the madman took a bunch of innocent young drifters in 1969 and fed them mountins of
L S D. Read more
Published 4 months ago by William R. Nicholas

5.0 out of 5 stars Manson Family
This is the movie that was on TV years ago and not shown to many times. I can remember watching this when I was little. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Barbara N. Webb

5.0 out of 5 stars Van Bebber leans on talent not glitz
I was severly sick with the flu the first time I saw this movie. Having a really high fever and that ever hoovering feeling of being outside your body and the combination of this... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Dolly McNutt

1.0 out of 5 stars This movie is ridiculous
It was extremely strange. Half of the movie was about these "modern day" weirdos that had nothing to do with the manson family n the rest was all sex scenes. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Dennis Paterkiewicz

4.0 out of 5 stars Shoves the reality of what happened in your face.
Yes, this film seems far over the top with it's graphic portrayal but, that's what makes it all the more upsetting. Read more
Published 13 months ago by KS62

5.0 out of 5 stars very good, the truth!
i highly reccomend only for those over the age of 25, the sex is abit much, but i learned the truth...!
Published 18 months ago by L. pettigrew

4.0 out of 5 stars This is a perfect movie for true crime lovers.
When I first saw Jim's movie "Deadbeat at Dawn," I thought here is a guy who has a million dollar mind that can work on a 50 cent budget. Read more
Published 18 months ago by N Langstrom

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing and brutal!
The best most detailed, graphic, brutal, grisley telling of mansons reign ever put on film. Amazing movie. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Deimos

3.0 out of 5 stars Solid in some spots, weak in others.
In terms of the non-documentary, semi-fictionalized accounts of Charlie Manson and the Family, I'd slot this effort into the middle of the pack. Read more
Published 20 months ago by T. P. Watt

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