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• Actors: Olivia Newton Bundy, Crime Cassara, Dave Daniels, Martin Defranceaux, Frank Fallestra
• Directors: Chris Nicholas
• Writers: Will Raee, Karla Nelson
• Producers: Chris Nicholas, Will Raee
• Format: PAL
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Msi Music/Super D
• DVD Release Date: October 28, 2003
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000050YKJ
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #217,719 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Diehard supporters of everyone's favorite anti-Pope will want Demystifying the Devil, if only because Marilyn Manson is all things to all of them--cutting-edge nu-nasty rock theater act or slacker antihero, you takes your choice. However, this very, very unauthorized--and unintentionally hilarious--biography (there's no footage of young Brian himself or his immediate musical circle other than a few seconds of blurry concert material) is also informative viewing for the merely curious. It mostly consists of rambling anecdotes from people who either were associated with him before he became famous or were ejected from his entourage, and it soon becomes clear that MM was and remains a genuinely talented visionary. If you're a fan, you'll have your faith confirmed. If you're not, you'll still end up feeling strangely pleased that both Manson and those he left behind are getting the respective levels of attention they deserve. --Roger Thomas

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Demystifyng the devil video isn't that great!, October 9, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Marilyn Manson - Demystifying the Devil [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I own this video and it's mostly old band members and ex girlfriends bashing him and the rest of the band. I do not advise true fans to buys this because it's unauthorized and it just doesn't have that much info that isn't already know from his book that he wrote himself. In my opinion, I say don't bother with this video, read his book if you want info about the band.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful, Introspective Look at a Fast Growing Supergroup, January 3, 2000

By	Magdalene St. Vitus (Hamilton, Ontario) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Marilyn Manson - Demystifying the Devil [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Nowhere else are the types of interviews with the people who know Manson and his bandmates best, those who have known them since before their ascent to stardom, available, and in such a comprehensively abundant format. You'll get to see ex-bandmates, ex-managers, club owners who gave Manson his first breaks into the business. Most of them had positive things to say. And then there was the one person who knows him probably better than anyone else on this planet; his ex-girlfriend Missi. I was greatly saddened watching this video, wondering how, just as he was on the precipice of his greatest hour, he could have allowed her to get away. Surprisingly, she wasn't bitter, in the least, and only had good things to say about Manson and company. I think that says something about Manson's character - you'd have to be a pretty special person to end a six year relationship with someone, yet have them wishing you only the best. I found that deeply touching. There is also old footage of earlier bands he and his base player, Twiggy Ramirez were in, and lots of home-movie footage of themselves at home, and with friends. If you're into Manson, this is the one movie you must see. It will answer questions about who he is as a person like no other source will. His biography, The Long Hard Road out of Hell is a great look at his life, but this movie is fascinating, because it's all from the perspective of those who know him, and you get to hear the story of his climb to fame from those surrounding him. It adds a lot of insight. I would strongly suggest this to anyone evenly remotely curious about him as an excellent place to start learning about who Marilyn Manson is, both as an artist, and as a human being.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars DEMYSTIFYING THE VIDEO, July 13, 2000

By	leosep (Sligo,Ireland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Marilyn Manson - Demystifying the Devil [VHS] (VHS Tape)

The video is amazing and shows you so many things that you have read about and things that you havnt.There are interviews with old members such as gidget gein and zsa zsa spek also there is live footage of Ambugalard(Twiggys orginal band) and Mrs Scabtree(Marilyns side project).The whole video is set in there very early days and deals mainly with there image and the band itsself and what they went through rather than talking about the albums and songs in fact the album Anti-Christ superstar is hardly mentioned at all.In all its a must for any manson fan.