Manson Family Movies
Posted in No Huddle by Brent Lorentson on September 13th, 2019
Last month it was officially 50 years since the Manson Family brought chaos into the world with the massacre at Ciello Drive that left a pregnant Sharon Tate brutally murdered along with her friends. Since then the name Charles Manson has become a symbol of pop culture despite not ever being a part of the actual murders. Even after all these years, there are so many myths about Manson and his followers, it’s doubtful we’ll ever really know the truth. Over the period of 50 years there have been countless films about the murders and the Manson family. Most recently Quentin Tarantino put out Once Upon a Time in Hollywood that gave audiences a fantasy perspective of the events of that night and came out to be a successful film over the summer and a contender for numerous awards. With that being said, there are also films like Manson Family Movies that came out in 1984 and was nowhere near the commercial success. Manson Family Movies is impressive where it dabbles in the found-footage genre as a recreation of the events that led up to the murders while also recreating the violent crimes. Unfortunately, despite how ambitious it may be, this looks like it was made with no budget and at times is painful to watch.
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