The Manson Family (film)

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The Manson Family

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Jim Van Bebber
Produced by Carl Daft,
David Gregory,
Mike King,
Jim Van Bebber
Written by Jim Van Bebber
Starring Marcelo Games,
Marc Pitman,
Leslie Orr
Music by Philip Anselmo,
Ross Karpelman
Cinematography Mike King
Editing by Michael Capone,
Jim Van Bebber
Distributed by Dinsdale(2004)
Dark Sky Films (2005)
MPI Home Video (2005)
Magna Pacific (2004)
Release date(s) 2003
Running time 95 min
Country Flag of the United States United States
Language English
Official website
Allmovie profile
IMDb profile

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

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

List of classifications.
Country Classification
United States R*
United Kingdom 18
Australia R18+
New Zealand R18
Norway 18

* Unrated version available in the United States

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