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Movie Description
This dramatization of the notorious hippies-gone-wrong saga of the Manson Family was 15 years in the works. Directed by underground cult auteur Jim Van Bebber, it is an unflinching, accurate, and original presentation of the familiar, brutal tale. Marcel Games delivers a believably seductive portrayal of the cult leader, blithely easing a group of love generation teens into a life of acid-soaked orgies, gang rape, and ultimately murder. Audiences glimpse the methods by which all outsiders were made to seem less than human, and thus murder victims on the path to spiritual salvation. Van Bebber frames the story through a documentary being put together by a trashy television journalist, so that the story unfolds through interviews with home movie footage; present-day interviews with former cult members; and dramatization to tell the story. The result is an unremitting and unforgettable horror that manages to be strangely beautiful and totally trashy at the same time. Gritty and confrontational, the complete investment and vision of the director is in evidence at all times.
Film Notes
DVD Features:
Region (unknown)
Keep Case
2-Disc Set
Full Frame - 1.33
Additional Release Material:
Interviews - Cast & Crew
Documentary - 1. THE VANBEBBER FAMILY (77:00)
2. IN THE BELLY OF THE BEAST (74:00)
Trailers
Text/Photo Galleries:
Stills/Photos - 1. Production Photos
2. Behind-The-Scenes Stills
Industry Reviews
"Van Bebber shows a desperate, marginalized mind-set that remains virulently alive. Crucial."
Rolling Stone - Peter Travers (05/05/2005)
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