Helter Skelter (2004)
Helter Skelter is an American two-part television series directed by John Gray from 2004. The film is about the life of Charles Manson . The film name is based on the Beatless song of the same name , from which Manson believed he could hear encrypted messages and whose title he used to describe his idea of the end of the world .
The film is the second television adaptation after the bestseller of the same name by the author duo Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry. In 1976 the topic was filmed under the name Helter Skelter - The Night of the Long Knives .
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Late 1960s: Linda Kasabian is a young mother who leaves her child's father and is introduced to the ambitious street musician Charles Manson by her friend Catherine Share . The charismatic Manson moves with a group of young people, his "family", through the outskirts of Los Angeles. Kasabian quickly falls into Manson's influence and joins the group. The members of the Manson Family live on the Spahn Movie Ranch , a former western film site (including Bonanza ) in a hippie commune . They ensure their survival through crime , drug trafficking, the distribution of daily necessities by third parties and rubbish in garbage cans for food. The situation, drugs , group sex and the study of Manson's apocalyptic philosophies weld the group more and more together.
Kasabian, like the others, keeps subordinating her life to Manson's guidelines. He is desperate that he cannot find a way to publish his music. When a promised recording is canceled, the situation escalates. Manson believes that an impending national race war will wipe out all civilization and that only he and his group can withstand it.
When the prophesied race war fails, Manson decides to take matters into his own hands. He stages a series of murders carried out by members of his "family". Soon, Manson and his accomplices are convicted, and District Attorney Vincent Bugliosi is faced with the task of solving the murders. Manson is sentenced to death in the gas chamber , the sentence later commuted to life imprisonment .
Awards
- 2004: Artios nomination for the film's casting director, Phyllis Huffman
- 2004: Emmy nomination for best film music
- 2005: Nominations at the Satellite Awards for Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie (Clea DuVall) and Best TV Movie
Web links
- Helter Skelter in the Internet Movie Database (English)