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Helter Skelter

  • TV Movie
  • 20042004
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 16m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
3.5K
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Helter Skelter (2004)
  • Biography
  • Crime
  • Drama
A new take on the Manson Family murders, with a keen focus on Charles Manson himself.A new take on the Manson Family murders, with a keen focus on Charles Manson himself.A new take on the Manson Family murders, with a keen focus on Charles Manson himself.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
3.5K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • John Gray
  • Writers
    • Vincent Bugliosi(book "Helter Skelter")
    • Curt Gentry(book "Helter Skelter")
    • John Gray
  • Stars
    • Jeremy Davies
    • Clea DuVall
    • Allison Smith
Top credits
  • Director
    • John Gray
  • Writers
    • Vincent Bugliosi(book "Helter Skelter")
    • Curt Gentry(book "Helter Skelter")
    • John Gray
  • Stars
    • Jeremy Davies
    • Clea DuVall
    • Allison Smith
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 66User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 6 nominations total

    Photos14

    Yvonne DeLaRosa (right) as Gypsy and Cheselka Leigh (left) as Kitty Lutesinger on the set of Helter Skelter.
    Yvonne DeLaRosa as "Gypsy", one of Charles Manson's main "family" members, on the set of Helter Skelter, with Clea Duvall as Linda Kasabian. (Matt Williamson as "Bruce Davis" in the background).
    Helter Skelter (2004)
    Helter Skelter (2004)
    Clea DuVall in Helter Skelter (2004)
    Jeremy Davies in Helter Skelter (2004)
    Jeremy Davies in Helter Skelter (2004)
    Mary Lynn Rajskub in Helter Skelter (2004)
    Marek Probosz in Helter Skelter (2004)
    Marek Probosz in Helter Skelter (2004)
    Helter Skelter, Marek Probosz as Roman Polanski
    Jeremy Davies in Helter Skelter (2004)

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    Jeremy Davies
    Jeremy Davies
    • Charles Mansonas Charles Manson
    Clea DuVall
    Clea DuVall
    • Linda Kasabianas Linda Kasabian
    Allison Smith
    Allison Smith
    • Patricia 'Katie' Krenwinkelas Patricia 'Katie' Krenwinkel
    Eric Dane
    Eric Dane
    • Charles "Tex" Watsonas Charles "Tex" Watson
    Mary Lynn Rajskub
    Mary Lynn Rajskub
    • Lynette 'Squeaky' Frommeas Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme
    Michael Weston
    Michael Weston
    • Bobby Beausoleilas Bobby Beausoleil
    Hal Ozsan
    Hal Ozsan
    • Joey Dimarcoas Joey Dimarco
    Rick Gomez
    Rick Gomez
    • Milioas Milio
    Robert Joy
    Robert Joy
    • Detective Morrisyas Detective Morrisy
    Graham Beckel
    Graham Beckel
    • Jerryas Jerry
    Chris Ellis
    Chris Ellis
    • Sgt. Whiteleyas Sgt. Whiteley
    Isabella Hofmann
    Isabella Hofmann
    • Rosemary LaBiancaas Rosemary LaBianca
    Robert Costanzo
    Robert Costanzo
    • Leno LaBiancaas Leno LaBianca
    Yvonne Delarosa
    Yvonne Delarosa
    • Catherine 'Gypsy' Shareas Catherine 'Gypsy' Share
    • (as Yvonne De La Rosa)
    Cheselka Leigh
    Cheselka Leigh
    • Kathryn 'Kitty' Lutesingeras Kathryn 'Kitty' Lutesinger
    Keith Szarabajka
    Keith Szarabajka
    John Pleshette
    John Pleshette
    • Mr. Krenwikleas Mr. Krenwikle
    Whitney Dylan
    Whitney Dylan
    • Sharon Tateas Sharon Tate
    • Director
      • John Gray
    • Writers
      • Vincent Bugliosi(book "Helter Skelter")
      • Curt Gentry(book "Helter Skelter")
      • John Gray
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    Storyline

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    A new take on the Manson Family murders, with a keen focus on Charles Manson himself.
    • scene of the crime
    • murder of a pregnant woman
    • serial murder
    • murder
    • charles manson character
    • 56 more
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    • Taglines
      • Based on the true story of the Manson murders.
    • Genres
      • Biography
      • Crime
      • Drama
      • History
      • Horror
      • Thriller
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
    • Parents guide
      • Add content advisory

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      In 2001, Jeremy Davies was in preparations for a different independent film about Charles Manson. He made a tape for the filmmakers of himself playing Manson and the tape became a popular bootleg in the industry. CBS cast Davies and allowed him to rewrite his lines due to his performance in the tape.
    • Goofs
      The story takes place in 1969 but the phone Sharon Tate is talking on has an RJ10 connector which was not introduced till the late 1970s.
    • Quotes

      Charles Manson: How can I be a hippie when I hate hippies?

    • Connections
      References Valley of the Dolls (1967)

    User reviews66

    Review
    Top review
    Boy This Movie Stunk!
    When I heard that there was to be a remake of the movie Helter Skelter, I was curious and excited. I have always had a mild fascination with the so-called Manson family, and thought the original film of Helter Skelter, that was a riveting, fact based movie that gave us a glimpse of not only the disgusting work of the twisted "family", in the murders of Sharon Tate and the LaBianca's, but it also provided us with some great courtroom scenes as well. This movie fell far short. The movie showed us glimpses of the horrible murders, but seemed to focus primarily on two people, Charles Manson and Linda Kasabian. There were some scenes involving Roman Polanski (and the actor playing him was awesome, could have been Polanski's twin), but mostly the movie revolved around Charles Manson's fake, rambling and thorougly annoying speeches. While I do admit that Jeremy Davis gave a pretty dead on impression of the modern day

    psycho, I began to find his stares and long arduous monolouges boring and it began to get on my nerves. While the character of Linda Kasabian did nothing but stare in horror the whole time. The worst part of the whole movie was that the entire trial of the whole movie was left out! How can this be? This was the most interesting part of the whole story. Charles defending himself, the women chanting, shaving their heads etc. There was so much to this story that was left out that it felt incomplete. This was supposed to be a remake of the original movie? It was nothing like it. And even if it wasn't, did it have to leave out so much? Instead of focusing so much on the gorey details, the movie should have focused more on the trial and outcome of the movie, how it affected the familys, and where they are today. This was a boring, nonsensical waste of time, and a waste of a great story.
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    • flowergirlz_us
    • May 17, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 16, 2004 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • CBS
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Хелтер Скелтер
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles Center Studios - 450 S. Bixel Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Lakeside Productions
      • Wolper Organization
      • Warner Bros. Television
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 16 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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