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Helter Skelter ()

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A new take on the Manson Family murders, with a keen focus on Charles Manson himself.
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 5 nominations.
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Cast

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Charles Manson
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Linda Kasabian
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Patricia 'Katie' Krenwinkel
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Charles "Tex" Watson
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Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme
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Bobby Beausoleil
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Joey Dimarco
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Milio
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Detective Morrisy
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Jerry
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Sgt. Whiteley
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Rosemary LaBianca
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Leno LaBianca
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Catherine 'Gypsy' Share (as Yvonne De La Rosa)
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Kathryn 'Kitty' Lutesinger
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Mr. Krenwikle
Whitney Dylan ...
Sharon Tate
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Mrs. Kasabian
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Susan 'Sadie' Atkins
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Vincent Bugliosi
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Leslie Van Houten
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Steve 'Clem' Grogan
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Paul Watkins (as Hopwood Depree)
Matthew J. Williamson ...
Bruce Davis (as Matt Williamson)
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Gary Fleishman
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Detective Kleinman
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Judge Keene
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Chief Davis
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Roman Polanski
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Abigail Folger (as Elizabeth Bennett)
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Voytek Frykowski
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Jay Sebring
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Gary Hinman
Lance Ohnstad ...
Steve Parent
Kelly Nyks ...
Will Garretson
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Dr. Noguchi
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Terry Melcher
Chris Jacobs ...
Dennis Wilson (as Christopher Jacobs)
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Suzanne LaBianca
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Ronni
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Sgt. William Gleason
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Winifred Chapman
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L.A. Newscaster
Patricia Del Rio ...
Local TV Reporter
Kevin London ...
Richard Caballero
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Man With Thick Glasses
Paul Kent ...
Van Nuys Judge
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CHP Officer
Ted Garcia ...
Stand Up Reporter at Tate House
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Jail Guard
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Guard Duty Cop
Patricia Herd ...
Woman on the Street
Susannah L. Brown ...
College hippie #1
John K. Anderson ...
Officer Pursell (as J.K. Anderson)
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Jerry Rubin
Danielle DiCerbo ...
Bernardine Dohrn (as Danielle Di Cerbo)
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Polish Man
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Gossip Queen
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Diane (scenesDeleted)
Samuel DeClan Anderson ...
Manson Family Baby (uncredited)
Susie Castaneda ...
Cashier (uncredited)
Chris Corpus ...
Neighbor (uncredited)
Joseph Dowd ...
Family Member (uncredited)
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Detective (uncredited)
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Driver (uncredited)
Greg Hutto ...
CHP Officer (uncredited)
Fred Kelly ...
Roman Polanski's Friend (uncredited)
Ricky Lewis Jr. ...
Family Member (uncredited)
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Prisoner (uncredited)
Adrian Morales ...
Family Member (uncredited)
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Manson's Public Defender (uncredited)
Jessalyn Waldron ...
Sandra Good (uncredited)
Frank Zieger ...
Clem Watkins (uncredited)

Directed by

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John Gray

Written by

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Vincent Bugliosi ... (book "Helter Skelter") and
Curt Gentry ... (book "Helter Skelter")
 
John Gray ... (written by)

Produced by

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Vincent Bugliosi ... executive producer / producer
Desiree J. Cadena ... associate producer
Robert S. Costanzo ... co-producer
Peter Miller ... executive producer
Mark Wolper ... executive producer

Music by

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Mark Snow

Cinematography by

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Don E. FauntLeRoy

Editing by

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Scott Vickrey

Editorial Department

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Josh Beal ... assistant editor
Scott Burnette ... assistant editor
George Koran ... telecine colorist
Frank Pass ... colorist

Casting By

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Phyllis Huffman

Art Direction by

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Robert W. Henderson
Roy Forge Smith

Set Decoration by

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Julie Bolder

Costume Design by

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May Routh

Makeup Department

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Judy Crown ... hair department head
RaMona Fleetwood ... hair stylist
Dennis Liddiard ... makeup department head
Gary Liddiard ... makeup artist (as G. Dennis Liddiard)
Yesim 'Shimmy' Osman ... assistant hair stylist
Elizabeth Rabe ... additional hair stylist (2004)
Tegan Taylor ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Desiree J. Cadena ... post-production supervisor
Carla Corwin ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Anne Berger ... second assistant director
Drew Ann Rosenberg ... first assistant director

Art Department

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Sandy Adams ... on-set dresser
Melissa Bartley ... art assistant
John Bratton ... set dresser
Chuck Courrieu ... lead man
Tracy Farrington ... property master
Terry Kempf ... propmaker foreman
Ricky Lewis Jr. ... storyboard artist
Mark Richardson ... set dresser
Harlan Spatz ... props

Sound Department

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Beau Biggart ... adr mixer
Sean Byrne ... assistant sound editor
Tim Chilton ... foley artist (2004)
Bob Costanza ... sound effects editor
Tommy Goodwin ... foley mixer
G. Michael Graham ... supervising sound editor
Robert L. Harman ... re-recording mixer
Allen Hurd ... sound recordist
Kristi Johns ... adr supervisor
Kevin Maloney ... boom operator
Kevin Meltcher ... assistant sound editor
Gaetano Musso ... foreign version
Dean Okrand ... re-recording mixer
Steuart Pearce ... sound mixer
Timothy Pearson ... foley artist
David Torres ... foley mixer
Gunnar Ted Walter ... boom operator (as Gunnar Walters)
Ian Wright ... boom operator
Lou Thomas ... sound effects editor (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Roland Friedrich ... digital compositor
Miro Gal ... inferno artist
Vít Komrzý ... visual effects producer
Peter Nemec ... inferno artist
Jan Vseticek ... visual effects coordinator
David Vána ... visual effects supervisor

Stunts

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Bruce Paul Barbour ... stunt player
Jennifer Brusciano ... stunt team member
Alex Daniels ... stunt coordinator
Brett Gassaway ... stunt double
Tanner Gill ... stunt performer / stunts
Hubie Kerns Jr. ... stunts
Peewee Piemonte ... stunts
Nicole Randall ... stunts
Tony Snegoff ... stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department

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Eddie Avila ... film loader: day player
Charles John Bukey ... key grip
Matthew A. Del Ruth ... film loader
Tim Durr ... electrician
Sean P. Fickert ... best boy grip
Daniel Kauahi ... grip
Christopher Kiso ... electrician
Ron Peterson ... assistant camera
Brendon Phillips ... electrician
Peyton Skelton ... rigging gaffer

Casting Department

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Geoffrey Miclat ... casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Jeannie Flynn ... costume supervisor
Meredith Korn ... costumer
Silvia Raiano ... key set costumer

Location Management

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Deborah Laub ... location manager

Music Department

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Jeff Charbonneau ... music editor
Mark Morgan ... composer: additional music score

Script and Continuity Department

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Suzan Lowitz ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Gina August ... driver
Lonnie Craig ... driver

Additional Crew

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Julie Adams ... dialect coach
Tina Bennett ... production coordinator
Jan Bickler ... first assistant accountant
Coriedus Brown ... production assistant
Tracy Browne ... accounting clerk (as Tracey Browne)
Laura Elizabeth Cannon ... assistant to executive producer
Rosemary Gearheart ... stand-in
Jeffrey Gladu ... payroll accountant
Lisa Howard ... production accountant
Franka Mavrides ... production assistant
Kevin Nicklaus ... development executive
Jess Place ... production secretary
Beth Theriac ... assistant: Mr. Friedgen
Catherine H. Vlasuk ... assistant production coordinator
Christopher H. Warner ... accounting clerk / production accounting assistant

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Special Effects

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Storyline

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Taglines Based on the true story of the Manson murders. See more »
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Additional Details

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Also Known As
  • Helter Skelter - La folie de Charles Manson (France)
  • A pokol csúszdája (Hungary)
  • 迴轉遊戲 (Taiwan)
  • Helter Skelter Director's Cut (Netherlands)
  • Crime la-ntâmplare (Romania)
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Runtime
  • 136 min
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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. See more »
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. See more »
Movie Connections References Valley of the Dolls (1967). See more »
Soundtracks Whatever Will Be, Will Be See more »
Quotes Charles Manson: How can I be a hippie when I hate hippies?
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