Will be of interest to those interested in the Manson case, although this version is inferior to the later remake. I personally found most of the performaces irritating and the whole thing too stagey. Bugliosi and some of the family girls were especi... (read more) Will be of interest to those interested in the Manson case, although this version is inferior to the later remake. I personally found most of the performaces irritating and the whole thing too stagey. Bugliosi and some of the family girls were especially annoying, and Charlie was way too demonic.

Slow but interesting retelling of the Manson family murders mostly from the perspective of lead prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi (played by George DiCenzo). Steve Railsback is creepy as Manson. Pretty faithful retelling of the events of the trial. Check i... (read more) Slow but interesting retelling of the Manson family murders mostly from the perspective of lead prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi (played by George DiCenzo). Steve Railsback is creepy as Manson. Pretty faithful retelling of the events of the trial. Check it out if your interested in this sort of thing.

Significantly dated, but still interesting. Not as good as the 2004 version, but still worth seeing. I'm not a fan of the portrayal of Manson here, but some of the family members are quite good.

It takes a certain kind to have the morbid sense of curiosity it requires to get into the history of Charles Manson. This movie is a very faithful adaptation of a ridiculously frightening book.

Good portrayal of a case ive always been intrested in the women though always freaked me out more than the man himself.

I saw this movie on tv when it first came out,It was creepy then and it's still creepier than shit today!

Excellent adaptation of Vincent Bugliosi's book. The actor who plays Charles Manson is so scary, you'd think it's the real guy.

I am looking for this on DVD as I remember it was a great portray of the Mansion killings with a splendid performance by the lead actor as Charley.

the only good adaptation of the manson family
true to the book, excellent!
mostly a court room drama.

Creepy eyes!! Steve Railsback, I'm pretty sure, really was Charles Manson. They just changed his name in the credits to save face.