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Reminiscent Of The Manson Family Murders?

posted 12 years ago by webfix
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Did any of you find this shocking movie a bit reminiscent of the Manson Family murders? The part that particularly evoked that notorious case for me was where that poor girl was repeatedly stabbed, just like poor Sharon Tate was in that house of horrors back in 1969.

The difference between the killers in this movie and those in the Manson case, of course, was that in the film it was all men and one female, whereas in the Tate killings it was all females and one male. Role reversals.

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[–] novastar_6 12 years ago

I was not aware that most of the Manson family members involved with the murders were women, that...is a bit odd. But to answer, no, I didn't, but then again I don't know a lot of details about the Helter Skelter murders either.

[–] Dear_Oderus_Urungus 12 years ago

Rob Zombie's "Halloween 2" must be based on the Manson Family as well then, because it too has a scene where a lady is stabbed repeatedly with a knife. Jason must be based on Ted Bundy too, because they're both serial killers.

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[–] Dear_Oderus_Urungus 12 years ago

Ha, just rusting your jimmies. I def. see the resemblance.

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[–] richard-III 12 years ago

Well, you've certainly got a point there.
While I've seen 'The Virgin Spring', the gruesome medieval tragedy film that inspired Wes Craven to a horror remake, his version of the revenge story also made me think of the murderous Charles Manson hippy gang. Which was only a few years before 1972 and 'Last House On The left'. The slaughtering of pregnant Sharon Tate and her friends, as well as a poor young workman, and an elderly couple only some days later (killed with a knife and a fork, if I remember well), made a huge impact on Hollywood and on society. It partly killed the Woodstock spirit of love & peace, and gave way to lots of paranoia.

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[–] ElectricWarlock 11 years ago

Sadie Mae Glutz and Sexy Sadie were two of the aliases for Susan Atkins after the Sexy Sadie song by The Beatles so it is a definite possibility.

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[–] mikedonn71 11 years ago

Sure. Manson influenced popular culture in an huge way. Even President Nixon brought up the Manson case, declared Manson guilty before the trial was over and said that the kids that got shot at Kent State were the same thing as the Manson family. In America, in 1972, everything was political. The "family" in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre was also Mansonesque.

[–] muzilon 11 years ago

Leonard Maltin in his (very negative) review of LHOTL referred to the gang as "Manson-like".