This documentary is basically unused footage while Hendrickson was shooting the award winning Manson documentary in the very early 1970's.
The documentary takes you from the beginning- right after the Barker Ranch Raid at Spahn Ranch right up after the convictions and penalty phases. Some of the most candid interviews and footage of Manson Family members that we never heard much about as they do daily things around the ranch including bathing, swimming, eating, garbage picking, dancing and playing music with an overdub of director Hendrickson telling you the story of what was going on at the time.
During the documentary we get to spend time with people like Bruce Davis, Clem Grogan (both convicted murderers), Mary Brunner, Cappy Gillies, Nancy Pitman, Squeaky, Blue, and some of the lesser known members like Juan Flynn, Rocky Morglea, Mark Ross, and so on.
All in all, it was a captivating film with a very ominous tone throughout. Sometimes Hendrickson's narration was a bit annoying, trying to make parks seem more eerie than they were, but it did not take anything away.
This is an essential documentary for anyone who followed/follows the Manson case.
The documentary takes you from the beginning- right after the Barker Ranch Raid at Spahn Ranch right up after the convictions and penalty phases. Some of the most candid interviews and footage of Manson Family members that we never heard much about as they do daily things around the ranch including bathing, swimming, eating, garbage picking, dancing and playing music with an overdub of director Hendrickson telling you the story of what was going on at the time.
During the documentary we get to spend time with people like Bruce Davis, Clem Grogan (both convicted murderers), Mary Brunner, Cappy Gillies, Nancy Pitman, Squeaky, Blue, and some of the lesser known members like Juan Flynn, Rocky Morglea, Mark Ross, and so on.
All in all, it was a captivating film with a very ominous tone throughout. Sometimes Hendrickson's narration was a bit annoying, trying to make parks seem more eerie than they were, but it did not take anything away.
This is an essential documentary for anyone who followed/follows the Manson case.