Charles Manson Superstar (1989)

Directed by

Nikolas Schreck

Genre

documentary film, biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

R

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary interviews Charles Manson inside San Quentin Prison. It mixes Manson's own music, spoken segments, and archival images to present his philosophy and worldview.

unsettlingconfrontationalatmosphericslow-pacedmeditativeeerietransgressivecerebral

What happens

Charles Manson Superstar is a documentary film about Charles Manson, directed by Nikolas Schreck in 1989. Most of the documentary (the entire interview) was filmed inside San Quentin Prison. Nikolas and Zeena Schreck narrated the segments while images were shown, and music played in the background. There was brief footage of Spahn Ranch, and a short clip of James Nolan Mason being interviewed about the Universal Order, and Manson. Olivier Messiaen's "Death and Resurrection," Bobby Beausoleil's "Lucifer Rising," Krzysztof Penderecki's "Apocalypsis," Biff Rose's "Fill Your Heart" (Tiny Tim's version) and Anton LaVey's "The Satanic Mass," and Manson's own songs "Clang Bang Clang" and "Mechanical Man" from the album Lie: The Love and Terror Cult, were played during the film. The artwork for the poster was done by painter Joe Coleman. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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