Helter Skelter (1976)
Actors:
Josh Albee (actor),
Phillip R. Allen (actor),
Rod Arrants (actor),
Raphael Baker (actor),
Norman Bartolo (actor),
Edward Bell (actor),
Jim Boles (actor),
Bart Braverman (actor),
James Brodhead (actor),
Will Brodhead (actor),
Bart Burns (actor),
Howard Caine (actor),
Al Checco (actor),
Linden Chiles (actor),
Marc Alaimo (actor),
Plot: Chilling story of the investigation and trial of Charles Manson, leader of a strange cult which under his direction and 'control' committed numerous murders.
Keywords: 1960s, 1970s, attorney, based-on-book, capital-punishment, charles-manson, commune, counter-culture, courtroom, cult
Genres:
Crime,
Drama,
Thriller,
Quotes:
Charlie: It ain't nice to snitch, Shorty.
Charles Manson: "You beat a man with a whip... and he likes the whip... (laughs) you're just makin' a fool of yourself!"
Housekeeper: MURDER! MURDER! MURDER!
Dist. Atty. Vincent Bugliosi: [narrating] It was so quiet, one of the killers would later say, you could almost hear the sound of ice rattling in cocktail shakers in the homes way down the canyon.
Dist. Atty. Vincent Bugliosi: Are you always this happy?::Cindy Jane Orelia: Uh-huh.::Dist. Atty. Vincent Bugliosi: What's the secret?::Lisa Armbruster: We found the truth.::Dist. Atty. Vincent Bugliosi: What's the truth?::Lisa Armbruster: Charlie is love.
Dist. Atty. Vincent Bugliosi: Good Evening, you're about to see a dramatization based on actual facts. We may not like to accept the fact that those in the story of Helter Skelter exist in our lives. Yet, they do. And while they do we can not say that the story of Helter Skelter has ended.
Prison Inmate: What's your name?::Susan Atkins: Sadie. Sexy Sadie.
Dist. Atty. Vincent Bugliosi: Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, Sharon Tate... Jay Sebring... Voytek Frykowski... Abigail Folger... Steven Parent... Leno LaBianca... and Rosemary LaBianca are not here with us right now in this courtroom. But from their graves, they cry out for justice! And justice can only be served by you returning to this courtroom with a verdict of guilty.
Dist. Atty. Vincent Bugliosi: Boots is no longer with us.::Danny DeCarlo: What do you mean, Boots is no longer with us?::Dist. Atty. Vincent Bugliosi: He's among the dead. He shot himself the other night, playing Russian Roulette.::Danny DeCarlo: Oh, terrific. Who was with him?::Dist. Atty. Vincent Bugliosi: Cisco Budge.::Danny DeCarlo: Cisco Budge. That's it. I ain't talking no more. I'm riding out of here on the wind, mister.::Dist. Atty. Vincent Bugliosi: There are a couple of warrants outstanding against you, Danny. I don't think you'd feel very safe in prison. That's where Charlie is.::Danny DeCarlo: [slight pause] That sure is cold, man.