Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 184 min
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Violence
- Moderate
- Frights
- Strong
Why tonight?
- A long one. Start it early, and give it the whole evening.
- It goes hard on frights — not a wind-down.
The story
The investigation of two horrific mass murders leads to the capture and trial of the psychotic pseudo-hippie Charles Manson and his "family".
- commune
- historical figure
- trial
- serial killer
- hollywood
- series of murders
- multiple stabbings
- death valley
- manson family murders
- cult of personality
The bill
George DiCenzo
Vincent Bugliosi
Steve Railsback
Charles Manson
Nancy Wolfe
Susan Atkins
Marilyn Burns
Linda Kasabian
- Christina Hart — Patricia Krenwinkel
- Cathey Paine — Leslie Van Houten
- Alan Oppenheimer — Aaron Stovitz
- Rudy Ramos — Danny DeCarlo
- Sondra Blake — Ronnie Howard
- George Garro — Rosner
- Larry Pennell — Sgt. White
- Skip Homeier — Judge Older
- Robert Ito — Drees Darrin
- Jon Gries — William Garretson
- Roy Jenson — Punchy
- Directed
- Tom Gries
- Written
- J.P. Miller
Production
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 · 69 ratings
- Studio
- Lorimar Productions
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
