Manson: Music From an Unsound Mind (2019)

  • NR
  • 08/13/2019 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 1h 57m

How one man's failed dream became a generation's worst nightmare

Overview

The untold story of Charles Manson's obsession to become a rock star, his rise in the LA music scene, the celebrities who championed his music, his tragic friendship with The Beach Boys' Dennis Wilson and his descent into violence and chaos once his dreams fell apart.

Tom O'Dell

Director, Writer

Cast

Dianne Lake's headshot

Dianne Lake

Self - Manson Family Member
Gregg Jakobson's headshot

Gregg Jakobson

Self - Los Angeles Songwriter
Phil Kaufman's headshot

Phil Kaufman

Self - Charles Manson Associate
Stephen Desper's headshot

Stephen Desper

Self - Beach Boys' In-House Engineer
Ernie Knapp's headshot

Ernie Knapp

Self - West Coast Guitarist
Charles Manson's headshot

Charles Manson

Self (archive footage)
Simon Wells's headshot

Simon Wells

Self - Charles Manson Biographer
Jeff Guinn's headshot

Jeff Guinn

Self - Charles Manson Biographer

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