Review – The Six Degrees of Helter Skelter

Okay, let’s see. The Manson Family murdered Sharon Tate. She was in Fearless Vampire Killers with then-future-husband Roman Polanski. He directed and appeared in Chinatown with Jack Nicholson. And he was in A Few Good Men with … oh, never mind. If you’ve ever had the inclination to take one of those Los Angeles murder tours of the Tate / LaBianca sites, this video should simultaneously let you know what to expect and convince you that they aren’t worth the money. An obsessive Manson fan (Scott Michaels) wanders down streets and peers over fences in search of killing-connected locales, many of which have been either totally demolished or remodeled beyond recognition. Indeed, the only place the camera enters (other than some footage from 10050 Cielo Drive obtained from Trent Reznor) is the abandoned husk of the Family’s Barker Ranch hangout. Toss in some autopsy records easily found online and you’ve got a movie? Apparently not. See if desperate