House of Manson House of Manson House of Manson, also known as Manson in the United Kingdom, is a 2014 biographical film that was written and directed by Brandon Slagle. It had its world premiere on October 18, 2014 at the Twin Cities Film Festival and stars Ryan Kiser as Charles Manson. The film details the life of Charles Manson, leading up to the murder of actress and model Sharon Tate and subsequent trial and sentencing. Dread Central gave "House of Manson" a favorable review, writing that it was "informative, violent, shocking, and saddening – Slagle should be applauded for taking on a
Manson Family despite precautions taken by the court, Manson flashed the jury a "Los Angeles Times" front page whose headline was "Manson Guilty, Nixon Declares". This was a reference to a statement made the previous day when U.S. President Richard Nixon had decried what he saw as the media's glamorization of Manson. Voir dired by Judge Charles Older, the jurors contended that the headline had not influenced them. The next day, the female defendants stood up and said in unison that, in light of Nixon's remark, there was no point in going on with the trial. On October 5, Manson was denied