Helter Skelter (1976 film)
Helter Skelter was initially a book by prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi. It was made into a TV film in 1976. In the United States, it was spread over two nights on television. In some countries it was shown in theaters with additional footage (nudity and more violence). There is also a 2004 made-for-TV re-make.
The movie is based upon the murders by the Charles Milles Manson Family. The most well-known victim was actress Sharon Tate. The term was taken from the Beatles' song of the same name (see Helter Skelter). Manson used the term for an anticipated race war, and "healter skelter" [sic] was scrawled on the wall in blood at the house of one of the Family's victims.
The 1976 film stars Steve Railsback as Manson; the 2004 version has Jeremy Davies playing Manson.