Hollywood's darkest moments revealed: A chilling journey through tragic events that shocked the film industry, from on-set accidents to personal tragedies that forever changed cinema's landscape. Prepare for an emotional and eye-opening exploration of Hollywood's most haunting stories.
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00:00I'm never going to get out of this town, am I, Gorey?
00:04You can do anything you want, man.
00:08Yeah.
00:10Sure.
00:11Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're looking at the most tragic, unsettling,
00:15and or horrible events in the history of film.
00:18We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.
00:28Bruce Lee's Sudden Death
00:30As an elite martial artist, Bruce Lee became a star by the 1970s.
00:40His films, such as Enter the Dragon, are still considered classics in the action genre.
00:45He had not yet completed Game of Death when he unexpectedly died.
00:49Suffering from a cerebral edema, the actor passed away at the age of 32.
00:53The final version of the movie was released in 1978.
00:56At such a young age, Lee had already achieved so much as an international figure.
01:00His reputation only grew through the decades and made him a major influence in martial arts.
01:05Don't think. Feel. It is like a finger pointing away to the moon.
01:12Filming a Murder at Altamont, Gimme Shelter
01:15When documentary filmmakers followed the Rolling Stones to the Altamont Free Concert,
01:19they never would have expected this result.
01:27Their cameras captured the band's performance in a hostile environment.
01:31In the crowd, a fight led to a stabbing.
01:39Meredith Hunter drew his gun and was attacked by a Hells Angel member.
01:43The crime was captured on film, becoming an integral part of the documentary Gimme Shelter.
01:48The Maisley's brothers and their co-director, Charlotte Swearen,
01:51shined a light on a tragic episode in rock history.
01:54Showing the violent side of the 1960s,
01:57this event was forever immortalized by a cinematic tour de force.
02:01Paul Walker's Car Accident
02:03New details this morning on the deaths of Fast and Furious star Paul Walker
02:07and his friend, killed in a fiery car accident over the weekend.
02:11Known for a wide range of roles, Paul Walker is best remembered for the Fast franchise.
02:15The performer wasn't famous for his role in the Fast franchise,
02:18when he and his friend, Roger Rodas, went driving.
02:21While traveling at high speeds, the two died after a serious crash.
02:25Walker had starred in six movies in the action series,
02:28but filmmakers still decided to finish the seventh entry.
02:31What you doing?
02:33I owe you a ten-second car.
02:35His brothers helped shoot additional scenes,
02:37with some visual tricks employed to make it all seem like the original star.
02:40Hey, I thought you could leave without saying goodbye.
02:43The final result was a movie that would have been a hit.
02:46Goodbye.
02:47The final result was a moving tribute to the man's legacy and work as Brian O'Connor.
02:51Roy Kinnear Falls Off a Horse, The Return of the Musketeers
02:55Enchanting.
02:57Roy Kinnear might not be a household name,
03:00but his filmography has more than a few recognizable projects.
03:03Many viewers will remember him as Veruca Salt's father
03:06in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
03:08Veruca, sweetheart, I'm not a magician!
03:11Give me time!
03:13I want it now! What's the matter with those twerps down there?
03:16For five days now, the entire flipping factory's been on the job!
03:19They haven't shelled a peanut in there since Monday!
03:22They've been shelling flaming chocolate bars from dawn to dusk!
03:26He also starred in Richard Lester's film series, based on The Three Musketeers.
03:30While making The Return of the Musketeers,
03:32Kinnear fell off a horse while filming in Spain.
03:34Yeah, it's an ambush.
03:36He broke his pelvis and later died of a heart attack.
03:39The tragic event was a sad end to his career,
03:41with that movie being released in 1989.
03:43Following a lawsuit, the event raised concerns
03:45about on-set safety and medical negligence.
03:48Defend it!
03:50She'll be sitting like a sausage.
03:52Not necessarily. She could be stuck just inside the tube.
03:55Inside the tube? Hold on!
03:57Veruca! Sweetheart! Daddy's coming!
04:00River Phoenix's overdose.
04:02You're gonna be a great writer someday, Gordy.
04:05You might even write about us guys
04:08if you ever get hard up for material.
04:10Standing out amongst other child actors,
04:12River Phoenix showed promise as a talented performer.
04:15His works as a kid and a young adult
04:17ranged from Stand By Me to Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
04:20The Oscar-nominated actor also ventured into dynamic leading roles,
04:24such as My Own Private Idaho.
04:26Do you know anything about bikes?
04:28Yeah, I've turned over a few.
04:30Unfortunately for him,
04:32he didn't live long enough to showcase all of his abilities.
04:35Outside the Viper Room in Los Angeles,
04:37Phoenix overdosed and was later pronounced dead at the hospital.
04:40He'd already filmed scenes for Dark Blood,
04:42with a project finally finished in 2012.
04:44His stellar performances, presence, and activism
04:47will never be forgotten.
04:49I wanted to explain why I can't talk about a lot of things.
04:53Like college. I can't go to college.
04:55I can't leave them.
05:00And I wanted to tell you
05:03why I couldn't be with you.
05:05Carol Lombard's plane crash
05:07I'd never brought you here if I thought they were going to humiliate you.
05:09I'm terribly grateful.
05:10This is the first time I've ever beaten Cornelia at anything,
05:12and you helped me do it.
05:13This actress was a fixture of 1930s and early 1940s film.
05:17Her appearances in comedies
05:19made her one of the more sought-after performers
05:21of the Hollywood studio system.
05:22When World War II broke out,
05:24Carol Lombard helped out by promoting war bonds.
05:26On a flight home from one of these events,
05:28Lombard died in a plane crash.
05:30She left behind an impressive catalog of movies
05:33and included To Be or Not To Be.
05:35To be or not to be.
05:37You no doubt know its deeper meaning.
05:39Yes, I have a vague idea.
05:41Included on the American Film Institute's list of best actresses,
05:44the performer remains an important part of cinema history.
05:47Her tragic death underscores how much she achieved by her early 30s.
05:51He wants to play Hamlet.
05:53After all, we are in the country of William Shakespeare.
05:56He wants to play Hamlet.
05:58Philip Seymour Hoffman's death
06:01Philip Seymour Hoffman became an indispensable actor.
06:03His supporting roles enhanced everything
06:05from blockbusters to dramas.
06:07He then earned leading parts in the 2000s,
06:09like his Oscar-winning turn in Capote.
06:25The performer also dealt with substance use disorder,
06:27with his death in 2014 resulting from an overdose.
06:30During this time, he had yet to finish filming scenes
06:33for the final Hunger Games movie.
06:35He needs time.
06:37But, um, we're trying something new today.
06:40His passing deprived audiences of more brilliant work.
06:43Hoffman's performances will be remembered forever,
06:46giving audiences vulnerable and intense characters.
06:49He's still considered a generational talent
06:51that only would have gotten better.
06:53If we are not helping him,
06:56then it is we who have failed him.
07:03Tis it not?
07:05Roman Polanski's scandal.
07:07I think it's likely that he's going to spend time in prison.
07:09He won't get the maximum that he might have gotten 30 years ago,
07:12but I think he will get a significant prison time.
07:15Few directors are as infamous as Roman Polanski.
07:18After making revered projects and losing his wife to tragedy,
07:21the filmmaker ended the 1970s as a fugitive.
07:26He invited underage Samantha Galey to be photographed
07:29and then assaulted her.
07:31With his future uncertain, Polanski fled U.S. authorities
07:34and eventually settled in Europe.
07:36He kept making movies while avoiding extradition back to America.
07:39Winning an Oscar for directing The Pianist,
07:41the man was still defended as an artist
07:43despite his criminal behavior.
07:45All these decades later, the director's personal life
07:47still fuels Hollywood's reputation for these kinds of crimes.
07:50Forget it, Jake. It's China.
07:53In the 2010s, Chadwick Boseman became a leading man in Hollywood.
07:57He played a number of historical figures in biopics
07:59ranging from 42 to Get On Up.
08:02The performer then took on his most iconic role
08:04as T'Challa in Black Panther and the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
08:08Little did anyone know that he was harboring a serious cancer diagnosis.
08:12He was diagnosed with a rare disease
08:14that would lead to the death of his wife.
08:16He died of a heart attack.
08:18Little did anyone know that he was harboring a serious cancer diagnosis.
08:22While filming several projects,
08:24the actor was dealing with his health in private.
08:26This made his death in 2020 seem even more devastating.
08:29His final film role in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
08:32earned him a posthumous Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination.
08:48You hear me? Cut this guy!
08:51I'm calling. Cut this guy!
08:53Boseman's legacy will carry on,
08:55with devoted fans celebrating his versatile work.
08:59Robin Williams takes his life.
09:01Good morning, Vietnam!
09:05Hey, this is not a test. This is rock and roll!
09:08Among the most beloved comedians ever,
09:10Robin Williams gave millions of people a reason to smile.
09:13Even though he'd been open about his personal struggles,
09:16the star had an energetic persona in public.
09:18Son of a bitch. He stole my house.
09:21In a sad turn of events,
09:23Williams died after taking his own life in 2014.
09:26He was later found to have had Lewy Body Dementia.
09:28This affected his physical and mental health,
09:31but it went undiagnosed before his death.
09:33An outpouring of tributes followed from the entertainment industry
09:36and fans everywhere.
09:37Through his work in multiple mediums,
09:39the performer still holds a place in many people's hearts.
09:42Thank you, boys.
09:46Marilyn Monroe's death. Something's Gotta Give.
09:49Marilyn Monroe still ranks among the most famous stars in Hollywood history,
09:53reaching the height of her fame in the mid to late 50s
09:55with a bunch of classic comedies.
09:57She entered the 1960s with her fair share of success
10:00and a slew of personal obstacles,
10:02taking part in a proposed project named Something's Gotta Give.
10:05You know, far away in the South Sea Islands,
10:07when a man hurts himself and he doesn't want people to see,
10:10you know what he does?
10:11What?
10:12He has somebody else cry for him.
10:14How does that help?
10:15You'd be surprised.
10:16At this point in her career,
10:18Monroe was known for forgetting lines and missing work days.
10:21She was then fired and reluctantly rehired in a troubled production schedule.
10:25Studio agreed to pay her more than twice her original salary
10:28to finish the film.
10:29Overdosing in 1962,
10:31the actor's hectic life came to a tragic end
10:33and entered into entertainment legend.
10:35Many still argue that she was taken advantage of during her life
10:38as well as in death.
10:41Set Accidents
10:42The Exorcist
10:43If you were working on The Exorcist back in the early 1970s,
10:46you might have thought there was much more than a fictional haunting happening.
10:49A series of accidents and strange occurrences plagued the production.
10:57Actor Linda Blair was hooked up to a rig for a scene
10:59where her character gets possessed,
11:01thrashing her around and injuring her back.
11:03This doesn't even include bizarre events
11:05such as a set catching fire,
11:07mysterious warnings from a priest,
11:09and an additional injury to star Ellen Burstyn.
11:14William Friedkin's terrifying vision is considered an absolute classic to this day,
11:18regardless of the behind-the-scenes tales.
11:20Nine years later,
11:21the film Poltergeist would experience similarly spooky stories
11:24that led some to believe horror movie sets were cursed.
11:32Nazi Propaganda
11:33Triumph of the Will
11:34A few decades into its creation,
11:36filmmaking became a powerful and dangerous tool for propaganda purposes.
11:40This was especially true for Nazis in the 1930s.
11:43Hitler rose to power
11:44and needed help from a filmmaker to get his hateful message across.
11:47Enter Lenny Riefenstahl,
11:49the director that produced documentaries for the Third Reich
11:52and propped them up as a supposedly superior force.
11:55The work Olympia showcased the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin,
11:59while her most infamous project was Triumph of the Will.
12:02It introduced rallies and speeches
12:04that espoused the false prosperity of a fascist takeover.
12:07Riefenstahl was commended for her technical abilities,
12:10but condemned for her association with
12:12and cinematic glorification of the Nazis.
12:30John Belushi's Death
12:31John Belushi was one of the premiere stars
12:33from the first series of Saturday Night Live.
12:35Starring in the late 1970s,
12:37the actor broke into films such as Animal House.
12:43He was as famous for his comedy styles
12:45and projects like the Blues Brothers
12:47as he was for his hard partying habits.
12:49Sadly, Belushi's vices eventually caught up with him.
12:57He suffered a fatal overdose in 1982.
12:59Hollywood is no stranger to these kinds of sudden deaths,
13:02but this one in particular was a wake-up call
13:04for many of the performer's friends, colleagues, and fans.
13:07He left a significant hole in the future of comedy
13:10and continues to inspire a generation of imitators.
13:22Hattie McDaniel at the Academy Awards
13:24Gone with the Wind
13:25Hattie McDaniel was a trailblazing black artist
13:27during the Golden Age of Hollywood.
13:34Her performance in the epic Gone with the Wind
13:36earned her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress,
13:39becoming the first black person to win an Oscar.
13:41Unfortunately for her,
13:43she wasn't properly celebrated for the achievement.
13:45The ceremony was held in 1940,
13:47and segregation was still very much
13:49a reprehensible part of American society.
13:51To account for this racist policy,
13:53the Academy placed McDaniel at a side table
13:55away from the white nominees.
14:07Her victory in speech that day
14:09gave some glimmer of hope for race relations in the United States,
14:12but the governing body ultimately failed
14:14to show her the respect she deserved.
14:16James Dean's Crash
14:17Among the brightest stars of the 1950s,
14:19James Dean helped bring a new style of acting to Hollywood.
14:22His vulnerable parts in the likes of East of Eden
14:24and Rebel Without a Cause
14:26were landmarks for their decade.
14:36Dean had finished work on the movie Giant in 1955
14:39when a car accident cut his life short.
14:41While driving his Porsche in Southern California,
14:44the actor crashed and died from his injuries.
14:46His youthful energy was only beginning
14:48to reveal itself to audiences.
14:50Having only been credited for three films,
14:52the performer stunned people with his dynamic presence
14:55and became an example for many future actors.
15:07Tippi Hedren's Mistreatment, The Birds
15:10Oh, hello, Miss Edwards.
15:11Have you ever seen so many gulls?
15:13What do you suppose it is?
15:14Well, there must be a storm at sea
15:16that can drive them inland, you know.
15:18Tippi Hedren received the opportunity of a lifetime
15:21to work with director Alfred Hitchcock.
15:23She was cast in the lead role of The Birds,
15:25but her experience with the filmmaker
15:27was nothing short of horrible.
15:28He subjected the star to scenes that put her in harm's way,
15:31never seeming to care all that much about her safety.
15:34This included a sequence where actual birds hurt her.
15:37The performer's story is unfortunately not unique.
15:39Mirroring Stanley Kubrick's poor treatment of Shelley Duvall
15:42while filming The Shining,
15:43Hitchcock harassed and threatened Hedren
15:45throughout their working relationship,
15:47which extended to another movie entitled Marnie.
15:49You don't love me.
15:51I'm just something you've caught.
15:53You think I'm some kind of animal you've trapped.
15:56She states that the whole collaboration
15:58almost ended her career for good,
16:00but she persevered and later returned to acting.
16:02Radioactive Set, The Conqueror
16:04You do well, Kumlik,
16:05for while I have fingers to grasp a sword
16:08and eyes to see,
16:10your treacherous head is not safe on your shoulders,
16:13nor your daughter in her bed.
16:15Of all the movies throughout his career,
16:17The Conqueror stands as one of the few
16:19that completely miscast John Wayne.
16:21He's completely out of place in his role as Genghis Khan,
16:24but the larger production had much more
16:26scientific problems to worry about.
16:28The production took place in Utah
16:30and was downwind of a nuclear testing site.
16:32There are several theories about the potential health hazards
16:34that come from shooting in such a location.
16:36Many people associated with the production died from cancer,
16:39including Wayne, co-star Agnes Moorhead,
16:41and director Dick Powell.
16:43Some feel that it was just a coincidence,
16:45but the significant portion of crew members
16:47affected by cancer keeps the theory alive.
16:49You will take pleasure
16:51with the offspring of your father's slayer.
16:55She will bring woe to you, my son,
16:58and to your people.
17:00Heath Ledger's Passing,
17:02The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus
17:04Can I ask you a question?
17:06Do you dream?
17:08Or should I say,
17:10can you put a price on your dreams?
17:12Over the course of the 2000s,
17:14Heath Ledger performed in films
17:16that received rave reviews, such as Brokeback Mountain.
17:18The height of his acting powers
17:20arrived with his interpretation of the Joker character
17:22in The Dark Knight.
17:24Before that film was released,
17:26the actor started work on Terry Gilliam's fantasy film,
17:28The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus.
17:30What are you doing?
17:32Trying to save your daughter's life, sir.
17:34Save?
17:36Well, I figured I could be the fifth soul.
17:38See, I could take that risk, sir.
17:40Ledger failed to finish working on the project
17:42after a fatal overdose,
17:44leaving behind an impressive body of work.
17:46His shocking death drew tributes
17:48from his contemporaries.
17:50The performer would even go on to be the second actor
17:52to posthumously win an Oscar.
17:54You look nervous.
17:56Is it the scars?
17:58You wanna know how I got them?
18:00Gilliam would alter his movie in order to showcase
18:02the final work of the talented star,
18:04casting other actors to finish production.
18:06Judy Garland's troubled career and death.
18:18A beloved Hollywood figure,
18:20Judy Garland began her professional life
18:22in the studio system.
18:24Her unforgettable performance in The Wizard of Oz
18:26and other musicals turned her into a superstar.
18:28The actor's early success didn't come without a cost,
18:30as she fell prey to abusive behavior
18:32behind the scenes.
18:34Garland was given pills at a young age
18:36to regulate her weight and to keep her alert
18:38for extended hours.
18:40Carrying over into her adult life,
18:42this drug intake turned into a dangerous dependency
18:44that also involved alcohol.
18:46The performer tried to keep singing and acting
18:48to varying degrees of success throughout the 1950s
18:50and 1960s.
18:52In 1969, the artist overdosed
18:54on the fatality of the entertainment industry.
19:02Manipulation behind the scenes.
19:04Last Tango in Paris.
19:16Upon its controversial release in 1972,
19:18Last Tango in Paris garnered mostly positive reviews
19:20for its lead performances by
19:22Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider.
19:24Both actors provided an abundance of vulnerability
19:26in their on-screen romance.
19:28For Schneider, certain moments felt
19:30all too real and even degrading.
19:40The infamous butter sequence
19:42was simulated for the movie,
19:44but the actor still mentioned feeling humiliated
19:46during the production.
19:48She blamed Brando and especially director Bernardo Bertolucci
19:50for mistreating her
19:52and not giving her more agency in regards to the most graphic scene.
19:54With this information in mind,
19:56the whole movie feels tainted by the filmmaker's
19:58deplorable decisions.
20:00The death of Helena Hutchins. Rust.
20:10Filming an independent western,
20:12Alec Baldwin was prepping for a shot involving a revolver.
20:14His gun went off and hit the cinematographer
20:16Helena Hutchins and director Joel Sousa.
20:18Hutchins tragically died from the resulting injuries
20:20in what became a high-profile case
20:22of mismanagement on set.
20:30Some people blamed Baldwin for holding the gun
20:32and others questioned the armorer
20:34Hannah Gutierrez-Reed,
20:36the person responsible for preparing all weapons
20:38for the production.
20:40Others focused on the fact that live rounds
20:42somehow ended up on the set at all.
20:44Rumors and accusations continue to swirl
20:46as of this writing, but the victims in this case
20:48should have never been harmed in the first place.
21:04Natalie Wood's drowning. Brainstorm.
21:06Starting at an early age,
21:08Natalie Wood was a prominent actor
21:10in all sorts of classic films.
21:12She grew up on screen and eventually starred
21:14in movies such as West Side Story
21:16and Splendor in the Grass.
21:22Wood later married fellow actor
21:24Robert De Niro
21:26and married his wife,
21:28who died in a car crash.
21:30Wood later married fellow actor
21:32Robert Wagner
21:34and filmed the movie Brainstorm
21:36in the early 1980s.
21:38During a break in the production,
21:40she accompanied Wagner and her co-star
21:42Christopher Walken on a boat trip,
21:44which soon turned deadly.
21:46The actor then drowned under mysterious circumstances.
21:48People have their suspicions
21:50as to the ultimate cause of her death,
21:52but the bottom line remains
21:54that she died tragically and much too young
21:56at just 43.
22:00Really, more than 36 years old
22:02matter.
22:04Because somebody died, and no matter what,
22:06ultimately that's our job, to find the truth.
22:08Brandon Lee's death.
22:10The Crow.
22:16On the set of the comic book adaptation
22:18The Crow, a tragic mistake killed
22:20the star. One scene required the use
22:22of a prop gun, which was not intended to fire
22:24anything other than a harmless dummy cartridge.
22:26The barrel was blocked by fragments
22:28of a previously fired blank
22:30and improperly inspected before being used.
22:32Practicing the proposed scene with a firearm,
22:34Brandon Lee was accidentally shot
22:36and killed by co-star Michael Massey.
22:38His death sparked renewed concerns
22:40about set safety standards that continue
22:42to this day. Members of the production,
22:44including Massey, were haunted by the incident
22:46and the finished film was dedicated
22:48to Lee's memory.
22:58Helicopter Crash.
23:00Twilight Zone, the movie.
23:02Decades after the Twilight Zone show
23:04was released, filmmakers came together
23:06to create a cinematic adaptation.
23:08This included an anthology format,
23:10with a new director helming each section
23:12of the movie. John Landis directed
23:14a story involving actor Vic Morrow,
23:16whose character finds himself in a disturbing trip
23:18through horrific episodes in history.
23:20One sequence involved the use of a helicopter
23:22and pyrotechnics.
23:28Defying child labor laws,
23:30Landis and others allowed young actors
23:32to be on set for a night shoot
23:34that went horribly wrong.
23:36The helicopter crash resulted in the deaths
23:38of Morrow and two young performers.
23:40Landis and certain members of the production
23:42were tried and acquitted for their actions
23:44leading up to the tragedy.
23:46Blackface and Racist Stereotypes.
23:48In the earliest days of movie making,
23:50racist stereotypes were employed as a means of entertainment.
23:52This predates the medium
23:54and stretches back to the days of stage performances
23:56that used blackface in minstrel shows.
23:58With the invention of sound, white performers
24:00continue to play other races in a variety
24:02of roles. This both kept certain
24:04stereotypes alive, as well as taking
24:06away jobs from people of color.
24:08The use of makeup and other prosthetics
24:10allowed for white actors to pretend to be other
24:12races in poorly dated films.
24:14Everyone from Fred Astaire to Judy Garland
24:16can be seen in blackface during the early
24:18days of Hollywood, revealing the extensive
24:20history of racism in cinema history.
24:22You know, any form of
24:24history that gets
24:26suppressed or repressed
24:28or erased
24:30out, it comes
24:32back to haunt.
24:34Hollywood Blacklist. In the years following
24:36World War II, America experienced
24:38a wave of anti-communist sentiment.
24:40Many proponents of the movement were worried
24:42about possible Soviet influence in the
24:44U.S. film industry. This led
24:46to the creation of the House Un-American
24:48Activities Committee, which set out to find
24:50alleged communists and their sympathizers.
24:52The Hollywood Blacklist resulted in a number
24:54of artists being unable to work for years.
24:56This was partially carried out through the
24:58testimony of many fellow film workers,
25:00some of whom named friends and colleagues
25:02in order to save their own careers.
25:04Friends? What friends?
25:06Who the hell has the luxury
25:08of friends? I've got allies
25:10and enemies. There's no room
25:12for anything else. The larger movement
25:14finally died down in the 1960s, but
25:16irrevocable damage had already been done to
25:18various people in Hollywood. Are you proud
25:20of what happened in Hollywood at that time?
25:22I think it was probably a very necessary
25:24thing at the time,
25:26because
25:28the
25:30radical liberals were going to take over
25:32our business. The Birth of a Nation.
25:34Directed by D.W. Griffith, The Birth of a Nation
25:36sparked controversy upon its release
25:38in 1915. It's an adaptation
25:40of the book The Klansmen, which takes
25:42a look at post-Civil War America,
25:44with a heavy slant towards pro-Confederate
25:46bigotry. This includes graphic
25:48depictions of the Ku Klux Klan,
25:50and their racist actions in the Reconstruction
25:52Era of the United States. Any of
25:54Griffith's cinematic achievements were overshadowed
25:56by the main narrative's racism
25:58and promotion of the KKK.
26:00The project was also credited with influencing
26:02a resurgence of the terrorist group,
26:04not long after the movie's release.
26:06This film
26:08regenerized the Klan.
26:10The Klan was dormant. It was dead.
26:12The Manson Murders.
26:14I'm the devil,
26:16and I'm here to do the devil's business.
26:18Cult leader Charles Manson assembled
26:20a cast of misfits and indoctrinated
26:22them with a twisted ideology.
26:24At the very end of the 1960s, members
26:26of his so-called family terrorized
26:28the Los Angeles area. This included
26:30the murders of actor Sharon Tate
26:32and others, in especially brutal
26:34attacks. There's still some legal uncertainty
26:36surrounding Manson's ultimate connection to the
26:38crime. Popular belief suggests
26:40that it was under his orders to go to various
26:42houses and commit horrible acts.
26:44These gruesome events brought a dark
26:46close to the decade and traumatized
26:48many people associated with Tate.
26:50And it continues to shock the conscience,
26:52both because of the brutality of the murders
26:54and because of this eerie
26:56cult-like control that Manson
26:58had over his followers.
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27:42...assaulted women, harassed many people
27:44and threatened to ruin careers if any
27:46stories about him leaked. He's since been the
27:48subject of legal action and will possibly
27:50serve the remainder of his life behind bars.
27:52...trial means so much
27:54to so many, but it will
27:56mean the most to the brave women
27:58testifying and to all
28:00of us silence breakers. The surrounding
28:02discussion about his crimes and others
28:04like it partly inspired the rise
28:06of the hashtag MeToo movement.
28:08Do we forget another terrible event
28:10from movie history? Let us know in the comments
28:12below.
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