''Manson Family Vacation'' is a 2015 American

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written and directed by J. Davis. The film stars

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, Linas Phillips, Leonora Pitts, Adam Chernick and

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. The film was released on October 6, 2015, by The Orchard.

Cast

as Nick *Linas Phillips as Conrad *Leonora Pitts as Amanda *Adam Chernick as Max *

as Blackbird *Davie-Blue as Sunshine *Suzanne Ford as Janice *Ray Laska as Frank *Brent Alan Henry as Officer Phiffer *

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as Buddy Holly *Justin M. Rasch as Skullface *Jonathan Brooks as Rockabilly

Release

The film premiered at

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on March 16, 2015. Shortly after,

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acquired distribution rights to the film. In June 2015, The Orchard acquired distribution rights to the film. The film was released on

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on October 6, 2015. It was released on Netflix on October 27, 2015.

Critical reception

''Manson Family Vacation'' received positive reviews from film critics. It holds a 93% approval rating on review aggregator website

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, based on 15 reviews, with an average rating of 6.9/10.

Justin Chang Justin Choigee Chang (born January 3, 1983) is an American film critic and columnist for the ''Los Angeles Times''. He previously worked for ''Variety''. Early life Justin Chang graduated from the University of Southern California in 2004. Chan ...

of ''

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'' gave the film a positive review writing: "It’s a measure of the film’s dramatic balance as well as its emotional integrity that both of these men will wind up eliciting the viewer’s sympathy and scorn at different points, so that by the end of 'Manson Family Vacation,' we have arrived alongside them at a crucial point of transition and understanding — not the most surprising destination, perhaps, but one that feels entirely earned."

References

External links

* {{Manson Family 2015 films 2015 comedy films American comedy films Duplass Brothers Productions films The Orchard (company) films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films