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Raymond Pettibon (b. 1957) Back to Raymond Pettibon on UbuWeb Film Judgement Day Theater - The Book of Manson (1989) Judgement Day Theater - The Book of Manson, Part 1 Judgement Day Theater - The Book of Manson, Part 2 Judgement Day Theater - The Book of Manson, Part 3 Judgement Day Theater - The Book of Manson, Part 4 Judgement Day Theater - The Book of Manson, Part 5 written, directed and produced by raymond pettibon starring robert hecker, joe cole, shannon smith, dave markey, dez cadena, pat ruthensmear, jennifer schwartz, abby travis, lance pettibon, linda stone, and janet hausden. pettibon recreates the big bang of all subsequent self-conscious end of the world cult projections. and he succeeds to such degree that we must warn those of questionable ego formation away from this particular film. it is truly in this sense that here charles manson is robert hecker! that the other representations (tex watson, norman mailer, jimi hendrix, roman polanski, leslie van houten) do not threaten viewer destabilization is no critique of the fine group of thespians pettibon has assembled, but merely to recognize that manson - er, rather hecker may not be acting. and manson - I mean pettibon, may not be directing. ""murder? that's a narc word; I was raised in a progressive household." - tex watson [hw.3 / 118m. / 1989 / vhs]