Sweet Savior is a 1971 film directed by Robert L. Roberts (credited as "Bob Roberts"), written by Willie Gilbert (under the pseudonym "Matt Cavanaugh"), and starring Troy Donahue as a Charles Manson-type cult leader.
I play Moon, a religious creep who murders a lot of people, a real heavy trip. But I don't want anyone to think I'm playing it in some phony exploitation flick that takes advantage of the Manson case to make a fast buck. I don't like many things, man, but I dig this picture... We're trying to show both sides of the problem. The Hollywood glamor society is as guilty as the depraved hippy cults. They pick up people on the Sunset Boulevard and tease them. When they made fun of Manson they picked on the wrong guy. I was up at the Tate house. It was a freaky scene. Sure I met Manson at the beach playing volleyball.[1]
Director Bob Roberts said:
I had the idea not to make the Mason story per se but to inform people the Sharon Tate thing was not just an isolated incident. Many other cults are murdering people. They're just not as publicised. There are a lot of so-called families like Mason's with one dictatorial leader who controls his group through drugs, pills, sex, LSD and many other ways. These people are a threat to the fabric of society because they commit murder without conscience.[1]
"This is going to be a very big picture," said Donahue. "I have a feeling it's going to be bigger than Love Story."[2]
sweet, savior, 1971, film, directed, robert, roberts, credited, roberts, written, willie, gilbert, under, pseudonym, matt, cavanaugh, starring, troy, donahue, charles, manson, type, cult, leader, directed, byrobert, robertswritten, bywillie, gilbert, matt, cav. Sweet Savior is a 1971 film directed by Robert L Roberts credited as Bob Roberts written by Willie Gilbert under the pseudonym Matt Cavanaugh and starring Troy Donahue as a Charles Manson type cult leader Sweet SaviorDirected byRobert L RobertsWritten byWillie Gilbert as Matt Cavanaugh Based onan original story by Robert L Roberts as Bob Roberts Produced byRobert L RobertsStarringTroy DonahueCinematographyVictor PetroshevitzEdited byJohn ConnollMusic byJeff BarryGilbert SplacinDistributed byTrans World Attractions original release Troma EntertainmentRelease date1971Running time92 minsCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishIt was also known as The Idiotic Couple and Frenetic Party and ultimately released on video by Troma Entertainment as The Love Thrill Murders Contents 1 Production 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksProduction editLloyd Kaufman was the production manager Troy Donahue said while promoting the film I play Moon a religious creep who murders a lot of people a real heavy trip But I don t want anyone to think I m playing it in some phony exploitation flick that takes advantage of the Manson case to make a fast buck I don t like many things man but I dig this picture We re trying to show both sides of the problem The Hollywood glamor society is as guilty as the depraved hippy cults They pick up people on the Sunset Boulevard and tease them When they made fun of Manson they picked on the wrong guy I was up at the Tate house It was a freaky scene Sure I met Manson at the beach playing volleyball 1 Director Bob Roberts said I had the idea not to make the Mason story per se but to inform people the Sharon Tate thing was not just an isolated incident Many other cults are murdering people They re just not as publicised There are a lot of so called families like Mason s with one dictatorial leader who controls his group through drugs pills sex LSD and many other ways These people are a threat to the fabric of society because they commit murder without conscience 1 This is going to be a very big picture said Donahue I have a feeling it s going to be bigger than Love Story 2 See also editList of American films of 1971References edit a b Reed Rex 8 August 1971 Troy Donahue from Beachboy to Jesus Freak Chicago Tribune p e2 Rosenbaum Ron 29 July 1971 Troy Donahue Was Always Just Like He Is Village Voice pp 1 52 53 57 External links editSweet Savior at IMDb nbsp Review at TrashFilm Guru nbsp This article about a 1970s thriller film is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article related to an American film of the 1970s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sweet Savior amp oldid 1218235733, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
