Editing Charles Manson (section)

=== Cultural impact ===
In June 1970, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' made Manson their cover story.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/charles-manson-the-incredible-story-of-the-most-dangerous-man-alive-19700625|title=Charles Manson: The Incredible Story of the Most Dangerous Man Alive|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808142504/http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/charles-manson-the-incredible-story-of-the-most-dangerous-man-alive-19700625|date=August 8, 2017|access-date=May 30, 2015|archive-date=August 8, 2017|last=Felton|first=David|last2=Dalton|first2=David}}</ref> [[Bernardine Dohrn]] of the [[Weather Underground]] reportedly said of the Tate murders: "Dig it, first they killed those pigs, then they ate dinner in the same room with them, then they even shoved a fork into the pig Tate's stomach! Wild!"<ref name=seeds>{{cite news|work=[[The New York Times]]|page=5 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/11/22/magazine/the-seeds-of-terror.html |title=The Seeds of Terror |access-date=February 2, 2014 |date=November 22, 1981 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309015156/http://www.nytimes.com/1981/11/22/magazine/the-seeds-of-terror.html |archive-date=March 9, 2014 }}</ref> Manson fanatic [[James Mason (neo-Nazi)|James Mason]] claimed to be acting on a suggestion from Charles Manson based on his interpretation of something Manson said in a televised interview, when Mason founded the Universal Order, a [[Neo-Nazism|neo-Nazi]] group that has influenced other movements such as the terrorist group the [[Atomwaffen Division]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Lusher |first=Adam |date=November 20, 2017 |title=Charles Manson: Neo-Nazis hail serial killer a visionary and try to resurrect fascist movement created on his orders |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/charles-manson-death-dead-serial-killer-neo-nazis-resurrect-fascist-movement-cult-family-universal-order-awd-a8065781.html |work=[[The Independent]] |location=London, United Kingdom |access-date=February 28, 2022 |archive-date=December 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222081540/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/charles-manson-death-dead-serial-killer-neo-nazis-resurrect-fascist-movement-cult-family-universal-order-awd-a8065781.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Bugliosi quoted a BBC employee's assertion that a "neo-Manson cult" existed in Europe, represented by approximately 70 rock bands playing songs by Manson and "songs in support of him".{{sfn|Bugliosi|Gentry|1974|pp=488–491}}

The names of the ''[[Star Wars]]'' characters [[Luke Skywalker]] and his father [[Anakin Skywalker]] were influenced by Manson's reputation. Written between January 1973 and March 1976, screenplays for ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' (1977) had used the names Luke and Annikin Starkiller,<ref name="ASCbehind1">{{cite magazine |author= |title=A young, enthusiastic crew employs far-out technology to put a rollicking intergalactic fantasy onto the screen |url=http://www.theasc.com/magazine/starwars/articles/starwars/behind/pg1.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001221045/http://www.theasc.com/magazine/starwars/articles/starwars/behind/pg1.htm |archive-date=October 1, 2016 |access-date=June 7, 2025 |magazine=[[American Cinematographer]] |publisher=[[American Society of Cinematographers]] |page=1|date=}}</ref><ref name="ArchivedScripts">{{cite web |title=Starkiller |url=http://starwarz.com/starkiller/scripts.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060628065925/http://www.starwarz.com/starkiller/scripts.htm |archive-date=June 28, 2006 |access-date=June 7, 2025 |work=starwarz.com |publisher=Jedi Bendu}}</ref> but after production of the movie began, [[George Lucas]] changed the surname to Skywalker. In 2007, Lucas explained "[he] felt a lot of people [on set] were confusing him with someone like Charles Manson. It had very unpleasant connotations." — Starkiller could be misconstrued as "celebrity killer" in a time when coverage on Manson was renewed following [[attempted assassination of Gerald Ford in Sacramento|Fromme's attempted assassination of Gerald Ford]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hedash |first=Kara |date=2020-02-18 |title=Star Wars: Here's Why George Lucas Changed Luke Skywalker's Original Name |url=https://screenrant.com/star-wars-george-lucas-luke-starkiller-skywalker-name-change/ |access-date=June 7, 2025 |website=ScreenRant |language=en |archive-date=November 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221105023320/https://screenrant.com/star-wars-george-lucas-luke-starkiller-skywalker-name-change/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Satran |first1=Joe |title=The Hero Of 'Star Wars' Almost Wasn't Named Luke Skywalker |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/luke-skywalker-name-change-starkiller_n_563121a8e4b0631799109b32 |access-date=June 7, 2025 |work=[[HuffPost]] |date=Oct 28, 2015 |quote=Why George Lucas changed it from "Luke Starkiller" at the last minute.}}</ref> and Hollywood productions incorporated increased themes of sexual violence and gore following the sensationalizing of the [[Tate–LaBianca murders]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Morse |first=Erik |date=September 2019 |title=The Beautiful and the Damned: The Cinematic Afterlife of Sharon Tate |journal=Sight and Sound |volume=29 |issue=9 |pages=27–29 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Cooper |first=Ian |title=The Manson Family on Film and Television |publisher=McFarland & Company |year=2018 |isbn=978-1476670430}}</ref><ref name=":5" />