Andrew V McLaglen
The veteran director and producer of TV shows (Gunsmoke) and movies (The Undefeated) is cited as a major
employer of stuntmen.
Mannix
This series, set in Los Angeles and starring Mike Connors as a private investigator, is one of several that
Pacino’s agent character cites in trying to convince Rick that his future lies in spaghetti westerns, not
playing the villain of the week on shows like this, Batman and others.
Steve McQueen
The so-called “King of Cool” (portrayed by Damian Lewis) played the lead in The Great Escape, supposedly
winning the role over Rick.
Terry Melcher and Dennis Wilson
Melcher, a producer who was Doris Day’s son, had previously rented the Cielo Drive house and worked
with Wilson, the drummer for the Beach Boys. Manson, a frustrated musician, had co-written an early
version of a Beach Boys song, but Melcher had turned him down for a record contract. Manson went to the
house looking for Melcher, unaware it was now occupied by Tate and Polanski. Manson later ordered his
followers to return to the house and kill everyone there.
The Mercenary
The poster for the 1968 Corbucci western hangs on the wall at the Bruin-Westwood Village theatre where
Tate goes to watch herself in a movie.
Musso & Frank Grill
The legendary eatery is the site of the meeting where Schwarzs first woos Rick.
The Night They Raided Minsky’s
The director William Friedkin’s 1968 burlesque comedy is listed on the marquee of a movie theatre.
Paul Revere & The Raiders
The band’s album The Spirit of ’67 plays on Tate’s turntable. She acknowledges that they’re not as cool as
Jim Morrison and the Doors.
George Peppard, George Maharis and George Chakiris
The three actors – perhaps best known for Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Route 66 and West Side
Story respectively – also lost out on the lead role in The Great Escape to McQueen, in the movie’s telling.
George Putnam
The longtime local newsman is seen in a bus-bench ad.
Romeo and Juliet
Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 film adaptation of the Shakespeare play is advertised on a marquee.
Jay Sebring
The Hollywood hairdresser (Emile Hirsch) had been romantically involved with Tate before she married
Polanski, and he perished with her at the hands of the Manson clan.
Shorty Shea