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This unauthorized video biography of the infamous Antichrist Superstar cobbles together a rouges' gallery of disgruntled ex-band members, ex-girlfriends, and ex-fan club managers to paint a highly unflattering (although at times outrageously funny) portrait of one Brian Warner, a.k.a Marilyn Manson. Rare video footage shows performances by the earliest incarnation of the band, then known as Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids, and some mean-spirited pranks played on unsuspecting groupies. For all the sound and fury surrounding the shock rocker -- especially in the wake of the Columbine shootings -- Demystifying the Devil should serve well to remind gullible fans and rabid anti-Manson zealots alike how inconsequential the center of this tempest really is. "The Devil", after all, should be given some credit for managing to break out of the South Florida music scene where his bitter contemporaries remain stuck. Patrick Macias

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Is Marilyn Manson a shock-rock visionary, a symbol of our troubled times, or just another rock star who came up with a good shtick? Marilyn Manson: Demystifying the Devil takes a close look at the controversial pop star's formative days, when the former Brian Warner was struggling to get the group then known as "Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids" off the ground in Florida. The film features interviews with several of Manson's former bandmates and associates (including his ex-girlfriend and the president of his first fan club), as well as rare performance footage and home movies of Manson and his pals exposing themselves, sniffing correction fluid, feeding a rabbit to a pet snake, and doing stuff with a toothbrush that you don't want to think about. This video features nudity and some sexual content and is not suitable for younger viewers. Mark Deming

Product Details

• UPC: 893024001166
• Source: MEDIALINK ENT LLC
• Region Code: 0
• Sound: Dolby Digital Stereo
• Language: English
• Time: 1:50:00
• Sales Rank: 12,459

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