The Calliope Box

The movie was written and shot about a mile down the road from Spahn Ranch, the western movie ranch where Charles Manson and many of his followers lived throughout much of 1969. It was here that Manson directed Linda Kasabian, Charles 'Tex' Watson, Susan Atkins, and Patricia Krenwinkel to "make it look witchy" the night they murdered Steve Parent, Jay Sebring, Voytek Frykowski, Abigail Folger and Sharon Tate. Due to the proximity to Spahn Ranch and the content of the screenplay, the filmmakers felt it was appropriate (though perhaps in poor taste) to variously reference the Manson crimes throughout the movie.

Referenced in Three Point Tony (2016)