Question: is bad times at the el royale about charles manson?
Answer: Bad Times at the El Royale isn't the only film to take a walk down the road that is 1969. ... And neither is Goddard's film, though Chris Hemsworth's swaggering cult leader, Billy Lee, is a Manson-inspired figure whose lead follower, Ruth (Cailee Spaeny), has engaged in a murder reminiscent of that time.