There are some movies that make you question exactly how they managed to land studio approval and funding, before making it all the way through shooting, post-production, and release without anyone bringing up the fact that maybe it’s not the best idea, with Daniel Farrands’ The Haunting of Sharon Tate firmly in that camp.
The actress and wife of filmmaker Roman Polanski was murdered by members of Charles Manson’s cult in her home while eight and a half months pregnant, which somebody thought would be the ideal jumping-off point for a supernatural psychological horror starring a horrendously miscast Hilary Duff of all people.