Music Video
The music video was directed by Samuel Bayer and premiered on MTV on September 13, 1999. The video generated controversy as it featured a reenactment of the 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy. Manson and his then-fiancée Rose McGowan play JFK and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, respectively. Its debut release was through the band's official website MarilynManson.com, and was delayed twice until mid-September due to the Columbine Massacre and the death of JFK Jr.
The video is oddly "clean" given the gore of the actual events. The director, Samuel Bayer, says there was no blood used during the filming. "We didn't feel like it was appropriate to actually act out the assassination." One Canadian reviewer remarked that the video, which was expected to shock, was "More Fellini-esque death march than blasphemous rewrite of history, it caused little commotion."
The video is also notable for the appearance of the late, 7 foot 6 actor Matthew McGrory.
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