FAQ

Yes. It was also been restored and released on BluRay by Synapse Films as title SFD0151. From the back cover - the original 16mm Ektachrome film elements have been finally unearthed and lovingly restored by Ben Solovey to create the definitive version of the is accidental masterpiece.

They were on vacation, intending to stay at a place called the Valley Lodge.

No. The only one who commited suicide was John Reynolds (Torgo), and it was for reasons totally unrelated to the movie. (Although actor Tom Neyman has speculated that Reynolds, a notorious depressive and perfectionist, was upset over being in such a bad movie, and that may have contributed to his suicide.)

Yes, it is in the public domain and available to watch at archive.org http://www.archive.org/details/ManosTheHandsofFate

No point. The actress Joyce Molleur broke her leg while filming, and these scenes were written to give her a part.

No. It's just one of many urban legends about Manos that are totally false. Benjamin Solovey, the person behind the HD restoration of Manos, had the opportunity to ask him about this subject, and Tarantino replied that he hadn't even seen the movie.

Contrary to popular belief, Torgo was only briefly intended to be a satyr. The idea was scrapped after the first draft of the screenplay. According to Jackey Neyman Jones, Torgo was intended to be a hunchback-type deformed henchman. A literal hunchback was considered too cliché and overdone, so they went with the knees instead.