The texas chainsaw massacre 1974 is a true classic in horror. Movies that were too disturbing to finish duration. It is the seventh installment in the texas chainsaw massacre franchise and was presented in 3d. In 1974, director tobe hooper revolutionized horror with his film inspired by a true story, the texas chainsaw massacre. Filming locations include bastrop, hutto, leander and round rock, tx.
The texas chainsaw massacre was released in north america on october 17, 2003, in 3,016 theaters. The result was return of the texas chainsaw massacre, easily the bestwritten, bestacted, and bestdirected of all the sequels. The texas chainsaw massacre 25 movie clip bring it 2003 hd. The texas chainsaw massacre 2003 the texas chainsaw. The original texas chainsaw massacre was first released in the u. Texas chainsaw massacre ii 1986 sachs dolmar 112 the sequel was released 12 years after the original, and despite making a decent profit at the box office it was never, ever going to hold a light to the original. In the remake of the original texas chainsaw massacre, made in 2003, leatherfaces name was thomas hewitt. On the other hand, kim henkel did cowrite the original texas chainsaw massacre with tobe hooper, and has thus been granted at least some right to tamper with the character. The texas chainsaw massacre 25 movie clip bring it 2003. See the related link below for more information about the film. Jul 06, 2016 in 1974, director tobe hooper revolutionized horror with his film inspired by a true story, the texas chainsaw massacre. However, leatherface is the deuteragonist his cousin heather miller is the main protagonist, the main antagonist being burt hartman. Gas station in the texas chainsaw massacre open for fans.
Texas chainsaw massacre on dvd listen to the commentary track with tobe hooper, daniel pearl and gunnar hansen texas chainsaw massacre the shocking truth a thorough documentary focusing on the cast, crew and film locations. It was shot in the summer of 1973, during the aftermath of the vietnam war and the munich olympics massacre, at the height of the watergate scandal and the legal investigation into the shootings at kent state. Sep 14, 2019 leatherface was a fictional character, but some of the elements from 1974s the texas chainsaw massacre were loosely based on true stories. This movie is so intense and terrifying with absolutely no let up that it will stay with you for days. The texas chain saw massacre 1974 the texas chain saw. I was amazed when i first watched this film back in 1997 on laserdisc. Ive been chipping away at a horror movie bucket list as of late and decided to check this original off the list. Mike catalano well, with the largely negative response to the victor of our last faceoff. However, at the end of the movie, leatherface and his brothers get killed. The true story that inspired texas chainsaw massacre. The slasher was directed by horror legend tobe hooper for a remarkably low budget, and the texas chainsaw massacre, or chain saw as it was first written, is still considered one of the most influential movies in the horror. Leatherface returned in the direct sequel to the original the texas chain saw massacre, texas chainsaw, which also serves as a reboot to the franchise.
We want to see the twisted things in our imaginations and nightmares come to life. How many texas chainsaw massacre films were made answers. The texas chainsaw massacre is a rare lowbudget overnight sensation that produced hysteria and is still a disturbingly entertaining film for audiences then and now. After picking up a traumatized young hitchhiker, five friends find themselves stalked and hunted by a deformed chainsaw wielding loon and his family of equally psychopathic killers. More than four decades after its release, the texas chainsaw massacre still shocks and. I watched the original texas chainsaw massacre last week. It did, however, have some pretty scary scenes and displayed not one but two different chainsaws. The texas chain saw massacre 1974 the texas chain saw massacre. I must say the picture quality is more grainy then the previous blu ray version i owned, but the colours are more vibrant and detailed that pop on screen. Tobe hooper had most props and other equipment including the original 2 reels of. The texas chainsaw massacre franchise focuses on the main character, leatherface, a deformed. Oct 20, 2016 over ten years after making the original texas chainsaw massacre, tobe hooper returns to his deranged family of reclusive cannibals for another round of chainsaw chases and nonstop screaming.
Spend a night in the texas chainsaw massacre gas station. Intrepid horror fans can book at night in a cabin at the original gas station from 1974s texas chainsaw massacre. Since its initial release, however, it has developed a cult following of its own. Texas chainsaw 3d is a 20 american slasher film directed by john luessenhop, with a screenplay by adam marcus, debra sullivan and kirsten elms. Some of the chaotic noise that places is truly unnerving while the modern one just uses the cliche tense strings and hyperloud chainsaw sound. The texas chainsaw massacre official remastered trailer 2014. The next generation, it would be easy to dwell on the films failure to include even one chainsawrelated death.
The other big deal part in the original is the use of sound. The reallife model for terrifying horror movie psychos like leatherface, buffalo bill, and norman bates was a man named ed gein, whose actual exploits were even more shocking than the movie plots they inspired. Filming started on july 15th, 1973 and ended on august 14th, 1973. New texas chainsaw massacre movie finds its directors. Andrew bryniarski in the texas chainsaw massacre 2003 andrew. Almost immediately after the films release, rumors began to circulate that there was an actual chainsaw wielding madman living with his deranged family in the town of poth, texas.
The beginning is a 2006 american slasher film and a prequel to the 2003 film the texas chainsaw massacre. The texas chain saw massacre premiered in austin, texas, on. Ignoring the fact that the first movie was set in 1973, this one. The slasher was directed by horror legend tobe hooper for a remarkably low budget, and the texas chainsaw massacre, or chain saw as it was first written, is still considered one of the most influential movies in the horror genre. Texas chainsaw massacre collection the movie database. Oct 14, 2018 texas chainsaw massacre ii 1986 sachs dolmar 112 the sequel was released 12 years after the original, and despite making a decent profit at the box office it was never, ever going to hold a light to the original. The texas chainsaw massacre is a horror franchise consisting of six films, comics, and a video game. Explaining the texas chain saw massacre universes insane timeline. The texas chainsaw massacre 25 movie clip bring it. Leatherface was based on ed gein because they were both cannibals and killers, made clothes, masks, and furniture out of human skins and bones. Actor gunnar hansen originated the iconic role of leatherface in the texas chainsaw massacre, but the role was recast for its 1986 sequel. The texas chainsaw massacre is an american horror franchise consisting of eight slasher films, comics, and a video game adaptation of the original film. Some urban legends say that the real texas chainsaw massacre took place near poth a small town about 36 miles southeast of san antonio. The texas chain saw massacre can, and will, be reinterpreted by critics and theorists for decades to come.
He died in wisconsin in 1984 in a mental institution of natural causes. Part of that is due to his decidedly unique look, complete with penchant for wearing the removed. Texas chainsaw massacre iii 1990 according to the prologue in tcm 3, a single sawyer survived the night of the 1973 massacre, and was apprehended by law enforcement. However, and although unnecessary, this remake is very good. Several comic books based on the texas chainsaw massacre films were published. Gas station in the texas chainsaw massacre open for fans this oct. The original the texas chain saw massacre is a macabre classic, a work. The texas chainsaw massacre 2 1986 rotten tomatoes. With remakes normally turning out worse than the original, the 2003 version of the texas chainsaw massacre surprised critics by being quite good. The best any new actor could hope to do is craft a worthy successor.
Whether its the latest studio release, an indie horror flick. Come with me as we adventure around orlando, florida and explore all of the amazing. He never entered the texas justice system as thought by many. I thought the remake was pretty good by modern standards, but the original is a ground breaking piece of horror. After its initial british release, including a oneyear theatrical run in.
The texas chainsaw massacre official remastered traier 2014 horror movie. The sixth installment in the texas chainsaw massacre franchise was directed by jonathan liebesman and coproduced by kim henkel and tobe hooper cocreators of the original 1974 film. While he might not be as famous as freddy krueger, jason voorhees, or michael myers, leatherface is still in the upper echelon of slasher villains. Partain, edwin neal, jim siedow and gunnar hansen, who respectively portray sally hardesty, franklin hardesty, the hitchhiker, the proprietor, and leatherface. After several minutes were cut, it was resubmitted to the mpaa and.
Theres a lot of bad karma surrounding this movie, and i m quitting. After picking up a traumatized young hitchhiker, five friends find themselves stalked and hunted by a deformed chainsawwielding. Leatherface was a fictional character, but some of the elements from 1974s the texas chainsaw massacre were loosely based on true stories. With jessica biel, jonathan tucker, andrew bryniarski, erica leerhsen. Still, theres no dispute among fans that hansens portrayal of leatherface in the original texas chainsaw massacre remains the gold standard for the character, and its doubtful itll ever be topped. The texas chain saw massacre is a 1974 american slasher film directed by tobe hooper and written and coproduced by hooper and kim henkel. Though the real crimes of ed gein did influence hooper and henkel in their writing. The texas chainsaw massacre 2 611 movie clip leatherface.
The film is fictional and based loosely on the life of wisconsin serial killer ed gein as is the classic psycho 1960, as well as buffalo bill, in the movie silence of the lambs. What you see in the movie, however, is a lot of tampering gone horribly, horribly wrong. The texas chainsaw massacre 2 511 movie clip dog will. Texas chainsaw massacre facts things you didnt know about. The texas chainsaw massacre is an american horror franchise consisting of eight slasher films. The texas chainsaw massacre 2 august 22, 1986 chainsawwielding maniac leatherface is up to his cannibalistic ways once again, along with the rest of his twisted clan, including the equally disturbed choptop. While the british ban was in force the word chainsaw itself was barred from movie titles. Ive had people say i knew the original leatherface, gunnar hansen, who. The story of the texas chainsaw massacre is an original idea created by tobe hooper and kim henkel in 1973.
The titles original name for the film was headcheese it later changed to leatherface before the eventual title name arrived that we all know today as the texas chainsaw massacre gunnar hansen who played the role as leatherface stood at sixfootfour inches tall and weighed 300 pounds. Texas chainsaw massacre a family portrait the first documentary about the. The performances and direction are top notch which is the key. It blows the original away in my opinion which is already incredible. July1969 out of business full scene texas chainsaw massacre the beginning 1080phd. Texas chainsaw 3d picks up immediately after the ending of the texas chainsaw massacre, but the continuity is all scrambled up. The franchise focuses on serial killer leatherface and his psychotic family, who terrorize unsuspecting visitors to their territories in the desolate texas countryside, typically killing and cannibalizing them. The texas chainsaw massacre was released into theaters on october 1st, 1974.
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