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Texas Chainsaw Massacre is the quintessential horror movie of all time, and along with "Night of the Living Dead" and "The Exorcist" helped establish the modern era of horror. Gunnar Hansen's performance as Leatherface would eventually serve as the prototype for many of the slashers of the late 70's and early 80's. Daniel Pearl's magical cinematography helped capture the tension of the moment and transfer the fear to the audience. The atmosphere was accented by a well-placed, spooky soundtrack co-composed by Tobe Hooper, echoing the screams of Sally's terror. This movie is definitely not for the weak, although by today's standards it's not as controversial as when it was original released in 1974.
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Sept. 5, 2006 -- Fangoria now reports that a "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" TV series is in the works, although DVD series is a more accurate description. Entitled the "Texas Chainsaw Chronicles," the series involves MPI, the company responsible for releasing the original film to DVD. Fangoria "discovered that Terence Evans is returning to play the hobbled pervo 'Old Monty'—which could only mean that this series is taking its cue from the recent New Line films and will center around the Hewitt clan. But is New Line, or production entity Platinum Dunes, involved? It would seem natural. is somehow playing a part in making this happen."
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After three long years of languishing in limbo, the Austin-lensed film Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (originally titled The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre) is finally seeing some sporadic, regional release under the auspices of independent distributor CFP. That would be cause for celebration, except for the fact that the film's executive producer, attorney Robert Kuhn, has until recently been involved in a bitter legal dispute involving Columbia/TriStar itself. Currently, the film (directed by Kim Henkel, who penned the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre for Tobe Hooper) is showing in less than 20 cities across the country, and the general feeling among cast and crew is that the production is getting a raw deal from the film's original distribution agreement with Columbia/TriStar. On top of that, the film has ... endured some minor cutting at the hands of the studio, which excised a prominent backstory involving star Renee Zellweger's character Jenny and her relationship with her abusive father. The film, which opens today at the Dobie Theatre, may not be the "classic" some cast members refer to it as, but it's still a decent entry into the Chainsaw pantheon, filled with over-the-top performances from local actors such as Robert Jacks and Lisa Newmeyer. It doesn't make perfect sense to everyone (what's up with that mysterious, third-act businessman from Hell?), but it does have its bloody, nasty moments.
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In the generic new remake of ''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,'' five kids -- two girls, three boys -- hop into a '70s-era van and head to Dallas for a Lynyrd Skynyrd show. On the way, they stop to pick up a traumatized stranger, who promptly shoots herself in the head. With time still to make the show, the kids try to find a telephone so they can alert the authorities, only to wind up running (although jogging is what it looks like) for their lives from a houseful of maniac hillbillies. As the eviscerations ensue, the truth becomes undeniable: This is easily the most gruesome, most pointless, episode of ''Scooby Doo'' ever.
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In The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), it is claimed that on August 18, 1973 five young adults set out for a concert in Dallas, Texas and traveled the back roads to get there. Near Hewitt, Texas they narrowly missed hitting a teenage girl (Lauren German) wandering in the middle of the road. She is in walking shock. As the troupe sought assistance for the girl, silent and nearly comatose, she slowly started to speak and told a tale of horror and murder.
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The answer to these questions is that the leading character in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is loosely based on the real life man, Ed Gein. Ed Gein was one of two sons born to George and Augusta Gein. Ed's father, George, was a hard working farmer. His mother was overbearing. Ed was born in 1906 and his brother Henry was born five years before. George became an alcoholic and died in 1940.
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