The Original TCM (1974) | First Time Watching | Movie Reaction | What's In That Sausage?
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- The Mrs finally meets Leatherface. We jump into the horror classic franchise with The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974). Here's her reaction to her first time watching.
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We originally scheduled this to come out on August 18th for the Anniversary, hence the comment at the beginning... but didn't want to upset our fans of The Sopranos by moving that. Didn't want to get whacked!
Annals: Are a concise historical record in which events are arranged chronologically, year by year, although the term is also used loosely for any historical record.
How has Mrs. Movies never come across this word?
Any buncha kids driving in a green van like the mystery machiene from scooby doo. Are destined to die. Cabin in the woods style. Also scooby doo story
Only truely stupid people think a 100 lb girl and a dude in a wheelchair is a sufficient sar team. I guess natural selectuon. The smart go get assistance the stupud die from a psychopath with a chainsaw
Come.on LF teeth alone are fugly
The 70s was the golden era of horror. TCM was raw but not brutal in the sense of gore and violence. It's more what you don't see and also getting over the shock and frantic pace of what is happening. Its a documentary/gorilla style of film making. The movie called The Town That Dreaded Sundown was a template for that style. The 70s did turn up the sex and violence to an 11 tho. Slasher sleeze (and I do love these films) movie like New York Ripper and Maniac (1980) are a prime example. Along with the Italian Giallo films of the 70s got down and dirty. The 70s gave us a wide variety of horror.
"Did they not do a lot of gore back in those days?" Wrong. There are OTHER movies from the same time period as this one which feature plenty of gore. Including .. .
Bay of Blood (1971)
The Gore Gore Girls (1972)
Andy Warhol's Flesh for Frankenstein (1973)
Carnival of Blood (1970)
Blood Sucking Freaks (1975)
Mark of the Devil (1970)
The Wizard of Gore (1970)
I Drink Your Blood (1971)
Tombs of the Blind Dead (1973)
They came from Within (1975)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Mad Doctor of Blood Island (1969)
The Wild Bunch (1969)
Let sleeping Corpses Lie (1974)
And THIS DECADE - the 1970's - was the first decade that had the R and X rating.
Gory Blood Goreblood (1974)
@@Darth_Conans Never heard THAT title before. Hmmm?
This is the movie that kicked off the whole home invasion horror genre. It is horrifying seeing poor leatherface be terrorized by these wild teens.
LMAO 🤣
Now to experience that you just have to move to Chicago…
Jack Cerro
Good one! And actually some truth lies in there. Leatherface can also be seen as a poor child in a big body who was indoctrinated to do those things 🤔😉
Didn't the victim's go to into his home for help
Then he attacks them
How is that home invasion
🤔✌🏻
@@drewhyland9574 Leatherface is retarded he doesn't understand why they are coming in to him they are breaking in.
Fun facts about TCM:
-This story is loosely based on the murderer Ed Gein, who also inspired stories such as; "Pyscho" and "Silence of the Lambs". The movie is NOT a true story.
-Cinematographer for this film, Daniel Pearl, also did the Cinematography for the remake in 2003, starring Jessica Biel.
-Marilyn Burns (Sally) did many of her own stunts. The scene where she jumps off the second story window. She filmed jumping through the window and it was cut with her jumping off of the roof.
-The actor who played "grandpa" hated the makeup so much, they filmed all of his stuff in one day.
-The scene where there's a chicken, in order to make sure the chicken was alive, because it was so hot. Gunner Hansen (Leatherface), as he's running pass the cage, he smacks it to wake it up.
-None of the cast liked working with the man who played Franklin. He was a character actor and stayed in character the entire time.
-When "Jerry" was killed, that was his real reaction before Leatherface killed him. Someone pulled him down by the belt because he didn't know what was gonna happen in that scene.
-The chainsaw is 100% real and caused a few problems on set with safety. The scene when we first see it, Gunner Hansen (Leatherface) had to tell the actor to not move, otherwise he would've cut his face. Any scene with Leatherface running, it's a real chainsaw and in one cut scene, he slipped on the ground and almost killed himself. So, in wide shots of him running, you'll notice the actor not abruptly stop to change directions. Also the scene where Leatherface cuts his own leg. They put a metal pad with hamburger meat and fake blood on top. Because of the heat, Gunner Hansen actually thought his real leg was being sawed into, so his reaction was real.
-In the dinner scene when they cut Sally's finger with a knife to feed "grandpa". They (the actors) were so delirious due to the heat and the working conditions, Gunner Hansen ACTUALLY cut Marilyn Burns' finger with the knife and put it in the actor (Grandpa's) mouth, for real.
-The ending of the film abruptly stops because Gunner Hansen swung the chainsaw around so hard, he nearly hit the camera, causing the camera operator and Tobe Hooper to drop the camera and run.
Honestly I would have left that last part about dropping the camera into the movie!
Great trivia
The actor who played "Grandpa" was 19 at the time.
Gunnar Hansen had to pause and cut at the brush and trees because he kept catching up to Marilyn Burns. She was really getting cut up by the branches and briars because she couldn't see.
That bit about Gunnar Hansen cutting Marylin Burns' finger is probably my favorite bit of movie trivia. I remeber watching the commentery in high school, and I just thought it was so intriguing.
I believe some inspiration was also taken from the Bloody Bender family -- a whole family of serial killers from the 1870's
i love how DIRTY this movie looks, make it feels like an old dusty VHS tape you would find in your grandmom's attic
It's something modern horror movies cannot capture anymore. Everything looks too clean.
That's what it is lol
I love Leather face running to the window nervous and upset wondering "where are these damn kids coming from?"
My favourite part to. It shows apart from his other family members who are just dangerous, leather face is dangerous but also feels vulnerable to
That shutter door is one of the most terrifying horror movie props I can think of.
The sound design is incredible in this movie. That door slam is absolutely ear-piercing.
Gave me goosebumps when the door closes solidifies the horror you feel because we know right then were about to see what's behind that door.
Yeah, that was the scene that made it go from strange, low budget movie to pure horror classic.
And is 10 times better in the 2003 remake
@@disclaimer.imjokin "Don't say" ;-)
Fun fact: The Icelandic-born actor who played Leatherface, Gunnar Hansen, was an author, and considered many of his acting roles to be side-gigs.
In his later years, he looked like Sam Elliot combined with Santa Claus, and he was supposedly just as friendly as this hypothetical amalgamation of bearded gentlemen!
Fun fact: the dinner scene was filmed over two days with the windows covered with temperatures reaching triple digits and Gunnar Hansen wore the same outfit throughout filming.
27 straight hours
I got the chance to meet the hitch hiker at a convention once, didn't even know he was gonna be there, real friendly dude
He is also a really good voice actor, being present in a bunch of animes and video games (his most recent game roles were Two-Face, Killer Croc and Detective Bullock in DC Universe Online)
In 80s Europe this movie had a reputation for being extremely violent. It was banned all over, not because of content but because of moral panic about "video violence". So i was quite surprised when i finally got to see it (uncut, because what would you cut?) and discovered a fairly tame, but well made and somewhat disturbing, horror classic. And on release in 1974 it was like nothing else before it.
Hooper was going for a PG rating. PG-13 wouldn't exist for another decade or so but if it were released today I think that's what it would get. No bad language, no nudity, and the gore was mostly implied.
The OG Texas Chainsaw Massacre is an absolute masterpiece! My all time favorite horror film.
The final girl laughing at the end wasn’t in the script. A good chunk of the finale, as they shot the film in sequence, was destroyed when the film accidentally got exposed to sunlight and was ruined, so they had to reshoot that entire scene. The character is laughing because she’s lost her mind, the actress is laughing for the same reason.
Glad to see you are educating your little ones in ancient technology. VCRs are still cool.
VCR technology must not be lost!
@@scipioafricanus5871 All Physical Media Must Not Be Lost Long Live Physical Media
I still have a VCR and all my VHS cassette, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre being one of them.
@@scipioafricanus5871 Have you tried to buy one lately? Super expensive.
@@unluckydiablo9502 VCRs are expensive? I'm assuming you mean new ones. I work at a store that cleans out estates and sells the contents, I put $5 on the VCRs and they don't sell, I can't tell you how many I've just chucked in the garbage. VHS was a bad format, Beta was better quality but Sony screwed themselves by making it a closed format and trying to lease the equipment needed to produce content. VHS was a more open format that anyone could get into and was cheaper, so low budget stuff (adult movies mainly) adopted it and eventually made it win out.
The movie that made me fall in love with horror. Also the ending is one of the most iconic and terrifying scenes ever.
Do you know why they didn't just drive off in the truck? Had he turned it off or something?
@@JeshuaSquirrel Some trucks have like a dozen gears and take half a minute to start.
@@johndawhale3197 that's what I guessed, but wasn't sure. Thanks for the information.
This is my favorite horror ending, hands down.
If you look up "Ed Gein" he is the real life dude they based leatherface off of. I think he only killed (or was suspected of killing) a few people, but he was big into grave robbing and turning corpses into furniture. He lived in Wisconsin, and has inspired quite a few movies.
Gein was also the inspiration for several characters in the Hannibal series of movies.
Exactly! He also inspired Silence of the Lambs and Psycho. Iconic maniac!🤣🤣
The idea for a chainsaw came from when Tobe Hooper was standing in a crowded department store at Christmas and thought how he wished he could pull a chainsaw off the wall and mow everybody down.
I believe he was only ever convicted of one murder, or maayyybee two. But he robbed a lot of graves and had a lot of human furniture.
Funny you mentioned Ed Gein cause his cauldron some of his things are at Zak Bagan's Haunted Museum
This movie is great at being gross and disturbing without showing much blood, a real classic
Fun fact: Despite the words “chainsaw massacre” in the title, only one character is actually killed with a chainsaw, though the girl at the end very nearly suffers that fate, and the scene of her being chased by Leatherface with the chainsaw has become one of the most iconic images from the series.
18:04 fun fact she did NOT know Gunner was going to come out of that door and she had no idea what Leatherface looked like. That was real fear.
Tobe Hooper limited the amount of overt gore in the film in the hopes of scoring a PG rating. But, by doing this with this subject matter, Hooper managed to inadvertently straddle a line that most horror directors struggle with: He made a horror film that's *genuinely* horrifying.
It's still the scariest one of the franchise. The subsequent sequels and reboots just went overboard with the blood and gore versus genuine scares.
PG rating lol
"Did they not do a lot of gore back in those days?" Wrong. There are OTHER movies from the same time period as this one which feature plenty of gore. Including .. .
Bay of Blood (1971)
The Gore Gore Girls (1972)
Andy Warhol's Flesh for Frankenstein (1973)
Carnival of Blood (1970)
Blood Sucking Freaks (1975)
Mark of the Devil (1970)
The Wizard of Gore (1970)
I Drink Your Blood (1971)
Tombs of the Blind Dead (1973)
They came from Within (1975)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Mad Doctor of Blood Island (1969)
The Wild Bunch (1969)
Let sleeping Corpses Lie (1974)
And THIS DECADE - the 1970's - was the first decade that had the R and X rating.
Your discussion about gore then vs now perfectly describes why I don't find modern horror scary: over-reliance on gore and jump scares. Because they can, so of course they do. Back then, the censor limits actually helped make the films more disturbing. Because what you don't see is always scarier than what you do see. And no-one has nightmares about jump scares lol. Great reaction 👍
Some films are still good. Even in the past decade or so. But a lot of them are indie horrors or at least smaller ones that don't get as much hype. Things like Don't Breathe, The Witch, Get Out, Hereditary don't over do blood or gore at any one point, and so are all quite good imo. Never takes blood to scare people, it more kind of disgusts some people, which is not the reaction you want
"Did they not do a lot of gore back in those days?" Wrong. There are OTHER movies from the same time period as this one which feature plenty of gore. Including .. .
Bay of Blood (1971)
The Gore Gore Girls (1972)
Andy Warhol's Flesh for Frankenstein (1973)
Carnival of Blood (1970)
Blood Sucking Freaks (1975)
Mark of the Devil (1970)
The Wizard of Gore (1970)
I Drink Your Blood (1971)
Tombs of the Blind Dead (1973)
They came from Within (1975)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Mad Doctor of Blood Island (1969)
The Wild Bunch (1969)
Let sleeping Corpses Lie (1974)
And THIS DECADE - the 1970's - was the first decade that had the R and X rating.
One of my favorite horror movies. RIP Gunnar Hansen/Leatherface; a genuinely sweet guy.
RIP the screaming lady also. She died in real life also (I think).
The idea of sausages made from humans immediately makes me think of the the campy horror movie "Motel Hell" with classic western movie star Rory Calhoun.
In my opinion, this may be one of the most viscerally terrifying films ever made. I think Marylin Burns gives one of the most convincing panic attack/mental breakdown performances I've ever seen, not to mention, the way it was filmed, especially at the dinner scene when the sound design would come in with those screeches, and it would cut to the shots of her face, and eventually it zooms in on the terror in her eyes, the camera work itself is a damn panic attack! Such a fantastic film!
Leatherface wears other faces to take the place of a personality; whatever he needs to do, he puts on a different person's face like the Old Lady face in the middle of the movie when he's being domestic, the Pretty Lady mask when they have a dinner gust because he's a polite country boy, and the Killing mask he wears the most in this movie.
The thing that freaked me out about this movie was when I found out that the skeleton in that upstairs room wasn't a prop. It was an actual real human skeleton. The producer Tobe Hooper said that it cost less to use a real one then to buy a fake one because the fakes were very expensive. That's crazy! I always wondered whose skeleton that was that they used and how there were even able to get it.
I've driven through Texas, and driven past one of those giant slaughterhouses. The smell is indescribable. It lingers even when you're miles down the road.
One of my favorite movie moments is when Drayton Sawyer (the oldest) starts beating Sally with the broom bristles and she's so distraught at that point it actually subdues her. I just laugh hysterically when he hits her with the broom bristles like he's trying to swat a fly.
I love this movie because it's not actually that gory or bloody. Most kills are left for you to imagine how it looked. It makes it creepier in my opinion
Exactly. Less is more, especially when your imagination is worse than anything you could see on screen.
The director actually shot and edited the film in a way that he thought would get him a PG rating its why alot isn't shown but it did exactly the opposite and made it even more scary.
And it’s funny too
A lot of younger audiences don’t think that films like this, Psycho, Halloween and Friday the 13th are scary because there’s not quick cutting loud jump scares. Back in the day it was about atmosphere and mood.
One of the really strong points of this movie is the acting;
it is freaking perfect, and scarily convincing.
RIP Marilyn Burns one of the first 'Final Girls'. Saw this when it came out, I was 9.
I love that it was John Larroquette doing the opening narration.
It was noted somewhere he was given a joint for his work.
Even funnier when you remember the Night Court episode when Dan's parents come to visit and he's embarrassed because they're hillbillies. Always wondered if that was a nod to TCM.
@@dr.burtgummerfan439 There was an episode where Dan dated a crazy woman whose personality would change into different movie characters. He’s flipping through the TV channels to get her to become less crazy and on one station the TV announcer says “And now back to the Texas Chainsaw Massacre”.
In a recent interview (maybe 2 years ago) Laroquette claims he never received his payment for the opening narration.
This is the first film me & my friends got when they started releasing the video nasties with certificates here in Britain. The scene where Leatherface first appears scared us all.
I remember back in the 80’s when I first saw it on cable, it was so gritty and felt real compared to other slasher movies I had seen. And yep, based on Ed Gein.
I saw this in 1975 or 1976 at the drive in theater. That's about when I got my driver's license. It might be the first movie I took myself to see.
I have never seen a horror movie before this one. It scared the Hell out of me.
After this one, I've never really liked horror movies.
9:00 Wow, that is so cool that you're showing your daughter the technology of your youth. :)
Such a classic! So low budget, but still so effectively scary.
You know what they say, "One man's grave robbing is another man's grocery shopping."
Fun facts
All of the human bones are real,back then you could order bones from 3rd world countries
All the animal parts are real and were scavenged from roads in the area. And the smell on set made people vomit
The girl is actually getting her finger sliced on camera and didn't know it was going to happen, so her reaction is 100% genuine.
Man Hollywood is crazy with all the behind the scenes stories I've read.
The money used to distribute the movie was funneled from the profits of Deep Throat.
Real bones were cheaper than prosthetic ones then.
One of that best horrors ever made.
The rawness makes it feel so real, almost like a mock-doc/found footage.
It should have never been “rebooted”
@@MrEthan80 Nor should 'Psycho'....or 'The Omen'... or 'Carrie' ... etc
and it was made in 1974!!!
"The acting is not amazing." My mom always said it was better to remain silent and thought a dumbass, but you've opened your mouth and the secret is out.
Well, the actors in THIS flick are all UNKNOWNS and you know how most people think - actors can't possibly possess talent if they aren't major Hollywood super-celebrities who are recognizable from Us and People magazines "Current HOT 100" list.
The youngest brother's name is 'Nubbins', you only hear the oldest brother briefly yell it at him in the driveway while calling him an idiot. Nubbins is in the next film as well (TCM2), which is a direct sequel to this movie.
FUN FACT: The narrator at the opening of the movie was John Larroquette, who played Dan on the TV show Night Court
He returned to narrated the remake in 2003.
@@thereturningshadow JESUS! I just had a Mandela Effect moment!
I thought he died in the 90's.. nope.. still alive!!
@@LiveFromThePorcelainPalace
Actually, he starred in
another sitcom after "Night Court"--
"The John Larroquette Show",
which lasted several seasons.
@@laustcawz2089 True.. but most people know him as Dan from Night Court.. WAY bigger hit.
😀🙏
I love Part 2. It's so different in tone than the 1st.
Yeah it's probably my favourite horror movie. A lot of people dislike it but I think it's better than the original
@@adrien6990 Me Too Adrien I Prefer TCM 2 Over The Original I Also Like Halloween 2 1981 Over Halloween 1978 And A Nightmare On Elm Street Freddy's Revenge Over A Nightmare On Elm Street 1984
@@adrien6990 I don't know if I'd say it's better than the 1st, but it's a great sequel for sure. Dennis Hopper and Caroline Williams were fantastic in their roles. You'll definitely have a fun time with this one. I saw it when I was 6 way back when, and I still love it at 42 lol.
The opening shot of the corpse is one of my favourites in any movie ever. It sets the tone and the vibe perfectly. I love movies that feel sweaty, ones that you can almost feel like you can smell
You should've watched this with the kids. It's good movie about a family that spends time together. 😂
I never get tired of seeing people lose their TCM virginity. Especially younger viewers who have little to no experience with a film this raw. Whenever this shows locally during Halloween season, I love going to the midnight show and watching the audience.
The story of a brave Texas man that had to defend his home from a series of home invaders. Shine on you beautiful sunflower shine on.
Leatherface's teeth were made by a dentist friend of Gunnar Hansen and the he said the reason for the different masks he wears is that Leatherface's personality changes with each mask depending on who he wants to be.
The first two Texas Chainsaw movies are two of my favorite horror films. And the fact that you're both going into part 2 having not seen it? Oh damn, I cannot wait to see your reactions.
33:13, remember the scene from Tucker And Dale VS Evil when Dale hit the bee hive with his saw. Direct homage to this scene with Dale going nuts being stung.
My family and I watched this movie on Cinemax 12 years ago and it scared the hell out of us! My mom couldn't sleep for a week after seeing it. Lol!!
This classic horror movie is when I fell in love with horror movies as a kid...yes a kid.
I love that Mrs Movies started a psychological profile on Leatherface. I would love to hear her final synopsis when she is done with series!!!
Not going to lie...one of the main reasons I decided to see this movie was because I heard John Larroquette was the narrator.
Franklin's little snack there...a lot of people have been theorizing that it's actually a schlong.
Interestingly,according to the director,one of the main reasons there's little gore is because he submitted the script to the MPAA and was told if nothing was shown they could get a PG !
💐💐RIP Marilyn Burns (born Mary Lynn Ann Burns) (May 7, 1949 - August 5, 2014) (aged 65), Paul Alan Partain (November 22, 1946 - January 28, 2005) (aged 58), James Nash Siedow (June 12, 1920 - November 20, 2003) (aged 83) and Gunnar Milton Hansen (March 4, 1947 - November 7, 2015)(aged 68) He was best known for playing the mentally impaired cannibal Leatherface. You will truly all be missed and my prayer goes out to you all and your families.💐💐
13:35
🤣Toby Hooper decided to give those Daddy Long Legs their own sound effects.🕷🕸🕷🕸🕸🕷🕸🕷🕷🕸🕷🕷🕷🕷🕸
The pretty lady mask he wore at the dinner scene is the best mask he ever wore , I have that one tattoo portrait on my leg
The working title of this movie was "Headcheese". Beyond Giean, another inspiration was the infamous kid story "Three Billygoat Gruff ".
This movie, along with Night of the Living Dead, was shot so poorly because of budget constraints that it almost leads one to believe you are watching home video footage. I don't think either movie would be at the top of the horror pantheon if they hadn't been on a shoestring budget.
exactly
Slight emendation to that: the 2003 remake was shot by the same DP as the 1974 original and it looks pretty goddamn good. Now the film overall sucks but photographically it's stellar and you can see the same compositional care in the original, despite the lack of lights.
I personally think tbe film itself is shot really well for the most part, the shoestring budget is mostly evident in the acting and choppy ADR imo. I love the ways they capture the real Texas locations with the sun at certain times of day. That low angle of Pam walking towards the house. The zoom ins on Marilyn Burns eyes during the dinner scene. That huge wideshot of the van picking up the hitchhiker.
❤️🤝
Modern horror is too styalised, it's like painting a Warhammer figure to look wartorn. The best horror is gritty, modern horror has no subtlety.
16:34 That flailing around was real. Gunnar Hansen actually hit the guy with that mallet
Man really? 💀
The actresses that screamed alot were called scream queens. I haven't seen all the iterations of this but I think I liked either the rob zombie remake in early 2000s or there was one other in the mod 2000s that I liked.
Leatherface is just a scared little buddy.
6:04 "Welcome back to You, Me and the Pokies"
During the chase scenes where Leatherface is chasing Sally, Gunnar Hansen used the chainsaw to cut branches just so Marilyn Burns could run a little further ahead because she ran so slowly..and in the climax when she couldn't get in the back of the truck Hansen used a limp to slow himself
32:13 That's a real hammer! And that was why she screaming.....
Leatherface was inspired by serial killer and grave robber Ed Gein whom was the basis for Norman Bates in Psycho and Buffalo Bill in Silence Of The Lambs.
Have you seen the things Ed Gein made out of body parts? 🙈
Actually he was only proven to kill a single person. The rest were robbed from graves. Although there is definitely suspicion of more.
@@natsohigh5552 The one I'll never forget is the belt.
Ed Gein was also the 'inspiration' for the Bloody Face character in AHS. Pretty sure an episode of Criminal Minds was loosely based on him (TCM), too.
Also, you can read about Ed Gein in the annals of Wisconsin history. 😉
I was 8 years old when I first saw this movie. It was part of a horror triple feature with Creepshow 2 and Near Dark (another underrated movie you guys should check out).
I'm glad you picked up on the subtleties of Leatherface's character. He's really complex for a horror villain.
The whole family aspect and the lore behind it is by far my favorite part of the series, and really helps it stand apart from other franchises (when they get it right).
Also a heads up so you aren't confused later, the continuity after Part 2 gets weird because the rights kept changing hands. Part 3 doesn't really connect to Part 2, and Part 4 completely ignores both 2 and 3. I don't know who decided that all four are officially in the same timeline, but they must not have been paying attention.
Did you know that John Larroquette was the narrator at the beginning? The house was purchased and moved to Kingsland Texas. It's a little northwest of Austin. It's a restaurant
A VHS tape? That takes me way back.... 🙂Be kind, rewind!
That was sweet your daughter came in when you was streaming a video, are god bless. This movie is a classic one back in the day. Keep up the great work guys, will be looking forwared to the next one. Take Care. (S)
This is still on my Top 10 favorite movie list. So glad you two watched this one because it's such a classic!
Still one of the most frightening films ever made. The sound design is really excellent, and as creepy as anything i've seen. The scream from that guy at 20:27 was genuine, including the look on his face.
Cute when ur kid suddenly showed up with cassette tape aw
This movie is older than me by 7 years and I could enjoy it like I'm seeing it for the 1st time.
Surprisingly low on gore; extremely unsettling sense of dread throughout.
A formula that none of the sequels could replicate.
MRS,
I think you meant to say Leatherface has a TENDERIZER side. After all he seems to be the cook also.
9:08 The kids have become series regulars. "Welcome back to You, Me, random kids & the Movies"
This movie is based on Ed Gein of Plainfield Wisconsin. Also, Psycho, Two on a Meat Hook and other shows are based on him. I have seen all these movies. I met and talked with Tobe Hooper, Leatherface and Marilyn Burns. Tobe Hooper had the reputation of not being talkative, but we had a good time talking about his directing an episode of the TV show The Equalizer. Marilyn Burns had a bad time with Neville Brand physically abusing her while making the movie Eaten Alive. As you did you have to put this movie in time and place. It made an impact.
“He leaned towards female faces, which I think is an interesting psychological aspect to it. The way that he was taking care of his grandpa - he’s the caretaker of that family, which is really interesting.”
Deeeep. I never picked up on that. I just thought it was his “we have guests for dinner, I must dress up” face.
But Leatherface is the one cooking and “entertaining” guests by being fancy.
I love how your daughter comes in and without saying it says, “ Eh uhhh, I’m done with my movie, this one will be next tall ones!”
Fun Fact: The bbq place is now a bbq place and they have cabin rentals and camping. I've been there a few times. Great bbq.
The beginning opening line is done by the Lawyer from night court. His first gig, he was paid $500 worth of weed.
Correction he was paid a literal joint of weed not £500 pounds worth
I don't know If I'm so addicted to horror movies and don't get easily scared but this is the first movie that scared me for 3-5 weeks, I watched the entire Friday the 13th and Halloween franchise in that time, none of them scared me (Halloween 2007 remake did kinda) but when I wanted to watch this one It actually scared me alot.
TCM is extra creepy for country people because we know weird families with a bunch of cars in the yard and taxidermy on the walls. This family made the step of including people to the lifestyle.
Nubbins Sawyer is my favorite brother, he is brought back in part 2. You will see him wearing the Camo !
🎵The stars at night
Are big and bright
Deep in the heart of Texas
The prairie sky
Is wide and high
Deep in the heart of Texas🎵 Gene Autry
Ed lived down the road from where I live. People remember Weird Old Eddie from the roller rink and was a decent babysitter. Only "convinced" of one murder.
I was a kid when I first saw this… fell asleep right at the beginning and woke up to see wheelchair guy get killed in the woods… thought it was hysterically funny. 😝😬
Can believe Toby Hooper made this movie as a “dark comedy” 😂
I mean, the only “true story” bit, (as has become the comedy bit since-See Return Of The Living Dead,) was inspiration from Ed Gein, mostly the using “all the parts of the buffalo” lifestyle.
For more like this film, check out Deranged (1974) & House Of 1,000 Corpses (2003.)
Leatherface is even more intentionally sympathetic in the sequel, though a lot of people do not like Texas Chainsaw 2, I love it because it’s an overt comedy.
Bill Mosley is in both the Texas Chainsaw family, introduced in Texas Chainsaw 2, and in the House of 1,000 Corpses family! So that’s fun.
That sausage is made of human and the commentary with Gunnar Hansen (Leatherfaces actor) suggests that it was a mans winky.
Leatherface is mean't to be severely intellectually disabled. He was terrified of the people coming inside the house.
That hitchhiker actor said making the movie was the worst experience of his life...and he was in Vietnam.
The true story part came from childhood memories of hearing about the Ed Gein story. Psycho was also based off of Ed Gein .
You guys know this film as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, but in Texas it's called Tuesday.
I would just like to thank the Mr. and Mrs. for reviewing this series. It shows you care, and you read the comments. That means a lot to us that follow this channel.
I gotta ask: Was Franklin, the first kill, really a threat to the family? (Other than that he was really annoying, and maybe that was the reason he was killed first?)
17:00 My favorite scene in the whole movie. For obvious reasons. 😘