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In the film, Marilyn Burns, the actor of Sally, was severely scratched by a branch in the jungle when she was chased by a chainsaw murderer, so the blood stains on her body were real.
The film was only allowed to be screened in Australia in the early 1980s.
In order to produce the film, Hopper and Kim Henkel teamed up to form the Vortex Film Company.
Before the production of the film, the crew had decided to invest US$60,000 to make the film and was entitled to half of the film’s profit.
Except for Hopper’s acquaintances, most of the actors in the film come from California and surrounding areas. Many of them have never had any experience in filming, and have only appeared in commercials, TV series and stage plays.
When the film premiered, the terrible scenes caused many people to leave the show.
At the dinner near the end of the film, the chainsaw murderer cut the little girl's finger. This shot is real because the crew cannot fake the effect of blood pouring from the incision.
John Dugan, who played the old man in the film, insisted on not repeating the makeup process, so he shot all the shots in one breath. He suffered from heat waves during the 36-hour shooting, when the average temperature reached over 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
The chainsaw used in the film is Poulan 306A. In order to prevent disputes, the chainsaw's trademark had to be covered up.
Director Toby Hopper initially hoped that the film could reach the PG level.
The film was originally completed on August 14, 1973. Due to the bloody picture, it took a year for the producer to find a distributor. On October 1, 1974, "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" finally premiered in Austin.
In 1975, the British Film Censorship Agency banned the film from being shown. Later, the Greater London Council allowed the film to be shown in a small area in London; in 1977, the film was again banned because of the censorship of the film. It ended in failure; it was then blocked again in 1984 because the picture was too bloody; it was not until 1999 that the film was completely lifted without any cuts, and the whole process lasted 25 years.
The funding for the film came from the profit of the company's upper film "Deep Throat."
The original title of the film "Headcheese" was changed at the last moment.
The house of the Soyle family in the film is indeed inhabited. The family rented the house to the crew and did not leave during the filming.
At the end of the film, genuine human bones are used, because human bone specimens imported from India are cheaper than plastic bones.
Because the role of the chainsaw massacre was mentally underdeveloped, Gunnar Hansen, the actor who played him, went to the school for the mentally handicapped to observe the behavior and speech of the mentally handicapped.
The teeth of the chainsaw massacre were tailor-made for him by Gunnar Hansen's dentist.
The film has considered "Headcheese", "Leatherface" and "Stalking Leatherface" as the title.
The shot of the murderer sawing his legs was finally filmed. Before filming, the actor's legs were covered with a metal plate, covered with flesh and blood bags.
Sally used a stand-in when he jumped out of the window.
During the shooting, Gunnar Hansen's head was often bumped, because the mask affected his vision and the 3-inch heel made it difficult for him to adapt.
Actor Edwin Neal once said that the experience of filming the film was more painful than when he participated in the Vietnam War. If he saw the director Toby Hopper again, he might be killed.
Due to the cost of shooting, Gunnar Hansen, who plays the murderer, has only one costume. In the summer of Texas, the shirt was worn for 4 weeks and was never washed. The strong smell can be imagined, and even the shooting In the end, no one wanted to sit and eat with him.
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