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They Came. They Sawed.

In 1973 a ragtag group of Texans scrounged up $60,000 and created a film so violent and visionary that it shocked the world. But the story behind the making of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is even stranger than the film.

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Director Tobe Hooper died this week.

John Bloom Texas Monthly Nov 2004 50min Permalink

Arts Movies & TV

They Came. They Sawed.

In Austin in 1973, politicos and hippies could get together and create violent, visionary horror films for $60,000. So they did. The story of how The Texas Chainsaw Massacre got made.

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Previously: The Longform Guide to Making Movies.

John Bloom Texas Monthly Nov 2004 50min Permalink