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| '''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre''' was a low-budget ] production about a family of ] in ], who abducted people stopping at their ]. One of the main characters--Leatherface-- |
'''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre''' was a low-budget ] production about a family of ] in ], who abducted people stopping at their ]. One of the main characters--Leatherface--kills his victims by assaulting them with a chainsaw. The film was based loosely, like the films '']'' and ''],'' on the true story of the ] ]. ''Texas Chainsaw Massacre'' was directed by ]; the film was banned in ] (for a while but has since been issued on video and ]), ], and ]. | ||
| It is often considered the prototype of the ] sub-genre. | |||
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was a low-budget horror film production about a family of cannibals in Texas, who abducted people stopping at their gas station. One of the main characters--Leatherface--kills his victims by assaulting them with a chainsaw. The film was based loosely, like the films Psycho and The Silence of the Lambs, on the true story of the serial killer Ed Gein. Texas Chainsaw Massacre was directed by Tobe Hooper; the film was banned in Great Britain (for a while but has since been issued on video and DVD), Germany, and India.
It is often considered the prototype of the slasher film sub-genre.