The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a 1974 American slasher film directed by Tobe Hooper. It follows a group of friends who fall victim to a family of cannibals while on their way to visit an old homestead. The movie was banned in several countries, and numerous theaters stopped showing the film in response to complaints about its violence. It has since gained a reputation as one of the best and most influential horror films, and is considered to be a classic of the horror genre.
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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a 1974 American slasher film directed by Tobe Hooper. It follows a group of friends who fall victim to a family of cannibals while on their way to visit an old homestead. The film was marketed as being based on true events to attract a wider audience and to act as a subtle commentary on the era’s political climate. It is credited with originating several elements common in the slasher genre, including the use of power tools as murder weapons, the characterization of the killer as a large, hulking, faceless figure, and the killing of victims. It was highly profitable, grossing over USD 30 million at the domestic box office, equivalent with roughly over USD 150. 8 million as of 2019, selling over 16. 5 million tickets in 1974. It led to a franchise that continued the story of Leatherface and his family through sequels, prequels, a remake, comic books and video games. The movie was banned in several countries, and numerous theaters stopped showing the film in response to complaints about its violence. It has since gained a reputation as one of the best and most influential horror films, and is considered to be a classic of the horror genre. The cast includes Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Edwin Neal, Jim Siedow and Gunnar Hansen, who respectively portray Sally Hardesty, Franklin Hardesty and the hitchhiker, the proprietor, and Leatherface. The plot is largely fictional, but minor story details were inspired by the crimes of murderer Ed Gein, although the character of Leather face is based on the Hardestys’ brother Franklin, who is paraplegic.
The original version of this article stated that the film was based on a true story. We are happy to clarify that this was not the case, and that the story was not based on any real-life events. We apologise for any confusion that may have been caused by our use of the word ‘Texas’ in the film’s title. We have been asked to make it clear that we are referring to the state of Texas, not to the city of Austin, Texas, as the location of the film, rather than to the town of San Antonio, Texas. We regret that we have used the term Texas in this article. We would like to make clear that the name of the town in which the film is set is San Antonio and not San Antonio itself, as we believe that San Antonio is the home of the Hardesty family, which we believe to be the inspiration for the character Leatherface, the man who is portrayed by Marilyn Burns in the movie. We also want to point out that the movie was not shot in San Antonio or San Antonio at the same time as the events of the movie, but rather in Austin and elsewhere in the U.S. and in different parts of the world. We apologize for this, as this is not our intention at any point in time, and we are happy that we were able to use the name San Antonio as the setting for the film.
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