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Marilyn burns, the actor of Sally, was badly scratched by a branch in the jungle when she was chased by texas chainsaw massacre, Texas, so her blood is real.

This film was only allowed to be shown in Australia in the early 1980s.

According to director Tobe Hooper, the film was inspired by a crowded hardware store. Standing in the shop, he had a whim and rushed out of the crowd with a chain saw.

When the movie premiered, the terrible images made many people quit halfway.

At the dinner near the end of the film, texas chainsaw massacre, Texas, cuts the little girl's finger, which is half true and half false, because the crew can't fake it.

I had to cut a small knife wound on my finger.

John Dugan, who plays the old man, insisted that he didn't want to repeat the makeup process, so he filmed all the scenes in one breath. During the 36-hour filming, he suffered from the heat wave, when the average temperature reached 65,438+000 degrees Fahrenheit.

The film was shot in chronological order.

The chainsaw in the film is Poulan 306A. In order to prevent disputes, the trademark of the chainsaw should be covered.

Tobe Hooper, the director, initially hoped that the film would reach the PG level.

1975, the British film censorship banned the film from being shown, and later the Greater London Committee allowed the film to be shown in a small scale in London. From 65438 to 0977, the film was banned again because the censor failed to delete it; Then it was banned in 1984 because the picture was too bloody; It was not until 1999 that the ban was completely lifted without any deletion, and the whole process took 25 years.

The fund for this film comes from the profit of the company's last film "Deep Throat".

The original title of this film was changed at the last minute.

In the film, the Sawyer family's residence is indeed inhabited. The family rented the house to the crew and did not leave during the filming.

At the end of the film, human bones are used, because human bone specimens imported from India are cheaper than plastic bones.

Because the character of "texas chainsaw massacre, Texas" is mentally retarded, Gunnar Hansen, the actor who plays him, went to a school for mentally retarded people to observe their actions and words.

Texas chainsaw massacre's teeth were made for him by a dentist in Gunnar Hansen.

The film once considered using "Headcheese", "Leatherface" and "Stalking Leatherface" as its title.

The scene of the killer sawing his leg was finally filmed. Before filming, the actor's legs were covered with metal plates, which were covered with meat and blood bags.

Sally used body double when she jumped out of the window.

During filming, Gunnar Hansen's head often bumps, because the mask affects his vision, and the 3-inch heel makes it difficult for him to adapt.

Edwin Neal, an actor, once said that the experience of making this film was more painful than participating in the Vietnam War. If he sees the director Tobe Hooper again, he may kill him.

This film ranks second in the list of the scariest movies selected by Entertainment Weekly, second only to 1973' s The Exorcist.

Due to the shooting cost, Gunnar Hansen, who plays the murderer, has only one costume. In the summer in Texas, this shirt was worn for four weeks and never washed. The strong smell can be imagined, so that in the end, no one wants to sit with him for dinner.