The controversial rape scene was added at the last minute, after shooting was nearly complete. Veronica Carlson talked about it in a 2011 interview. She said originally the plan was to have Peter Cushing strip off her blouse exposing her breasts, but Cushing refused. "We were all disgusted with it. (Hammer studio head) Jimmy Carreras came onto the set one day obviously upset because he'd had word from the higher-ups, the distributors, that there wasn't enough sex in the movie; there had to be a rape scene. Terry thought he was quite cross--I remember that--and I thought that was out of character for Jimmy, because he was a lovely, all-fatherly figure. Peter Cushing told me 'Darling, I don't like this any more than you do.' So we worked out how to do it, between us. They wanted him to strip me, to take hold of my neckline and tear it down to my waist, you see. Peter said, 'I'm not going to do this.' That's why we worked it out between ourselves. We assured Terry (Fisher) that we knew what we were doing. He let us do what we were comfortable with. After we shot the scene, Peter just held me. I was trembling and HE was trembling. We were both so upset. We just stayed there, very, very still until we composed ourselves and then we got up and walked out. It was the only time that I felt such a somber atmosphere on a Hammer film. It was terrible to remember, actually."
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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Fan of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre or just want to share your movie knowledge? This topic is dedicated to all trivia and questions related to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
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There's a homage to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) regarding each film's leading ladies Erin (2003) and Sally (original). In the remake, Erin pulls out a knife to pick a lock. When asked where she got it from, she replies "from my brother." In the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Sally's brother Franklin is obsessed with his knife, and at one point in the film gives it to Sally. She never returns it.
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The character "Kemper" shares a name with American serial killer Edmund Kemper who murdered 10 people between 1964 and 1973.
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In a deleted epilogue scene, Erin is being interviewed from a mental institution, where she has been living for the several decades after the events of this film. This sub-plot hearkens back to two persistent rumors about the original film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) ; in one rumor, the supposed true-life survivor of the original actual events spent her subsequent years in a mental facility. The second rumor alleges that filming was so arduous that the actress Marilyn Burns who played the original survivor went insane and was committed after shooting.
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Actress Marietta Marich (Luda May) came out of retirement in 2013 to film the 8 time international "Best Picture" award winning, suspense thriller House of Good and Evil (2013), as Mrs. Anderson, with Rae Olivier and Christian Oliver.
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Body Count: 8.
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In the original script, the character Jedidiah was going to wear a Felix the Cat T-shirt throughout the movie. This was later scrapped because the copyright holders of Felix the Cat wouldn't allow it. However, the novelization of the movie features the character wearing the shirt. Also, Jedidiah was going to be killed by Leatherface by slicing his chainsaw through his back because he let Erin and Morgan go. This was later scrapped because the filmmakers thought it was too intense.
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Banned in Ukraine by the Ministry of Culture.
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Lauren German, who plays the Hitchhiker, originally auditioned for the role of Erin.
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In the original script, the Hitchhiker was 15-16 years old. The filmmakers later decided to changed her age to make her about the same age as the principal cast.
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After learning about the remake, Andrew Bryniarski (Leatherface) went up to producer Michael Bay at a Christmas party and personally asked him for the role.
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Pepper is the only one of the victims not to see or enter the Hewitt house.
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The bumper sticker on Kemper's van reads: "Nothing is true / Everything is permitted," a reference to the movie's "Based on actual events" claims.
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To prepare for his role as Leatherface, Andrew Bryniarski ate a diet of brisket and white bread in order to get his weight to nearly 300 pounds.
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Sheriff Hoyt carries a Ruger Vaquero as his duty sidearm. The firearm is anachronistic as the Ruger Vaquero was not produced until 1980.
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Evan Rachel Wood was considered for the role of the hitchhiker.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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