The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a 1974 American horror film produced and directed by Tobe Hooper from a story and screenplay by Hooper and Kim Henkel. It stars Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Edwin Neal, Jim Siedow and Gunnar Hansen, who respectively portray Sally Hardesty, Franklin Hardesty, the hitchhiker, the proprietor, and Leatherface. The film 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. Although the character of Leatherface and minor story details were inspired by the crimes of murderer Ed Gein, its plot is largely fictional. It is the first film of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise.
== In the Project Series ==
=== Project Mario ===
During a scene where Mario attempts to take the life of his brother, Luigi, Mario takes a full measure and grabs the Chainsaw on the wall of Luigi's garage with the intention of using it to murder him. Mario waits for Luigi outside of his garage and charges at him with the chainsaw revved up, accusing him of being a Right-Wing Extremist. Mario swings the chainsaw around as Luigi helplessly runs for his life. Unfortunately for Mario, he trips and falls. This then leads into a moment of pure rage being expressed through the act of swinging the chainsaw around in front of a sunset. This scene and the swinging of the chainsaw in particular, is a direct homage to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre's ending scene where the antagonist, Leatherface (played by Gunnar Hansen) angrily swings his chainsaw around in anger after his victims escape. This would more infamously be known as the "chainsaw dance" scene.
== Trivia ==
Leatherface's actor, Gunnar Hansen, actually hit the camera man during the chainsaw dance scene causing it to end abruptly.
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