really would like to know where the tx chainsaw mascre took place at. i know it was in tx, but where about.& also would like to know what ever happend to leather face? i guess i want to know if he was ever captured, or maybe if he died.
2007-01-21 15:15:14 · 9 answers · asked by nora k 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
I think it happened in Yahoo,Tx Answer Board.
They did catch him and his whole family eventually,,
but they just came back with a different name ;)
Naaa,,,Story never happened in real life.
You can read some about it here:
http://www.snopes.com/movies/films/chainsaw.asp
(Thats a interesting site,,and a good source for info about what's real & Not)
What's weird is the person that "semi-inspired" the story was crazier than the Movie.
Which is not so unusual.
There's been LOTS of events & people way crazier & worse than Horror-Film Stuff.
Hollywood has a Hard Time trying to Invent stuff which hasn't already been done somehow or another.
Truth really is Stranger than Fiction
2007-01-21 15:30:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Q. Is the Texas Chainsaw Massacre a True Story?
Just as there are people who seriously believe the moon landing was a hoax and the earth really is flat, there are people out there who swear that the horrors depicted in the movie series of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre really did happen and continue to this day. It happened to their parents, uncle, cousin, or friends. That's their story.
With the October 6, 2006 release of movie #6, the prequel -- Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning it's not likely that the debate will end anytime soon.
A. The truth is, it's just a movie.
Perhaps it's the documentary or news-reel style intro of the 2003 version of Texas Chainsaw Massacre that has some people wondering if it really happened. Or, maybe they've heard that's it is based on or inspired by a real person. Whatever the reason, the myth persists that the events of the movies are more than just movie magic.
The Real Leatherface of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Thomas Hewitt AKA Leatherface is a fictional character. However, the Thomas Hewitt character was inspired by Wisconsin serial killer Ed Gein, who never used a chain saw but did have a grotesque fascination with human body parts and liked to decorate his home with them as well as create masks and clothing with skin from his victims.
Inspired by is a far cry from true story. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is NOT a true story. It's not even based on a true story. It's a work of film fiction. It's a 1974 cult classic horror movie that spawned a series of sequels and remakes from 1984 to 2003.
That said, Texas is a big state and, sadly, we do have our share of serial killers, wackos, and dysfunctional families. Somewhere tucked away in the woods of East Texas or among the hills and small towns of Central Texas or up there in the Panhandle or out in the endless West Texas prairies there may be some crimes committed that remind people of some of the events depicted in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre movies, but those are unrelated to the film.
2007-01-21 15:20:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The other guy is right. This never happened.
Supposedly, the events that happened in connection with this movie took place on 18 August 1973. But the actual movie was filmed from 15 July 1973 - 14 August 1973. Figure it out.... The movie was filmed BEFORE it happened?
2007-01-21 15:21:36 · answer #3 · answered by rocketcarhead 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
TCM was based mostly on the serial killer Ed Gein, as well as a few others. The actual story did not happen.
I've been told the town I live in, Childress, TX, is supposed to be where the movie was intended to be set. The locals are QUICK to tell you "It wasn't real!" because they have zero sense of humor about that sort of thing. There's even a house over near Lelia Lake that the kids will insist is the TCM house, but it's not.
2007-01-21 15:23:50 · answer #4 · answered by Jadalina 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well I know that the Real story based on this happened in Tennessee. However they didn't want people to know cuz it is a tourist spot cuz of Elvis.
2007-01-21 15:19:14 · answer #5 · answered by Daydreamin' 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Coldspring, Texas His last name was Starr.
2007-01-21 15:22:43 · answer #6 · answered by kman1830 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
not a "true" story...leatherface was loosely based on a man named Ed Gain (sp)
google it and you will find the info you seek
2007-01-21 15:20:07 · answer #7 · answered by єЖтяα ¢яιѕρψ 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
http://www.chasingthefrog.com/reelfaces/texaschainsaw.php
2007-01-21 15:20:00 · answer #8 · answered by ahab 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
dude, it never happened..
2007-01-21 15:18:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋