2007-07-25 02:20:17 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
No it was based on serial killer and cannibal Eddie Gein or Gien.
2007-07-25 02:23:39 · answer #1 · answered by Sloan R 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
according to wikipedia:
Connection to actual events
This film, like the films Psycho (1960), Deranged, and The Silence of the Lambs (1991), was loosely inspired by Wisconsin serial killer Ed Gein.[2] Gein did wear human skin, but he acted alone and did not use a chainsaw. The interior of the house, particularly the macabre living room filled with bones, was also based on the crime scene notes describing the inside of Gein's home. The film's opening claims the events are factual, a use of the false document technique. (Filming was from July 15, 1973 and shown from August 14, 1973, while the opening narrative claims that the events took place on 18 August 1973.) Libraries in Burkburnett, Texas and nearby Wichita Falls regularly receive requests for copies of newspaper articles related to the events.[3][4]
2007-07-25 02:41:43 · answer #2 · answered by mugglegyal 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Contrary to popular belief, this film is not a true story. The original version was filmed from 15 July 1973 - 14 August 1973, while the opening narrative claims that the real events took place on 18 August 1973, so it would be impossible for the film to be based on actual events which had not happened at the time of filming.
2007-07-25 02:26:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
It is loosely based on the crimes of Ed Gein, who was suspected of taking several victims from 1954-1957. The film's house was based on the actual house of Ed Gein and from crime scene photos. He never used a chainsaw, however, he did wear a human scalp and face. His crimes took place in Wisconsin, not Texas. Both "Norman Bates" (Psycho) and "Buffalo Bill" (The Silence of the Lambs) were also loosely based on Ed Gein.
2007-07-25 02:29:13 · answer #4 · answered by arhoden76 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No, it wasn't. It was very, very, very loosely based on a real serial killer (Ed Gein), the same one that "Psycho" and "Silence of the Lambs" were inspired by, but the story is 100% fiction.
2007-07-25 02:28:00 · answer #5 · answered by Mr. Taco 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
well my parents always tell me that it was a true story jsut to scare me. i dont believe it though. everytime we go camping they tell me that it was a true story and that i was going to be killed if i sleep outside. i heard that it was based on a true story about a serial killer or something soo its not a true story
2007-07-25 02:31:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think it was "based on a true story" which means people were killed but it probably want by a mutant man.
2007-07-25 02:30:33 · answer #7 · answered by jetscat 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
yes
2007-07-25 02:28:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
DAMN NEAR,IT WAS BASED ON A TRUE STORY OF A SERIAL KILLER!
2007-07-25 02:23:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
no.
2007-07-25 02:22:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋