Texas Chainsaw Massacre based on a true story???

cho · Post by **cho** » Tue Oct 14, 2003 1:47 am

The new movie coming out says it is based on a true story....so...is it???

I've tried searching and the best thing I've could find was stuff about a man named Ed Gein.

Incognito · Post by **Incognito** » Tue Oct 14, 2003 2:49 am

yea its a true story...

i live about 15 miles from the house where the first movie was shot

cho · Post by **cho** » Tue Oct 14, 2003 2:54 am

How does that make it a true story? was the house the first movie was shot in the actually house of the murders? Or are you referring to Ed Gein's house?

I've never seen the movie so I don't really know what happened.

JawZ · Post by **JawZ** » Tue Oct 14, 2003 3:02 am

It's a partially true story.

If you want to know who the story is modeled after...look up Ed Gein.

http://www.houseofhorrors.com/gein.htm

cho · Post by **cho** » Tue Oct 14, 2003 3:06 am

Ok Cool thanks.

Respice · Post by **Respice** » Tue Oct 14, 2003 3:07 am

There is no real crime in Texas of a man killing several people with a chain saw. It's all loosely based of Ed Gein, a man from Wisconsin, as UOD has already posted.

Meggie · Post by **Meggie** » Tue Oct 14, 2003 1:37 pm

i just watched the 70s version of the texas chainsaw messacre and then i tried to find out the 'true story' part. actually i was kinda disappointed that they could say it was based on a true story.. really it was a guy who killed 2 women and ended up robbing a lot of graves and made furniture and stuff out of people...

thats a big difference from the movie.

JawZ · Post by **JawZ** » Tue Oct 14, 2003 1:44 pm

Originally posted by Meggie
i just watched the 70s version of the texas chainsaw messacre and then i tried to find out the 'true story' part. actually i was kinda disappointed that they could say it was based on a true story.. really it was a guy who killed 2 women and ended up robbing a lot of graves and made furniture and stuff out of people...

thats a big difference from the movie.

Ed Gein killed more than 15 people....it's really uncertain because there were too many pieces to put together to get an exact count.

7thkevin · Post by **7thkevin** » Tue Oct 14, 2003 3:20 pm

yea its only inspired by a true story IE:the family being crazy.. just like in house of 1000 copse,, rob zombie siad that is where he got his ideas

Blisster · Post by **Blisster** » Tue Oct 14, 2003 4:15 pm

IMO the original "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" by Tobey Hooper was a masterpiece, and I can't believe someopne thinks that they should remake it. Kinda like Gus Van Zandt remaking "Psycho", pointless (from any perspective other than $$).

I'm curious to see if it is in fact a shot-for shot remake, like Psycho was or if it is a reinterpretation of the original screenplay.