Tobe Hooper’s landmark horror movie The Texas Chain Noticed Bloodbath was launched in October of 1974. However the occasions the film presupposed to chronicle supposedly passed off on August 18, 1973 — making at this time the fiftieth anniversary of the (fictional) Texas Chain Noticed Bloodbath.
That date seems on the finish of the unique Texas Chain Noticed’s opening crawl, which reads that “The movie which you might be about to see is an account of the tragedy which befell a bunch of 5 youths, specifically Sally Hardesty and her invalid brother, Franklin. It’s all the extra tragic in that they have been younger. However, had they lived very, very lengthy lives, they may not have anticipated nor would they’ve wished to see as a lot of the mad and macabre as they have been to see that day.” The crawl was famously learn aloud by actor John Larroquette.
(The Texas Chain Noticed Bloodbath was truly a piece of fiction, albeit one very loosely primarily based on the actions of a real-life serial killer named Ed Gein. However hey, calling it an “account” of a “tragedy” makes for an ideal and terrifying opening.)
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After the opening crawl, this title card seems:
The Texas Chain Noticed Bloodbath turned a significant impartial hit of the early Nineteen Seventies, spawning a franchise that continues to at the present time. The newest movie sequel, Texas Chainsaw Bloodbath, premiered simply final yr on Netflix, and presupposed to be a direct sequel to the unique film, and featured Leatherface massacring one other group of youngsters, and battling the survivor of the unique movie, Sally Hardesty. (For those who haven’t seen it, uh, perhaps rejoice the anniversary by watching the unique film as a substitute.)
And simply in time for the fiftieth anniversary, there’s a model new The Texas Chain Noticed Bloodbath online game, which lets customers play as both the franchise’s signature killer Leatherface or as his potential victims.
Glad Texas Chain Noticed anniversary to all who rejoice.
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