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Many fans of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) disliked this movie due to its emphasis on gore and wacky humor. Tobe Hooper has argued that black humor was also present in the original film, but viewers did not acknowledge it because of its shocking content.
The chainsaw used in this film belongs to Tobe Hooper and it rests in a glass display case.
Jim Siedow (Drayton) is the only actor in this movie who was in the original movie, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974). Lou Perryman (L.G.) worked on the original film as a crewmember, but did not act in it.
Gunnar Hansen was approached to reprise his role as Leatherface, but he claimed to have been offered "scale plus 10 percent" with the 10 percent going to his agent. When he replied that he had no agent, they offered him scale without the additional 10 percent. Hansen found the offer too low. Unit publicist Scott Holton offered an alternate story, claiming Hansen vacillated about the part and the offer was rescinded. Holton didn't believe the average viewer was even aware of who the original actors were, claiming, "Who are Neal, Hansen, or Burns?"
Dennis Hopper thought this was the worst movie he'd ever been in. He later said the same thing about Super Mario Bros. (1993).
Bill Moseley created a short film parody entitled "The Texas Chainsaw Manicure" where he played a small role as The Hitchhiker and showed it to a screenwriter, who was able to show it to Tobe Hooper. Hooper loved it and kept Moseley in mind for a part should he ever make a sequel. When the time came to cast "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2", Moseley was contacted for the role of Chop-Top, The Hitchhiker's twin brother.
Bill Moseley has said that his role as Chop-Top is his favorite of his own.
The corpse that Chop-Top and Leatherface carry around with them (also appearing on the original cover art) is that of the hitchhiker from The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974). Edwin Neal, who played The Hitchhiker in the first film, was actually a Vietnam veteran in real life. His name is revealed at the end of this film when Drayton Sawyer gets a grenade off of his corpse and says "Come here, Nubbins".
Caroline Williams wanted to make a strong impression at her audition. When she was called in, she went to the end of the hallway and ran screaming into the room, where she pulled Tobe Hooper and L.M. Kit Carson out of their seats and used the chairs to barricade the door before she began her scene.
Tom Savini once stated that the makeup effects that he created for Grandpa is his most proud accomplishment, which he compares to the makeup for the aged Dustin Hoffman in Little Big Man (1970).
Director Cameo: Tobe Hooper can be seen frolicking during a party scene.
When originally submitted to the MPAA, it received an "X" certificate, prompting the filmmakers to release it as "unrated".
Hoyts Distribution, which had distributed 90 percent of Cannon's titles in Australia, submitted this film for classification in 1986. The film was deemed highly offensive by the classification board and refused a rating, effectively banning the film. Hoyts considered cutting the film, but the scenes and elements that offended the board were so many that it was decided to not release the picture altogether. The ban stayed in effect until MGM resubmitted the film some 20 years later and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2" was finally released.
When the BBFC notified Cannon that at least 20 minutes, and possibly 25, would have to be trimmed, Cannon aborted its planned U.K. release in 1986.
A release in West Germany in 1986 was not possible because the film was banned before the film could be released to theaters. In 2012, Turbine Medien acquired the rights to the film and started work on getting the banishment revoked. It took them four years until the local court of Berlin-Tiergarten finally lifted the banishment.
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