In addition to 2004's remake of Dawn of the Dead, as well as 2003's remake of both Herschell Gordon Lewis ' cult classic 2001 Maniacs and the remake of Tobe Hooper's classic The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, there was also the 2007 Rob Zombie written and directed remake of John Carpenter's Halloween.

In his book Dark Romance: Sexuality in the Horror Film, David Hogan called it " the most affecting gore thriller of all and, in a broader view, among the most effective horror films ever made ... the driving force of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is something far more horrible than aberrant sexuality: total insanity.

Isabel Cristina Pinedo, author of Recreational Terror: Women and the Pleasures of Horror Film Viewing, states, " The horror genre must keep terror and comedy in tension if it is to successfully tread the thin line that separates it from terrorism and parody ... this delicate balance is struck in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre in which the decaying corpse of Grandpa not only incorporates horrific and humorous effects, but actually uses one to exacerbate the other.

As one of the first horror-themed video games, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre caused controversy when it was first released due to its violent nature ; it sold poorly as a result, because many game stores refused to stock it.

The first sequel, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 ( 1986 ), was considerably more graphic and violent than the original and was banned in Australia for 20 years before it was released on DVD in a revised special edition in October 2006.

Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III ( 1990 ) was the second sequel to appear, though Hooper did not return to direct due to scheduling conflicts with another film, Spontaneous Combustion.

A straight remake, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, was released by Platinum Dunes and New Line Cinema in 2003.

It was followed by a prequel, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, in 2006.

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His case influenced the creation of several fictional serial killers, including Norman Bates from Psycho, Leatherface from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Jame Gumb from The Silence of the Lambs.

There are various examples of remakes which are most associated with the reimagine or renovate terms, and these include Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes, Nora Ephron's Bewitched, Marcus Nispel's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Friday the 13th, Rob Zombie's Halloween, Samuel Bayer's A Nightmare on Elm Street, Ronald D. Moore's Battlestar Galactica, David Eick's Bionic Woman, Nelson McCormick's Prom Night, Zack Snyder's Dawn of the Dead, and Kenneth Johnson V. Tim Burton has denied that his 2010 film Alice in Wonderland is a renovation of Lewis Carroll's classic novel ; however, the plot line of the film bears very little resemblance to the original or derivatives of it, such as the classic 1951 animated film from Walt Disney.

As a result, various television shows, music videos and movies have been filmed in town: most notably A Perfect World, starring Clint Eastwood and Kevin Costner, The Newton Boys, starring Matthew McConaughey and Ethan Hawke, and New Line ’ s 2003 remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

The house where The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was filmed ( the Texas Chainsaw House ) is located here and has been restored as a restaurant.

Granger was the site for the filming of the 2003 remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and the 2010 remake of the movie True Grit.

Four more songs from the album Dead Man's Party were used in soundtracks: " No One Lives Forever " was featured in Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, " Stay " ( in the Boingo Alive version ) was used as the theme music for the Brazilian soap opera Top Model, " Same Man I Was Before " was used in My Best Friend Is a Vampire and " Just Another Day " opened the 1985 film adaptation of S. E. Hinton's That Was Then, This Is Now.

Also, in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, the protagonist Chrissy is killed by Leatherface at the end of the film when she does manage to escape but with him hiding in the back seat.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning popularized the prequel.

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In November 2007, Marcus Nispel, director of the 2003 remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, was hired to direct.

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre writer / creator Kim Henkel cited " A Modest Proposal " as an influence in scripting his 2011 horror film " Boneboys ," directed by Duane Graves and Justin Meeks.

The 1973 film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre ( along with the 2003 remake ) claims to be based on true events, but this is not the case.

Wes Craven's The Hills Have Eyes ( 1977 ) and Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chain Saw Massacre ( 1974 ) recalled the Vietnam war ; George A. Romero satirized the consumer society in his zombie sequel, Dawn of the Dead ( 1978 ); Canadian director David Cronenberg featured the " mad scientist " movie sub-genre by exploring contemporary fears about technology and society, and reinventing " body horror ", starting with Shivers ( 1975 ).

Films such as Audition ( 1999 ), Wrong Turn ( 2003 ), and the Australian film Wolf Creek ( 2005 ), took their cues from The Last House on the Left ( 1972 ), The Texas Chain Saw Massacre ( 1974 ), and The Hills Have Eyes ( 1977 ).

Examples of this genre include Psycho, Black Christmas, Halloween, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Prom Night, Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Hatchet, Friday the 13th, Child's Play, Candyman, and A Nightmare on Elm Street.

A reinforcement militia, however, was defeated by Mexican soldiers and Texas Cherokee Indians on September 18 during the Dawson Massacre.

Even though his character is not named Django ( in the Italian versions, that is ), Franco Nero brings a similar ambience to Texas, Adios and Massacre Time where the hero must confront surprising ( and dangerous ) family relations.

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a 1974 American exploitation-horror film, directed and produced by Tobe Hooper, who cowrote it with Kim Henkel.

Upon its October 1974 release, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre was banned outright in several countries, and numerous theaters later stopped showing the film in response to complaints about its violence.

The concept for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre arose in the early 1970s while Tobe Hooper was working as an assistant film director at the University of Texas at Austin and as a documentary cameraman.

The farmhouse used for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre was moved from La Frontera ( Round Rock, Texas ) | La Frontera to Kingsland, Texas, and restored as a restaurant.

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre was mainly shot using an Eclair NPR 16 mm camera with fine-grain, low-speed film that required four times more light than modern digital cameras.

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre premiered on October 1, 1974, in Austin, Texas, almost a year after filming concluded.

After its initial British release, including a one-year theatrical run in London, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre was initially banned on the advice of British Board of Film Classification ( BBFC ) Secretary Stephen Murphy, and subsequently by his successor, James Ferman.

The following year the BBFC passed The Texas Chain Saw Massacre for release with an 18 certificate ( indicating that it should not be seen or purchased by a person under 18 ), and it was broadcast a year later on Channel 4.

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre received a mixed reaction upon its initial release.

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is considered one of the greatest — and most controversial — of horror films, and a major influence on the genre.

" Don Sumner called The Texas Chain Saw Massacre a classic that not only introduced a new villain to the horror pantheon but also influenced an entire generation of filmmakers.

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre was selected for the 1975 Cannes Film Festival Directors ' Fortnight and London Film Festival.

On Star Trek: The Next Generation, the Enterprise-D's bartender Guinan ( played by Whoopi Goldberg ) was named after Texas Guinan.

Next day Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas followed suit.

Next Barbara McLeod of the University of Texas, Austin, produced the first detailed analyses of stelae inscriptions.

Next, on February 2, Ray called in to KWEL in Texas to promote his TSA song and the latest happenings in his career.

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* With University of Texas Saxophone Ensemble: Tex Sax Next Generation ( Mark Records 7119 )

( Another ownership dispute led to Next Man moving to another publisher, but this was offset by Comico's acquiring Elementals from the defunct Texas Comics.

Burns had a few roles in the 1980s ( Kiss Daddy Goodbye ( 1981 ), Future Kill ( 1985 )) and had an uncredited cameo as her character from the original film, Sally Hardesty, in Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation ( 1994 ), which was her last film appearance as of 2011.

but with half of the first album Life written, Holt and Swift departed and formed The Rainkings, The Inspirals recruited Too Much Texas singer Tom Hingley and Martin " Bungle " Walsh of The Next Step to replace them.

On January 7, 2009 Continental Airlines successfully completed a test flight from Houston, Texas using a 50 / 50 mixture of algae / jatropha-oil-derived biofuel and Jet A in one of the two CFM56 engines of a Boeing 737-800 Next Generation jet.

Swamp pop influenced Tex-Mex music, particularly the recordings of Freddy Fender ( real name Baldemar Huerta ), whose early 1970s swampy songs like “ Before The Next Teardrop Falls ” and “ Wasted Days and Wasted Nights .” ( South Louisiana and southeast Texas audiences generally consider Fender a full-fledged swamp pop musician.

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Partain started appearing in movies again in the 1990s, starting with a cameo in Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation ( 1994 ), the third sequel to the 1974 original.

* Julia Nickson-Soul ( Class of 1976 ): actress who has appeared in Rambo: First Blood Part II, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Babylon 5 and Walker Texas Ranger.

( Next millennium Intelligence Gathering Electronic Liaison )-An analysis robot created by Mendel and reprogrammed by Randy to have a cheerful personality, from Texas cowboy to Shakespearean.

Next morning, February 21, Sibley sent an advance party consisting of four companies of the 2nd Texas Mounted Rifles under the command of Major Charles Pyron to scout ahead to the Valverde ford, with the 4th Texas Mounted Rifles under Lieutenant Colonel William Read Scurry following close behind.

Next to the closing credits, scenes from interviews with some of the real-life players from the team are shown, including one player from the opposing University of Kentucky team beaten by Texas Western in the NCAA finals, NBA head coach Pat Riley.

She has made guest appearances on several television shows, including Pacific Blue, Chicago Hope, Walker, Texas Ranger, Hardcastle and McCormick, and Star Trek: The Next Generation in the season three episode " The Vengeance Factor " as Yuta.

Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation ( originally known as The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre ) is a 1994 independent American slasher film written and directed by Kim Henkel, and starring Renée Zellweger and Matthew McConaughey, both before they became mainstream stars.

It was then shelved for three years, and was re-cut and released under the title, Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation in late summer 1997, after its two lead actors had both become major Hollywood stars.

The company subsequently had the film re-edited numerous times, and changed the title from its original production-title, The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, to Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation.