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- The intersection near Mobeetie, Texas is a postcard for the middle of nowhere, as described by a line at the culmination of the film: “Well, that’s 83 South. And this road here will hook you up with I-40 East. Um…if you turn right, that’ll take you to Amarillo, Flagstaff, California.
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Most of the exterior scenes were filmed about 30 miles (48 km) east of Cotulla, Texas, on the 35,000-acre (140 km 2) La Mota Ranch. Other scenes were filmed near Laredo, Texas. 2500 Texas Longhorns were used for the herd. Interior scenes were recorded at Paramount Studios in Hollywood.
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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre opens on a morbid note, as flashbulbs accompanied by the series' signature sound effect — a perverse whining noise supposedly accomplished by scraping a tuning fork over a piano wire — illuminate the desiccated faces of rotting corpses. Then, the camera pulls back to reveal something even more horrifying: These dead bod...
The next stop for Sally, her brother Franklin (Paul A. Partain), friends Jerry (Allen Danziger), Kirk (William Vail), and Pam (Teri McMinn) is a dusty roadside gas station where they go to regroup after a terrifying encounter with a hitchhiker played by Edwin Neal. To find that particular building, turn around on US-183 and head 70 miles southeast ...
The majority of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre takes place in and around a dilapidated rural farmhouse occupied by the Sawyer family, former slaughterhouse workers who turned to cannibalism after the local meat-packing plants closed. The interior of the Sawyers' home reflects their feral lifestyle and twisted take on "family values," and was decorate...
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre ends with one of the most memorable final sequences in horror history, as Leatherface stands in the middle of a dirt road waving his chainsaw in frustration after "final girl" Sally escapes in the back of a pickup truck driven by a passing motorist. The filming of this scene came dangerously close to disaster: In his au...
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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974): location: The gas station: Bilbo’s Texas Landmark, Bastrop, Texas | Photograph: Peter Paulsen. The gas station was Ryan’s Hills Prairie Grocery, which became Bilbo’s Texas Landmark, 1073 State Highway 304, Bastrop (tel: 512.321.2049), east of Austin.
Jul 26, 2015 · It turns out that many famous movies have been filmed right here in Texas, and I can see why. With our diverse and breathtaking landscape coupled with amazing architecture and historic landmarks, directors have jumped on the opportunity to film hit movies in the Lone Star State.
Jul 15, 2011 · Marfa is a tiny town in West Texas with just 2,000 residents, about 60 miles from the Mexican border and nearly three hours by car from El Paso. But it's been the backdrop for some of Hollywood's...
Unfolding the magic of Texas’s iconic film locations, let’s traverse into the world of moving pictures. Embarking on this cinematic journey, we’ll explore some memorable films from the 60s, 70s right up to the contemporary hits of the 2000s.
Jul 5, 2019 · Discover 'Cast Away' Crossroads in Neece, Texas: It's where the final scene of the beloved Tom Hanks movie was filmed.
