Luckily, this obligation to make a sequel could still be met, even without Hooper in the director’s chair … or so he thought. As part of this deal, the indie distributor required one of Hooper’s projects be a sequel to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974). That opinion changed, though, when he signed a three-picture deal with the king of the schlockmeisters, Cannon Films (1967-1994). More than anyone, though, the original movie’s director and co-writer, Tobe Hooper (1943–2017), considered a follow-up unnecessary.
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Heck, I feel the same way as the fans sometimes, considering how bad some of the sequels in this series have been ( the latest is a prime example). After all, many folks - myself included - find that first film to be a perfect one. This page uses Creative Commons Licensed content from Wikipedia ( view authors).Despite covering The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise for this column, many horror fans would argue that the original 1974 film should have never become one. Edwin Neal at Anime News Network's encyclopedia.
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Neal currently lives in Austin, Texas and has six children: Kirsche Dickson, David Valenzuela, Heidi James, Morna Neal, Preston Neal, Marlee Neal and two step children: Angelina Hitchcock and Andrea Ramos.Įdwin Neal made appearances for a charity benefit with a professional wrestling company in Fort Worth, IHW Entertainment to help raise money for the Fort Worth Community Center that provides youth a place to go and join activities. He received a Bronze Star for Valor during his service in Vietnam in 1969. Neal was inducted into the "Hollywood Horror Hall of Fame" in 1993 alongside Vincent Price, and owns one of the world's largest movie poster collections, from 1900 to the present day. Neal also annually tours worldwide making many public appearances as "The Hitchhiker" at horror conventions and related gatherings. He has also done some voice work, for films, computer games and cartoons. His most notable roles since The Texas Chain Saw Massacre were playing the Mercer interrogator in Oliver Stone's JFK, and Big Chuck's Henchman in the 1993 movie My Boyfriend's Back. The movie went on to become a cult classic and Neal's career was launched and made him one of today's biggest horror icons. He has said that when auditioning he acted as an eccentric relative of his.
While there, Neal auditioned for the role of the Hitchhiker in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and got it. Born in Houston, Texas, Neal, after high school, studied at Lon Morris college in Jacksonville, Texas, before moving on to acting and directing studies at the University of Texas at Austin.
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