TT: That mask must have been so uncomfortable. MB: (Laughs.) He said he felt like he couldn't even eat. TT: So it was dead animals and Gunnar, right? He had to wear it for continuity.no one could wash it. MB: And Gunnar, of course, smelled so bad because he had on that costume. You know how chicken can smell.imagine that in the lights, under the heat. The smell was also from a chicken head that was with the feed on the dinner table. MB: No, they were just gonna try something. The smell of burning flesh just enhanced the feeling around the movie.
So they had to decide they'd burn them and give them a burial. Everybody agreed that was a terrible idea. When the make-up artist did the first animal, she shot herself in the leg. Somebody thought about getting dead cats and dogs from the pound and using formaldehyde on them. MB: What happened is.oh, this is a terrible story. TT: It was incredibly hot on the set, we know that. The pace of Chainsaw? I can't think of one right now.
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TT: Can you think of a movie that came before that had that kind of pace? TT: You can't even go to the bathroom when you're watching Chainsaw! I don't think many people ran and got popcorn during the movie. MB: Well, it was an idea just to keep the movement going.instead of having all those little stops and starts they have in horror films - where it's safe to go get your popcorn. TT: Was it everyone's intention to make a film that was different? All the other actors.they weren't even coming to work anymore. MB: No, but I knew it would get released. TT: So here you are, making this film.but you couldn't have known what it was going to be. During it, I was 100% focused and I probably wasn't a joy to be around. MB: Afterwards, I was just so grateful it was over. TT: Did it affect you emotionally? Not only when you were shooting it.but afterwards? TT: In the second half of the film, you really go through the most hellish experience. Just going back over the movie, reflecting.on crazy things. TT: Were you asked to do the commentary for that? We were there for the release of the Blue Dolphin Special Edition DVD over there. In fact, I just got back from London with Gunnar (Leatherface). We all keep in touch because something brings us all together. He said they were looking for "weird" people and he just acted goofy.and director Tobe Hooper and writer Kim Henkel ate it up. TT: We read that Ed Neal (everyone's favorite stuttering, psychotic hitchhiker) got into it by attending this big casting call. There were several changes made after the original. TT: Did you have to go in more than once? There was a casting call and a million people showed up. It was started to bring movies into the state. MB: I went to UT and I was on the film commission there. We understand you were attending the University of Texas at the time. TT: Let's talk about The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. MB: I was born in Pennsylvania but I was raised in Houston. I was involved with the movie business in Texas. MB: Yeah, I had a small part in George Roy Hill's The Great Waldo Pepper (1975) and I helped cast some of the extras. MB: So then I was Susan and Blythe's stand-in! Blythe is about 6 feet, Susan is about 5'7" and I'm 5'2". I was all ready to do it and then he told me that in order to get Blythe Danner and Beau Bridges, the agency told him to replace me with a new girl named Susan Sarandon. Sidney Lumet shot a movie out of Austin called Lovin' Molly (1974) and he offered me a part.
MB: When I was in high school, Robert Altman made a movie called Brewster McCloud (1970) and I made sure I got a part as a tour guide. TT: Ah.do you remember what nugget of the Bard you tackled? MB: I did! I played dress up, I did plays.I even did Shakespeare in the seventh grade. I did all the things that little girls do. Marilyn Burns: I was always interested in the arts.and took drama and dance. The Terror Trap: Tell us about your background. In fact, despite the attention the more flamboyant members of the murderous clan have received over the years, the entire last half-hour of Chainsaw clearly belongs to Burns. Burns' finely sculpted beauty was a welcome reprieve in these pictures, her serious contribution to the genre ( Chainsaw, alone) should not be underestimated, overlooked or forgotten.Īs sole survivor of Chainsaw, she gave the role everything she had. The Terror Trap had the great pleasure to speak with the lovely Marilyn Burns, star of such horror films as Tobe Hooper's classic The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) and Helter Skelter (1976).Īnd while Ms.
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