Q 01/05

Who directed the original 1974 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre?

A) Tobe Hooper

B) Wes Craven

C) John Carpenter

D) George A. Romero

Answer · why

A) Tobe Hooper

He also produced it and co-wrote the score. He co-wrote the script with Kim Henkel.

Q 02/05

Roughly how much did the 1974 original cost to make?

A) About $5 million

B) About $1.4 million

C) About $500,000

D) Less than $140,000

Answer · why

D) Less than $140,000

It went on to gross more than $30 million domestically, though most of the profits vanished into distributor Bryanston, a company with mob ties.

Q 03/05

Which real-life Wisconsin killer partly inspired Leatherface and the film's grisly details?

A) John Wayne Gacy

B) Ted Bundy

C) Ed Gein

D) Jeffrey Dahmer

Answer · why

C) Ed Gein

Despite the 'based on true events' marketing, the plot is almost entirely fictional. Gein also inspired Psycho and The Silence of the Lambs.

Q 04/05

Which actor played Leatherface in the 1974 original?

A) Bill Moseley

B) Gunnar Hansen

C) Edwin Neal

D) Jim Siedow

Answer · why

B) Gunnar Hansen

He wore the mask 12 to 16 hours a day for a month, and the crew refused to wash his costume in case the laundry lost it.

Q 05/05

Who plays Sally Hardesty, the film's final girl?

A) Marilyn Burns

B) Teri McMinn

C) Caroline Williams

D) Jessica Biel

Answer · why

A) Marilyn Burns

One critic called hers 'one of the most sustained and believable acting achievements in movie history'. She was genuinely cut during the dinner scene.