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From the Vault: Invention of the Chainsaw, Part 2

Stuff To Blow Your Mind

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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

The chainsaw was introduced to the American market in 1950. It became a thoroughly American symbol of status and power as quote, cutting down trees. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre very much builds on all of this. Toby Hooper had he had political ambitions in creating the film,. He wanted so it's not a film that is just about chainsaws roaring in a rural setting and chasing people in blood and screams. But arguably it does a fantastic job doing so.

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