> Just a little note to say the reviewer's first paragraph reads like it was
> copied and pasted from the movie's press release. Contrary to popular
> opinion there never was a Texas Chain Saw Massacre. For anyone who's
> interested, the plot of both the remake and the 1970s original it's based
> on was 'inspired' by the murders and other deviant behaviour of one Ed
> Gein, which I believe happened in the '50s. There were no chain saws, and
> the few killings took place in Wisconsin, not Texas.

> The Gein story also inspired the film Psycho and the Buffalo Bill
> character from Silence of the Lambs.

> Sorry, nothing to do with the score I know...!

I hate to burst your bubble, but this WAS based on a true story. Thomas Hewitt was eventualy transfered to the prison in Wichita, Kansas. His name was legally changed, he had 14 plastic surgeries to help fix his face thanks to the tax payers, he was eventually allowed out for community work because he was a "model prisoner", he helped clean up cemetaries under close security. He died last fall of cancer. The rest of his family that was arrested were sent to prison and either died or were put to death. Thomas Hewitt wasn't given a death sentence because of his "disability." My uncle works at the Witchita prison, and helped provide security for Thomas Hewitt, he also provides it for the BTK killer.