I came across an interesting article today. You may have heard this story before. There has been conjecture circulating through the years that “Poltergeist” (1982), a tale of a suburban household plagued by ghosts was NOT directed by Tobe Hooper but was in fact helmed by an on-set Steven Spielberg who otherwise was listed as the film’s producer. It was noted that certainly the end result’s film style reflected a Spielbergian touch. Well, here are some long after the fact confessions from some of the crew that Spielberg WAS the man in charge of direction. I don’t really know what the arrangement was that was worked out between the two men but apparently it suited both at the time.
This bit of trivia aside, let us always remember the huge debt we owe Tobe Hooper for his horror masterpiece, “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” (1974). I regard it as one of the seminal works of the horror film genre. A truly harrowing, frightening and nightmarish piece of work that will haunt you. I think unrelenting is a very appropriate term for the film. That somebody had the balls to develop and produce a film with such a vile premise is an achievement all its own.
The link for the story is below. There is also a fun slideshow attached at the end of the article celebrating some of the great movie (franchise) villains/monsters.
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