Curiously, John Carpenter's favorite filmmakers are Howard Hawks and Sergio Leone. And so the Carthage, New York-born director loves Western films the most.
Released four years before Halloween, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre was directed by a filmmaker born in.. -- surprise! -- Austin, Texas. The cast of relatively unknown actors was drawn mainly from central Texas. The concept arose while director Tobe Hooper was working as a documentary cameraman.
This Walt Disney Pictures production was directed by a guy who had been in his mid-twenties the year The Texas Chain Saw Massacre hit the screens. Palo Alto, California-born director Kenny Ortega also directed concert tours for the likes of Cher, Gloria Estefan, Hannah Montana, and Michael Jackson.
Wishing you a spook-tacular Halloween! :)
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