Heres the history that tobe hooper researched which led to the. Nov 14, 20 a ruthless global cabal of financial investors plan to manipulate the price of gold on the world market by sabotaging one of south africas top gold mines and flooding it with millions of. Gold 1974 financiers use the foreman roger moore of a south african gold mine in their plot to jack the price of gold. Girl scouts building girls of courage, confidence, and character. The top ten 1974 released films by box office gross in north america are as follows. The sugar land express also was the nickname of the american football player ken hall the sugarland express is a 1974 american crime drama film cowritten and directed by steven spielberg in his theatrical feature directorial debut.
All the texas wheelers movie posters,high res movie posters image for the texas wheelers. It was based on the 1970 novel gold mine by wilbur smith. There is a bluray version that is probably much cleaner, but thats not what youll get from amazon prime. The 1974 huntsville prison siege was an elevenday prison uprising that took place from july 24 to august 3, 1974, at the huntsville walls unit of the texas department of corrections in huntsville, texas. It was based on the 1970 novel gold mine by wilbur. Released by intrada in 2009 special collection volume 87 containing music from gold 1974. Was 1974 s texas chainsaw massacre based on a true story. In 1974, a texas colleges theater troupe spun gold from nixons woes. Peter hunt directed this old fashioned if not reactionary action film about gold mining in south africa. Moore plays rodney rod slater, general manager of a south african gold mine, who is instructed by his boss steyner bradford dillman to break through an underground dike into what he is told is a rich seam of. Marilyn burns, gunnar hansen, and edwin neal in the texas chain saw massacre 1974. Like many movies from the 1970s and 80s, gold was perhaps not fully appreciated for its insight into the world of precious metal mining during the apartheid era, based on zambian born, wilbur smiths novel gold mine roger moore is the eponymous hero of the film, as first the underground manager and later general manager of a deep gold mine in south africa. The story concerns a nefarious scheme to control the. Read script the texas chain saw massacre 1974 written bykim henkel and tobe hooper.
Gold, silver and platinum have been found along with other minerals in this area for centuries. Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. The first thing youll notice is how poor the print quality is. Hoopers subsequent career has ben extremely uneven, and frequently disappointing, but even if he never made another movie he would still be a legendary figure. Watch the texas chain saw massacre full movie free online. Murder on the orient express the texas chain saw massacre. Five friends visiting their grandfathers house in the country are hunted and terrorized by a chainsaw wielding killer and his family of graverobbing canni. Looper is the goto source for the movies, tv shows and video games we all love. Terrifying classic, remastered in 4k with a surroundsound mix, about 5 stranded teens in texas who are brutalized by a psychotic family of cannibals. Gold was released 1974 between roger moores first two bond films. Secret identities and secret codes in ken hughes and jack gold.
A woman attempts to reunite her family by helping her husband escape prison and together kidnapping their son. The worst part of all with the climactic dinner scene was the 110 degree texas heat, plus the filming lights meant all the food on the table quickly rotted, and the rooms poor ventilation made the reek even worse, raising it to genuinely healththreatening levels. Kit carson and playwright sam shepard, while the distinctive musical score was composed by ry cooder. Unfortunately, murders and disappearances happen all over the world every day, and texas has plenty of grisly unsolved mysteries to keep you awake at night. Movie typography from gold 1974, directed by peter r. Were addicted to all things superhero and star wars, but were not afraid to binge watch some reality tv when the. The texas chain saw massacre 1974 cast and crew when sally marilyn burns hears that her grandfathers grave may have been vandalized, she and.
The texas chain saw massacre, movie, 1974 pictures provided by. Rod slater is the newly appointed general manager of the sonderditch gold mine, but he stumbles across an ingenious plot to flood the. A group of five teenagers driving through rural texas happen upon a deranged, cannibalistic family. The texas chain saw massacre 1974 the texas chain saw. When sally hears that her grandfathers grave may have been vandalized, she and her paraplegic brother, franklin, set out with their friends to investigate. Gold youtube overture from the magnificent seven duration. Paris, texas is a 1984 road movie directed by wim wenders and starring harry dean stanton, dean stockwell, nastassja kinski, and hunter carson. Gold and silver mines in east texas not many people think about gold and silver in east texas. Gold is an interesting, and better companion film to shout at the devil, which i watched yesterday. Sep 05, 2019 a south african gold mine manager discovers a plot hatched by the mine owners and london bankers to flood the mine in order to curb gold production and consequently manipulate its price on the. Five friends visiting their grandfathers house in the country are hunted and terrorized by a chainsaw wielding killer and his family of graverobbing cannibals. The texas film commission tfc was created in 1971 by texas governor preston smith, who found that it was, in the social, economic and educational interest of texas to encourage the development of the filmcommunication industry.
Financiers use the foreman roger moore of a south african gold mine in their plot to jack the price of gold. It sounds kind of tmwtggish and is probably how an elmer bernstein bond score may have sounded. This gold was found by michael and kay judd during the april 2015 halliburton outing. Gold is set in south africa and almost manages to sidestep all of the problems that should entail for a film of 1974, unlike shout at the devil, which steered into the issues. Sweet movie is cast with exhibitionistic bellends, the kind of crusty art types who drink herbal tea and who cant wait to gangup and shed their clothes and shit allover the place, because, like, theyre so radical and openminded, man.
The texas chainsaw massacre is a work of extreme juxtaposition and cerebral horror that seeps into your psyche without your permission. Gold 1974 roger moore the movie title stills collection. Einar texas ljungberg 18801974, swedish socialist leader texas john horton slaughter 18411922, american old west lawman, poker player, cowboy and rancher texas jack vermillion 18421911, american old west gunfighter. I must say the picture quality is more grainy then the previous blu ray version i owned, but the colours are more vibrant and detailed that pop on screen. The texas chain saw massacre is a 1974 american slasher film directed by tobe hooper and written and coproduced by hooper and kim henkel. A south african gold mine manager discovers a plot hatched by the mine.
I think it was the first proper dvd of this fantastic little movie. With roger moore, susannah york, ray milland, bradford dillman. The texas chain saw massacre 1974, directed by tobe hooper. Oct 14, 2009 gold 1974 gritty action with roger moore gold 1974, uk. This abattoir of a movie boasts sledgehammers, meathooks.
Why is diane wilson mother of five, fourth generation fisherwoman considered public enemy no. A south african gold mine manager discovers a plot hatched by the mine owners and london bankers to flood the mine in order to curb gold production and consequently manipulate its price on the stock markets. Hunt, starring roger moore, susannah york, ray milland. Moore plays rodney rod slater, general manager of a south african gold mine, who is instructed by his boss steyner bradford dillman to break through an underground dike into what he is told is a rich seam of gold.
Sir john gielguds newspapers dates that part of the movie as january 8, 1974. The texas chain saw massacre can, and will, be reinterpreted by critics and theorists for decades to come. Director jack gold, who had a distinguished career in tv films, died in 2015 but. The story concerns a nefarious scheme to control the international price of gold by. Gold is a 1974 british thriller film starring roger moore and susannah york and directed by peter r. I was amazed when i first watched this film back in 1997 on laserdisc. Read our guide below as we profile 10 of the greatest movies set in the lone star state. I still cant nail down an exact release date for the texas chain saw massacre in london my best guess is november 21st, 1976, because the most popular movie magazines didnt mention it at all or carry any advertising. It stars goldie hawn, ben johnson, william atherton, and michael sacks. The texas chainsaw massacre is an american horror franchise consisting of eight slasher films, comics, and a video game adaptation of the original film. Austin, stacy keach as sam houston, chelsea field as mattie quimper, rick schroder as otto mcnab, grant show as william b.
The franchise focuses on serial killer leatherface and his psychotic family, who terrorize unsuspecting visitors to their territories in the desolate texas countryside, typically killing and cannibalizing them. John guilgud, ray milland, bradford dillman and susanah york. Available on dvd from roger moore and susannah york star in wilbur smiths explosive 1974 international. The texas chainsaw massacre 1974 is a true classic in horror. With goldie hawn, ben johnson, michael sacks, william atherton. There are some great actors in this movie besides moore.
Looking through the movie magazines of the 1970s, several horror movie highlights of the decade are inexplicably absent. Gold is a 1974 thriller film starring roger moore and susannah york and directed by peter r. Courtesy of bryanston distributing leatherface, the texas chain saw massacre 1974. While there, he auditioned for role of hitchhiker in texas chainsaw massacre. Gold 1974 trailers and clips financiers use the foreman roger moore of a south african gold mine in their plot to jack the price of gold. Peter hunt directed this old fashioned if not reactionary action film about goldmining in south africa. This gold was found by wayne wilson during the fall 2015 halliburton outing. But things dont go as planned when they are forced to take a police hostage on the road. The year 1974 in film involved some significant events.
Sort 1974 movies by movie titles and movie trailers. Sep 19, 2019 shot on a peanuts budget and with scuzzy cinematography, the texas chain saw massacre from 1974 remains the gold standard for hillbilly slasher pictures. Read 1974 newspapers at newspaperarchive and search our 3. Roger moore and susannah york star in wilbur smiths explosive 1974 international conspiracy thriller, set in the south african goldfields and directed by peter hunt on her majestys secret service. The 10 best texan movies of all time there has been much debate over a comprehensive list of the best films set in texas and, with over 400 such films, its easy to see why.
Texas singersongwriter whitney rose turned a panic attack into the. The film was a coproduction between companies in france and west germany, and. Sort 1974 movies by domestic adjusted box office grosses using current movie ticket cost in millions sort 1974 movies how they were received by critics and audiences. Lots of dirt, scratches, dropouts, compressed sound and faded color.
It was shot in the summer of 1973, during the aftermath of the vietnam war and the munich olympics massacre, at the height of the watergate scandal and the legal investigation into the shootings at kent state. Texas chain saw massacre 1974 full movie online video. In a movie about a lunatic with a chainsaw, there are scenes that changed the horror genre. This would be the area roughly from east of i45 from galveston to east of the dallas area. With marilyn burns, edwin neal, allen danziger, paul a. Micheners texas also called texas is a 1994 abc television miniseries directed by richard lang and starring patrick duffy as stephen f. Film has always been a big part of life for san antonio native and. Two siblings and three of their friends en route to visit their grandfathers grave in texas end up falling victim to a family of cannibalistic psychopaths and must survive the terrors of leatherface and his family. This gold was found by ken larsen at the april 2014 halliburton outing. The dark untold truth of the texas chain saw massacre. Elmer bernsteins score for the 1974 adventure movie gold, starring roger moore is now available in a limited edition 3000 copies over at intrada.
Urgh, these people are full of shit, and this movie literally proves it. Read the the texas chain saw massacre script, written by kim henkeland tobe hooper. The cannibalistic family created for this movie are still alive in contemporary horror movies like house of corpses, wrong turn, and a host of lesser films that churn out on a regular basis. The texas chain saw massacre 1974 when sally marilyn burns hears that her grandfathers grave may have been vandalized, she and her paraplegic brother, franklin paul a. Soundtrack to roger moore film gold 1974 bond music. Their widows and six sons owned most of the communitys land, the store, and the cotton gin. In 1974, a texas colleges theater troupe spun gold from. Tobe hoppers the texas chain saw massacre is a landmark low budget horror movie which must be considered a modern classic. The texas chain saw massacre dvd 1974 dark sky films. Visit the official site of girl scouts of the usathe preeminent leadership development organization for girls. A south african gold mine manager discovers a plot hatched by the mine owners and london bankers to flood the mine in order to curb gold production and consequently manipulate its price on the. Gold 1974 a south african gold mine manager discovers a plot hatched by the mine owners and london bankers to flood the mine in order to curb gold production and consequently manipulate its price on the stock markets. Starring jessica biel, jonathan tucker, andrew bryniarski based on director tobe hoopers 1974 film of the same name. The movie, itself, holds up well in terms of plot and entertainment value.
Partain, edwin neal, jim siedow and gunnar hansen, who respectively portray sally hardesty, franklin hardesty, the hitchhiker, the proprietor, and leatherface. Sort 1974 movies by the stars or in some cases the director of the movie. Roger moore and susannah york star in wilbur smiths explosive 1974 international conspiracy thriller, set in the south african goldfields and directed by peter hunt on her majestys secret. Once upon a texas train free full movie willie nelson. Gold soundtrack from 1974, composed by elmer bernstein. I struck a bit of cinematic gold late one early october night by catching it on tv. A solid entertaining adaptation of wilbur smiths novel, this 1974 movie gives roger moore one of his better roles outside the bond franchise. Its essentially the golfinger plot to destroy a major source of gold with the intent of skyrocketing the market price for mined gold. Born in houston, texas, usa, following high school edwin studied w zula pearson at lon morris in jacksonville, texas, before moving on to actingdirecting studies w b. The texas chain saw massacre 1974 company credits imdb. This gold was found at the mouth of the rio grande in south texas by ruben and bertie caballero, sr. Find out here stay informed about texas gold and diane wilson happenings.
James coburn and harry andrews in the internecine project 1974. Soundtrack to roger moore film gold 1974 posted in bond music discussion. Sweet movie is a movie of is time, fitting in with the experimental postmodern literature of the 70s pynchon, delillo, coover, etc. The original version of the texas chainsaw massacre is one many movies ive been meaning to watch for a long time.
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