These Actors Went Through A Grueling and Terrifying Process to Get Into Character

Marilyn Burns, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

Texas Chain Saw Massacre director Tobe Hooper was known to be ruthless in this film. He managed to freak out the entire cast by making an executive decision to hide Leatherface’s grotesque features until it was time to start rolling the camera.

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So, Marilyn Burns really had no idea what was coming for her during her famous dinner scene. She said the scene terrified her and it was awful to be tied to a chair with all those strange men looming over her. She found it so unnerving it took her a while to recover from shooting it.