Islands at the Edge of Time by Gunnar Hansen

I worked on it, I did the best I could, but I don't think any of us foresaw what the movie would be. To me, I was really lucky that I got to work on a film that turned out to be what the Chainsaw Massacre was. I'm usually on the road all month doing appearances at haunted houses, and by the time I get home it's the beginning of November, and I don't want to hear the words 'Texas,' 'chainsaw' or 'massacre' for about two or three weeks.ĭOc: How does it feel to have played what ultimately became one of the most iconic figures in the horror genre?

GH: During the year I don't do a lot of appearances, I'll do three, maybe four, the occasional film festival or horror fan convention. Gunnar Hansen: I think I've never had that thought of 'Why in the world did I do this?', but there are times, usually during October. dOc picked up some info on the joy of Linnea, the deal with barrier islands and Hansen's thoughts on the future of the franchise.ĭOc: Has there ever been a time when you thought back and said 'Man, I wish I never took that role'? The journey hasn't necessarily been what one might have expected, and for a character that has instilled so much raw, primal fear in moviegoers, the man behind the flesh mask is actually a pleasant, soft-spoken guy. Leatherface Grows Up: Talking With Gunnar Hansenīy Rich Rosell With Dark Sky's slick new two-disc 'ultimate edition' of the Tobe Hooper classic, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, in stores, once and forever Leatherface, Gunnar Hansen, sat down with dOc to not just look back at the world of chainsaws, but to reveal a little of what else has been going on with him in the years since 1974.

Islands at the Edge of Time by Gunnar Hansen