![]() ![]() What's left is a single sequence at the front of the movie where aĬouple of yuppies are slaughtered, but at least one of their bodies Or second-unit ineptitude, per John Kenneth Muir 3). Removed in post-production (either for pacing reasons, per the MGM Movie devoted to a Sawyer family rampage/meat-procurement run was Where the economic theme frays a bit, because a large section of the Suburbs) into the heart of the city to do business. Seek fresh ingredients, commuting from the outskirts of town (read: Waiting for random travelers to wander by, the two have to go out and Since the rising demand for their product precludes One wonders (andįears) how far he would get with less taboo activities like insiderĪnd Chop-top have also changed to meet the demands of doing business He'sīecome the image of the greedy 1980s profiteer. Yellow polo shirt, topped off with an overworked Panama hat. Plain beige work shirt, replaced by a gauche blue plaid suit over a Keeping with the image of success in this new decade gone is the His personal style has gotten bigger and louder in ("Small businessmen get it in the ass every time"), he's shiftedįrom the patriarchal figure of the first movie to more of a harriedīoss dealing with incompetent subordinates and stressful marketĬonditions. Moaning about then-President Ronald Reagan's economic policies "The Cook" Sawyer has let this new prosperity go to his (even if they have had to repurpose it significantly). The family homestead and into a properly zoned business establishment Rolling Grill", turning their customers into accidental cannibalsĬonsequently, they've had to expand their operation, moving out of Parlayed it into new financial success with "The Last Round-up In the early 1980s, they've taken what defined their poverty and Revenge against the economic depression that had overcome them after ![]() The Sawyers' cannibalism could be read as either reaction to or Turnabout is fair play, but when have the Now they must face an unhinged Lefty, come to bring his Hopper), Stretch plays the tape on-air, which draws the Sawyers out At the behest of vengeful Texas Ranger Lefty Enright (Dennis Williams) overhears and records one of their murders during a requestĬall. Lifestyle is threatened, however, when a radio DJ Stretch (Caroline Johnson) helps procure supplies with the assistance of brotherĬhop-top (Bill Moseley), who has a plate in his head. Secret's in the meat") around in a food truck. Siedow) is now an entrepreneur, carting his award-winning chili ("the Their original rampage in the mid-1970s, the cannibalistic Sawyerįamily has moved from rural southern Texas to an abandoned amusement Uneven, a mish-mash of interesting ideas and missed opportunities, That Cannon would deem commercially viable. Landscape of 1980s America, the absurdity of family values, and theĭestructive effects of vengeance, all while trying to make a movie He tackled (or attempted to tackle) such diverse topics as the To short-sighted corporate overlords, the task became impossible. Would be difficult in any circumstance, but with Hooper now beholden Two box office disasters that saw more than their fair share of In the mid-1980s, Hooper was underĬontract to mini-major The Cannon Group, for whom he had already made Wunderkinds who made their mark in the 1970s, Hooper eventuallyįound himself working for The Man. In 1974, Tobe Hooper changed the horror game when he made theĪs an independent auteur.
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