After the release of the first "Chainsaw Horror", it was a great success. Twisted Pictures decided to start shooting a sequel when the first film was not released. Who knows that the start is still slow. The two creators have already received new projects.
A few days ago we told the story behind the scenes of the filming of "Chainsaw Horror". If you haven't seen it yet, take a look at it first:
Because of the migraine, I began to think about life, and the result of my thinking was "Chainsaw Horror"
Let's go on.
As mentioned in the previous article, Greg Hoffman founded Twisted Pictures with friends in order to better run Chainsaw Horror. Just when "Chainsaw Horror" was on fire at the box office, Greg Hoffman immediately decided to start filming the second part!
But at this time Wen Ziren and Lei. Werner did not have the idea of a second screenplay for the time being. Agents also encourage two people to engage in other stories. So the two men developed a story called Dead Silence. The general idea is there, and the script has to be taken slowly. "Chainsaw Horror 2" can only be put on one go.
Dead
Twisted Pictures heard that the two talents had something new again, and immediately said: Sign it! Universal Pictures has also expressed great interest in this. You know, Universal Pictures has a special love for fantasy monster movies. So Twisted Pictures and Universal Pictures jointly invested, and this time it was not the total cost of "Chainsaw Horror". It's a production cost of $20 million, plus publicity costs.
Chainsaw Horror 2
However, the amount of investment is high, and naturally it will not allow creators to have much freedom. In the process of writing the script, Universal Pictures and Twisted Pictures found a script group and began to revise, changing many edges and corners to make the script more suitable for Hollywood norms. Wen Ziren and Revoner, on the other hand, felt unable to let go. This also laid the groundwork for the failure of the film afterwards.
Back to Chainsaw Horror.
Twisted Pictures producer Greg Hoffman simply sat firmly on the fishing platform and was in no hurry. Anyway, the new project of the big talent was mixed, and after Wen Ziren and Revoner finished "Dead Silence", it was too late to develop the script of the second part. Horror fans are very sticky and are not afraid of loss. Moreover, "Chainsaw Horror" is currently the only one, and there is no semicolon. The longer you wait, the greater the desire of fans to watch. So, no rush.
Meanwhile, MTV video director Darren Lynn Bowsman completed a screenplay called Desperate and began looking around for investment. Most studios responded that it was too similar to Chainsaw Horror. And Chainsaw Horror has just been released, and such a similar movie will be released immediately after it will be sprayed by horror movie fans.
However, a German film company plans to invest and gather a group of people behind the scenes to start studying whether the project is feasible. Among them is David, the cinematographer of Chainsaw Horror. Armstrong. This can also show what kind of people were behind the original "Chainsaw Horror" - a group of odd jobs...
After seeing the script, David Armstrong took a breath of cold air. This script is too suitable for the sequel to "Chainsaw Horror". If it is filmed as a solo movie, then fans will certainly not buy it, and even scold and follow the trend. But if you introduce this script into the Chainsaw Horror universe, these problems are not a problem. Moreover, this also solves the script problem of "Chainsaw Horror 2". David Armstrong quietly handed the script to producer Greg. Hoffman looked. Greg was thrilled. Darren Lynn Bowsman was immediately contacted.
Two months later, Darren Lynn Bowsman flew to Toronto to discuss the script.
When Wen Ziren and Revonard saw the script of "Despair", their eyes lit up. At the request of the studio, the development of the script of Dead Silence was suspended, and the script of "Despair", "Chainsaw Horror 2", was completely revised to link the two films.
Revenal retains most of the characters and pitfalls from also the Desperate script. At the same time, some of the characters in the first part were put in and a series was written.
Darren Lynn Bowsman said: "You can look at the script of Desperate and then look at the Movie of Chainsaw Horror 2, and it's hard to compare how much the difference is between the two.
After the script is completed, it is natural to start shooting. Most of the people behind the first part were recalled. Of course, David Armstrong, who discovered the script, went on to work as a cameraman, taking charge of Chainsaw Horror 2.
Darren Lynn Bosman, as director, gave the actors only part of the script. Only actors who appear at the end will get the full script, and other actors will only get the first 88 pages of the script. If the script is revised, the old script page will be retracted and shattered. Even Darren Lynn Bosman shot four or five endings for the film. All this is for the sake of secrecy.
Later, Darren Lynn Boseman revealed in an interview that many fans at that time were very fond of the first part of "Chainsaw Horror", but some voices felt that the first bloody thrill was not enough. Almost all the elements of violence are in off-screen cues. Many viewers actually like to see flesh and blood flying. So he deliberately added some violent shots instead of hiding them in the dialogue.
The set designer spent three weeks building 27 sets in a huge studio. And remade the puppet "Billy", replacing Billy's eyes and mouth with remote control.
In the "needle pit" scene, 120,000 needles were used. The crew spent four days and four nights removing the needle and replacing it with a thin optical fiber to fake the truth. Shawne Smith, who plays Amanda, hesitates before jumping off the needle pit, fearing that there is a needle in it that has not been replaced. Finally, he gritted his teeth and jumped. And the needle stuck in his body, with a blunt needle, was stuck to his clothes; the needle stuck in his arm was indeed real, but the arm was fake...
Needle pit
The idea of a "furnace trap" came from cremation. Before setting up the scene, the film crew first used a computer to simulate the structure of the stove and the position of the machine. After everything was designed, a real stove was built. And the fire that is produced is also real. The burned actor is a stand-in with a flame retardant gel. (This article was originally first published in today's headlines, headline number: behind the scenes of the movie.) If you did not see this article and this passage in today's headlines, please report plagiarism and support copyright. Thank you. ）
The filming cost of Chainsaw Horror 2 was $4 million, which is about 6 times the size of the first film. The cost of publicity has also reached 2 million. The first film cost only $700,000, and the publicity cost only $500,000.
Chainsaw Horror 2 began filming in May 2005 and took 25 days to shoot, plus post-production, and was completed in September 2005. It lasted 4 months.
Before the release, the production team also filmed a short film in the style of a pseudo-documentary as a publicity. The short film is a parody of a documentary show about the police who discovered the saw case and tried to find clues. Among them, the police officer in the second part, Eric. Matthew, in the show, facing the camera, told reporters about the police's findings during the investigation.
The short film circulated on the Internet as a viral promo. It announces to the people that Chainsaw Horror 2 is here.
After the film was released, it was still a success. Grossed $147.7 million worldwide. It is the second highest in the entire series. According to the survey, 53% of the audience is under the age of 25, and 65% of the audience has seen the first film. Chainsaw Horror proves the developmentality (young audience percentage) and stickiness (continuous view ratio) of the series. The third film after that, it won the highest box office in the entire series.
However, critics have mixed reviews for the film. Some people think that he satisfied the horror film fans' thirst for blood; others felt that the second part discarded the essence of the first part and became an exploitation film showing blood.
Of course, none of this can stop the success of Chainsaw Horror 2.
We would like to thank producer Greg Hoffman. It was he who had the unique insight to discover the talents of Wen Ziren and Lei, and gave them the final editing rights and creative freedom. You know, Wu Yusen did not have the final editing rights when filming "Mission Impossible 2" and "Wind Whisperer".
On December 4, 2005, more than a month after the release of Chainsaw Horror 2, Greg Hoffman died young in Hollywood at the age of 42.
Greg. Hoffman (1963-2005) R.I.P
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