Was Leather face really based on Ed Gaines the Serial Killer

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golem370
Just wondering

Cinemaddiction
Gein, and very loosely.

Deano
very very very loosely

Impediment
The only aspect of Leatherface that is based from Ed Gein is the wearing of the mask made of human skin and the furniture and dishware made from human bones. Gein, as far as we know, was not a chainsaw wielding maniac that made BBQ from human flesh. Gein was a graverobber who liked to play and experiment with the sexual organs of dead females since his mother was severely against Ed fraternizing with women and having anything to do with sex and that nature. Gein would even make a "woman suit", not unlike Buffalo Bill in the "Silence of the Lambs" movie (who was also modeled after Gein), and dance in his backyard under the full moon light. Cereal bowls made from the sawed of tops of skulls, and chandeliers, lamp shades, and wastebaskets made from bones and skin were strewn about his house. Norman Bates, from Psycho, was also inspired from Ed Gein, as well because of a harboring hatred for his mother as well as an unconditional and undying love. These intense emotions are just a few of the catalysts that drove him to insanity. Police reports say that his neighbors and friends described Gein as quiet, timid, and very rural.

golem370
The main difference is One was real and the other not.

tabby999
so to answer your question with a basic answer:

ed gein was a model for loose inspiration, there was no leatherface, he was modelled on many different things, there WAS NO LEATHERFACE!

Neo_Version 7
But the video in the beginning. yes

He is very real.

tabby999
no. not real. made up by Tobe Hooper. not real. movies make things like the little bits at the begining and end to look real. NOT REAL! NO REAL LEATHERFACE!

Impediment
Leatherface is an AMALGAM of characters. Period. He is a FIC-TION-AL character.

golem370
Who was it the Green river Killer look at this guy maybe instead of making fictonal killers stick to real life one.

Impediment
..............................huh?

golem370
I mean wasn't the Green River killer just caught why not make a quality movie about a real serial Killer

Wolfie
Originally posted by Neo_Version 7
But the video in the beginning. yes

He is very real.
Are you serious???? roll eyes (sarcastic)

Deano
i hope not

b-dan
Originally posted by Impediment
The only aspect of Leatherface that is based from Ed Gein is the wearing of the mask made of human skin and the furniture and dishware made from human bones. Gein, as far as we know, was not a chainsaw wielding maniac that made BBQ from human flesh. Gein was a graverobber who liked to play and experiment with the sexual organs of dead females since his mother was severely against Ed fraternizing with women and having anything to do with sex and that nature. Gein would even make a "woman suit", not unlike Buffalo Bill in the "Silence of the Lambs" movie (who was also modeled after Gein), and dance in his backyard under the full moon light. Cereal bowls made from the sawed of tops of skulls, and chandeliers, lamp shades, and wastebaskets made from bones and skin were strewn about his house. Norman Bates, from Psycho, was also inspired from Ed Gein, as well because of a harboring hatred for his mother as well as an unconditional and undying love. These intense emotions are just a few of the catalysts that drove him to insanity. Police reports say that his neighbors and friends described Gein as quiet, timid, and very rural. ya and fore the guy who did make this thread rent the movie an dvd go on second disck and listento the ed gien thing and the making of the movie it will answer all of your questions

Impediment
Originally posted by b-dan
ya and fore the guy who did make this thread rent the movie an dvd go on second disck and listento the ed gien thing and the making of the movie it will answer all of your questions

Actually, if you want an acurate portrayal of Ed Gein, rent the DVD Ed Gein and watch his story up close, instead of wasting your money on the special feature shit on the waste of film TCM remake. Or just go online and read his biography. Much easier.

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