There was a Facebook group that suddenly got deleted a few years back. That coincided with an official Kickstarter to fund the completion of the film (which I believe mainly focused on sound design). Even after the Kickstarter failed to raise the amount they decided to go ahead up until all official sites for the film were wiped from the internet. I suspect licensing issues, but if it's just going to be released for free, what separates it from any other fanfilm?
There was a Facebook group that suddenly got deleted a few years back. That coincided with an official Kickstarter to fund the completion of the film (which I believe mainly focused on sound design). Even after the Kickstarter failed to raise the amount they decided to go ahead up until all official sites for the film were wiped from the internet. I suspect licensing issues, but if it's just going to be released for free, what separates it from any other fanfilm?
The fact that Bill Mosley plays Chop Top again and the son of the original director made it sorta adds more too it, rather than many fan films which don't include any official members behind the project it's based on.
That's definitely the reason why many fans are so invested in it. But I mean it shouldn't have to face more hurdles to release it than any other fan film.
There was a Facebook group that suddenly got deleted a few years back. That coincided with an official Kickstarter to fund the completion of the film (which I believe mainly focused on sound design). Even after the Kickstarter failed to raise the amount they decided to go ahead up until all official sites for the film were wiped from the internet. I suspect licensing issues, but if it's just going to be released for free, what separates it from any other fanfilm?
The fact that Bill Mosley plays Chop Top again and the son of the original director made it sorta adds more too it, rather than many fan films which don't include any official members behind the project it's based on.
Exactly why I want to see it,it doesn't feel like a fan film and has lots of lineage to the original people. I don't believe it's licencing issues,all the characters names are changed.
Okay, some more news: It sounds like the film was NOT finished. *warning for a NSFW link: describes one of the films deaths in detail* A few scenes were missing from the final film, and this could explain why it was never released to the public. Also goes into detail about how Leatherface was played by two actors: Buckethead, and the person being interviewed. I can only assume the person who wrote this is Bill Moseley, however since some pages are omitted, I don't know for sure.
This is from "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Companion" by Stefan Jaworzyn. It is the best book written on Chain Saw or any of its sequels released thus far. The section on All American Massacre in the book is very brief and toward the end of the book. The person being interviewed is Eric Lasher, the director of photography. In it, Lasher states that while they original cast Buckethead as Leatherface and shot some scenes with him, Lasher ended up replacing him and shooting the rest. I believe it is Eric Lasher who is playing Leatherface in the very brief shots we see of him in the trailer. The whole thing is less than 3 pages long. If you'd like, I will attempt to scan the entire thing for you when I get a chance. I have read your document on Google Docs and will be sending you a PM shortly.
The fact that the 35mm of the film were sold worries me. Mainly if it was bought by a private collector which would suck as they most likely wouldn't release it.
The snippet of the film gives me hope that at least some form of it still exists though, possibly digitally or on a VHS somewhere.
I think there's a good chance the Buckethead clip may have not been included in the auction of the material associated with the film from Eric Lasher's storage unit. The clip had already been released years ago on one of Buckethead's "Binge Tapes" series (Tape VI, specifically) on VHS.