In our minds we are retelling a story based on Ed Gein's life. We're trying to tell a little different story than they told in the original.       --Brad Fuller, 'Chainsaw' producer
	"A lot of people think remaking a classic film is a no-win proposition," Fuller says. "We don't agree. In our minds we are retelling a story based on Ed Gein's life. We're trying to tell a little different story than they told in the original." Gein, a 1950s mass murderer from the Midwest who wore the skin of his victims, is seen as the inspiration for film characters ranging from Norman Bates in "Psycho" to Buffalo Bill in "The Silence of the Lambs" to Leatherface in the many "Chainsaw" films. Leatherface isn't on the set (well, maybe I did see him, but I'm not talking!) as Biel runs from him to the door of the decrepit trailer. If he were, you likely wouldn't be reading this because the media has been kept at a distance from the villain's latest incarnation. A Texas Monthly writer was asked to leave for fear he'd reveal Leatherface's newest look. Rumors are that his human skin mask is kept hidden until the camera rolls. But there is no doubt he is somewhere lurking behind Biel as she cowers in the trailer. Cut. A production assistant hands out Krispy Kreme doughnuts, while another doles out mosquito spray. Biel exits the trailer and prepares for yet another take. Smoke billows across the set and dissipates among the very real graves of the dearly departed. This free-lance article originally appeared in the Austin American-Statesman. All rights are retained by the author.
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