The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The reason why director Tobe Hooper expected the film to get a PG certificate

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. However, if director Tobe Hooper has his way, the film, yet another sequel of which has just ben released on Netflix, would have merely been a PG; this would have meant that children could watch it as long as they were accompanied by their parents. Speaking on the film’s DVD commentary, Hooper said: “As you watch the film, notice there’s probably about two ounces.” According to Hooper, the the Motion Picture Association of America advised him this was his best way of securing the PG rating – however, after submitting the film, it was slapped with an adult R-rating due to its terrifying content and high-level intensity. Having been made for an estimated $80,000–140,000 the film made £30.9m at the global box office and has endured as one of the best horror films of all time. New ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ film has just been released on Netflix The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is now available to stream on Amazon Prime Video.