BVTLD Presents: Bede & Steve Vs. Leatherface Episode 3 - Leatherface The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990)... "The Terror Begins The Second It Starts"

Welcome to episode 3 of Bede & Steve Vs. Leatherface, where your hosts Bede Jermyn & Steven T. Boltz explore the films of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise.

After Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 was released in 1986 to both a mixed reception and poor box office, The Cannon Group decided to sell the rights to the series. Now that their A Nightmare On Elm Street franchise was wrapping up, New Line Cinema picked up the rights in hopes of making TCM the studio's next big horror franchise. Unfortunately, the resulting film suffered from behind-the-scenes troubles, recut to ribbons and faired even worse critically/commercially: the 1990 sequel Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III from director Jeff Burr (From A Whisper To A Scream, The Stepfather II) and writer David J. Schow (Critters 3 & 4, The Crow '94)

Joining the hosts Bede & Steve to discuss this third entry in the franchise are first-time guests critic/podcaster Lindsay WiIkins (⁠Schlock & Awe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) and playwright/co-owner of The Knack Theatre Lourdes Zamanillo, who is also Steve's wife. Highlights of this episode include wondering how this film fits in the timeline after Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, does this say anything thematically?, praising Ken Foree's performance in the film, figuring out how the Sawyer family is related to the previous families, how star William Butler links all the podcasts on the Bede Vs. The Living Dead network and so much more.

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Credits:

Art Work by Super Marcey

Podcast Music Provided by DeNNo