Tom Six Compares Human Centipede Trilogy to Texas Chainsaw Massacre Franchise
Crawling into limited theaters and onto VOD outlets this coming Friday is The Human Centipede 3: Final Sequence, the last chapter in Tom Six’s controversial horror franchise. Will we be talking about the series for years to come? According to Six, you better believe we will be.
In an interview with BBC, the writer/director spoke about various Centipede-related things, such as the original inspiration behind the series and his experience casting the first film. And then he went on to compare his twisted little trilogy to one of horror’s most iconic franchises – calling The Human Centipede “the Texas Chainsaw Massacre of its generation.”
“These are the films that teenagers dare each other to watch. I think people will be talking about the concept in 100 years,” Six explained. “Once you’ve watched the films, the myth nests in your mind. You can’t get rid of it. People will tell their children about the idea.”
Can’t say I disagree!
Synopsis:
Bully prison warden Bill Boss (Dieter Laser), leading a big state prison in the US of A, has a lot of problems; his prison statistically has the highest amount of prison riots, medical costs, and staff turnover in the country. But foremost he is unable to get the respect he thinks he deserves from his inmates and the state Governor (Eric Roberts). He constantly fails in experimenting with different ideas for the ideal punishment to get the inmates in line, which drives him, together with the sizzling heat, completely insane. Under threats of termination by the Governor, his loyal right-hand man Dwight (Laurence R Harvey) comes up with a brilliant idea. A revolutionary idea which could change the American prison system for good and save billions of dollars. An idea based on the notorious Human Centipede movies, that will literally and figuratively get the inmates on their knees, creating the ultimate punishment and deterrent for anyone considering a life of crime. Having nothing to lose, Bill and Dwight create a jaw-dropping 500-person prison centipede.
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