10. The Chainsaw Scene Was Based On A Real Life Situation
After watching the gruesome chainsaw scene in the film, you likely comforted yourself with the thought that it was just amplified for the big screen, that something so awful could never have happened in real life, right? Well, we hate to break it to you, but it turns out that scene was actually based on a real life situation. Oliver Stone, the screenwriter, spent some time with Miami law enforcement and the DEA doing some research for the film to ensure he got the right vibe. While doing that research, he stumbled across a case where the head of a drug smuggling ring, Marie Tabraue, dismembered someone with a chainsaw and burned his body because he found out that the individual was an information for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. Crazy! It just goes to show that often the most insane things can’t be made up – they’re taken from real life with all its insanity.
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