So, Texas Chainsaw Massacre Wouldn’t Qualify?

For those who are unaware, Texas actually has a Texas Film Commission to promote movie making in Texas. Check this from the SAExN:

Don’t mess with Texas’ image — at least, not if you’re a filmmaker seeking funds from the (sensitive) Lone Star State.

That’s the message from Senate budget-writers who approved a film-incentive measure Monday, but only after specifying that a grant may be denied due to “inappropriate content or content that portrays Texas or Texans in a negative fashion.”

Two things. First, I’m assuming that any movie with even the mere mention of sex would be “inappropriate content.” Second, “that portrays Texas….in a negative fashion,” I would assume is language that would prohibit films like Texas Chainsaw Massacre from receiving funding. Not that it is a favorite move of mine, but you can see the irony. Surely people getting hacked to death with chainsaws “portrays Texas…in a negative fashion.”

Furthermore, who determined what “inappropriate content” is? Let’s hope to God it isn’t the Legislature because bridging the gulf between Debbie Does Dallas and  Jonah: A Veggie Tales Movie would be a hell of a gulf to bridge.

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