Hooper produced the film for less than $140,000 ($ adjusted for inflation) and used a cast of relatively unknown actors drawn mainly from central Texas, where the film was shot. Due to the film's violent content, Hooper struggled to find a distributor, but it was eventually acquired by the Bryanston Distributing Company. Hooper limited the quantity of onscreen gore in hopes of securing a PG rating, but the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) rated it R. The film faced similar difficulties internationally, being banned in several countries, and numerous theaters stopped showing the film in response to complaints about its violence.
hooper produced the film for less than $140000 ($ adjusted for inflation) and used a cast of relatively unknown actors drawn mainly from central texas where the film was shot due to the film's violent content hooper struggled to find a distributor but it was eventually acquired by the bryanston distributing company hooper limited the quantity of onscreen gore in hopes of securing a pg rating but the motion picture association of america (mpaa) rated it r the film faced similar difficulties internationally being banned in several countries and numerous theaters stopped showing the film in response to complaints about its violence