John Dugan Movies
American character actor John Dugan, appeared in several "B" movies of the '70s, including The Texas Chain Massacre in which he, beneath heaps of prosthetic make-up, played the ancient grandfather. He also played old men in other films. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1990
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Several cast members from Tobe Hooper's influential and groundbreaking landmark in '70s horror share their memories in this direct-to-video documentary. In Texas Chainsaw Massacre: A Family Portrait, director Brad Shellady interviews Gunnar Hansen (who played Leatherface), Jim Siedow (who played The Cook, and was the only member of the cast who also appeared in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2), Edwin Neal (who played The Hitchhiker), and John Dugan (who played Grandfather and also served as a production assistant). The actors talk about how they were cast, share stories about the film's often trying shooting schedule (especially the grueling 26-hour shoot for the dinner sequence), and discuss the film's influence and legacy, as well as how their work in the movie influenced their careers, for good or ill. Brief clips from the movie are also included, though Hooper's 1986 sequel is not covered in any detail. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Tobe Hooper's influential cult classic continues the subgenre of horror films based on the life and "career" of Wisconsin serial killer Ed Gein, which began with Alfred Hitchcock's own influential cult classic Psycho. When Sally Hardesty (Marilyn Burns) hears that the Texas cemetery where her grandfather is buried has been vandalized, she gathers her wheelchair-bound brother Franklin (Paul A. Partain) and several other friends together to see if grandpa's remains are still in one piece. While in the area, Sally and her friends decide to visit grandfather's old farmhouse. Unfortunately, a family of homicidal slaughterhouse workers who take their job home with them have taken over the house next door. Included amongst the brood is Leatherface (Gunnar Hansen), a chainsaw-wielding human horror show who wears a face mask made out of human skin. Sally's friends are rapidly exterminated one-by-one by the next-door neighbors, leaving only Sally left to fight off Leatherface and his clan. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Marilyn Burns, Allen Danziger, (more)
- 1970
While a classroom of 20 college students listen to lectures from Professor Collins (John Dugan), they conjure up sexual fantasies to occupy their minds and relieve their boredom. The fantasies allow for this exploitation feature to introduce various copulating couples. While the professor drones on about compatibility, the students continue their erotic daydreams, and a very thin plot tries to dispel some of the myths of venereal disease, but this appears to be only an afterthought. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- John Dugan
