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===Background===
===Background===
'''Bryanston Pictures''' was a film distribution company headed by Louis "Butchie" Peraino, a leading man in the Colombo Crime Family. Their pornographic film, ''Deep Throat,'' was a box-office success, and the company went on to distribute more films during their four years active. Their first big deal came from distributing ''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'' (1974), the predecessor movie of the ''TCM'' franchise. However, shady business practices (such as giving directors significantly less than 35% of the profits made from the movie, and threatening theaters to fork over 50% of the profits) led them to be sued into bankruptcy in 1976. Reports from people who allowed them to distribute their movies said, "it was like making a deal with the devil".
'''Bryanston Pictures''' was a film distribution company headed by Louis "Butchie" Peraino, a leading man in the Colombo Crime Family. Their pornographic film, ''Deep Throat,'' was a box-office success, and the company went on to distribute more films during their four years active. Their first big deal came from distributing ''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'' (1974), the original movie in the ''TCM'' franchise. However, shady business practices (such as giving directors significantly less than 35% of the profits made from the movies, and threatening theaters to fork over 50% of the profits) led them to be sued into bankruptcy in 1976. Reports from people who allowed them to distribute their movies said, "it was like making a deal with the devil".


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'''Availability:'''  This logo is available for ''Last House on Massacre Street'' (AKA, ''The Bride'') and the extended director's cut of ''That’s the Way of the World''.
'''Availability:'''  This logo is available for ''Last House on Massacre Street'' (aka ''The Bride'') and the extended director's cut of ''That's the Way of the World''.


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*[http://texaschainsawmassacre.net/BTS/BTS-Peraino/ Controversial history of Bryanston Pictures]
*[http://texaschainsawmassacre.net/BTS/BTS-Peraino/ Controversial history of Bryanston Pictures]


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