I remember audiences laughing many times during the initial theatrical release of TTCM. I also remember audiences laughing several times during the initial theatrical release of Psycho, 14 years earlier. In the case of Psycho, it was, as Hitchcock hoped beforehand and explained later, it was the...
Ah, that's it. Thanks for the follow up. I misunderstood that he had already seen it and was screening it again, perhaps to enjoy, in a perverse way, your expected reaction to it. :D
There is the part of the story that puzzles me. I don't doubt that he told you he HATED the movie. It was also apparent from his locking the door that he suspected you would hate it, too. And he was right. Did you ask or did he then say afterwards why in the world did he subject you and himself...
I enjoyed your story and hope you continue to relate any recollections from your experiences in the film industry. I am a horror movie fan, a big fan of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974), but was not bothered by your negative reaction to it at all. The part about your story that struck me most...