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Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990) -- A California couple and a survivalist encounter the cannibal family.

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Director:
Jeff Burr
Writers (WGA):
Kim Henkel (characters) and
Tobe Hooper (characters) ...
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Release Date:
12 January 1990 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror | Thriller more
Tagline:
There's Roadkill All Over Texas more
Plot:
A California couple and a survivalist encounter the cannibal family. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Family values and road kill. more (123 total)

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)
Kate Hodge ... Michelle
Ken Foree ... Benny

Viggo Mortensen ... Tex
R.A. Mihailoff ... Leatherface 'Junior' Sawyer
William Butler ... Ryan

Joe Unger ... Tinker

Tom Everett ... Alfredo

Miriam Byrd-Nethery ... Mama Sawyer
Jennifer Banko ... Leatherface's Daughter
David Cloud ... Scott
Beth DePatie ... Gina

Toni Hudson ... Sara

Duane Whitaker ... Kim

Michael Shamus Wiles ... Checkpoint Officer
Ron Brooks ... TV Newsman
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Leatherface (USA) (short title)
Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (USA) (video box title)
TCM 3 (USA) (short title)
Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3 (USA) (new title)
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Runtime:
Australia:80 min | France:75 min | Sweden:73 min | USA:81 min (R-rated version) | USA:85 min (unrated version)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Finland:(Banned) (1990) | USA:TV-14 (tv rating) | New Zealand:R18 | Australia:R | Canada:R | France:-12 | Iceland:(Banned) | Singapore:M18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R (edited for re-rating) | USA:X (original rating) | UK:(Banned) (1990-2003)

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Trivia:
Tom Savini was offered the job of directing this film. more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: In all of the early video editions, at the very end of the movie when Michelle closes the truck door after Benny gets in, the sound of the door slamming shut is heard before the door actually closes. This has been corrected in the recently reissued version however. more
Quotes:
Michelle: There's road kill all over Texas. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "E! True Hollywood Story: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" (2006) more
Soundtrack:
When Worlds Collide more

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What are the differences between the R-Rated version and the Unrated Version?
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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Family values and road kill., 7 July 2006
5/10
Author: lost-in-limbo from the Mad Hatter's tea party.

A young couple are driving from L.A. to Florida, but when they stop off at a gas station they encounter a crazy attendant with a shotgun. Then they are lured off the main road and take a deserted track that leads them to Leatherface and his cannibalistic family. Now the pairs' only chance of escaping this demented nightmare rests on a well-prepared survivalist, who they had a car accident with and which has left them at Leatherface's mercy.

Well, that just seemed to breeze by with very little impact, but I found "Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" to be rather nasty piece of work that's an exceptionally well-made production. Sure, it's not very explicit because of the MPAA cuts leaving a lot of the real gruel up in the air and causing large continuity shifts in the story. But these factors didn't stop me from mildly enjoying this torturous outing that seems to skip the events that followed on in Hooper's outrageously jokey sequel "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2".

It kind of starts off like the original film by providing a voice over dude giving their own interpretation of what had happened after the first flick and there are scenarios that have that rehash feeling about them. Replacing the goofiness of the last feature is a more serious approach that has some dark macabre wit within the script and some crazy antics. There's even a new gimmick involving Leatherface's glistening new chainsaw! Which is the most frightening item you can ever think of, although it would have been great it he got to use it on someone! The problem with the flick was that it looks too clean and really lacks that iron-fisted and repellently grimy nature, because it never gets truly dirty and that ending is totally out-of-place. Again it might look polished, but there is still a ruthlessly unflinching edge about its shocks, but the thing is they are just far from disturbing and lose that subtle realism. Despite all that it efficiently creates an isolated feeling amongst the sticks, the photography is well displayed and an atmospherically Gothic score amplifies a tight knit awe to proceedings. Although it probably could have done without those instrumental, heavy metal cues.

The short story is draped with many activities (some rather vague) and characters that come from nowhere and disappear and then reappear. It might be basic, senseless and foreseeable material, but really there was only one thing that got to me and they were the unexplained details and one or two illogical moments. Like Leatherface's new clan and that of Ken Foree's character. The performances were ho-hum, but it's the fun supporting roles by Viggo Mortensen as the subtle one minute to nut-job the next and legendary horror figure Ken Foree as the likable survivalist make it even more enjoyable. Kate Hodge is okay in the lead role as one of Leatherface's prey and R.A.Mihailoff steps up to the plate as Leatherface and does fair job at it and brings back some of that fear associated with that icon. Although anyone accustomed to the original knows no one gets near Gunnar Hansen performance!

It's certainly not a great film and does lack the heart of the earlier efforts, but still I didn't mind it and it goes by quick enough if caught in the right mindset.

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