The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1994)

User Rating:

2.6/10   

Director:

Kim Henkel

Writers:

Kim Henkel (characters) and
Tobe Hooper (characters) ...

Genre:

Comedy | Horror

Tagline:

The American legend returns, to bring you back to the cutting edge of terror.

Plot:

A group of teenagers get into a car crash in the Texas woods on prom night, and then wander into an old farmhouse that is home to Leatherface and his insane family of cannibalistic psychopaths.

Plot Keywords:

Leatherface | Woods | Texas | Farmhouse | Car

Awards:

1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Fri. July 17	10:00 PM	TMC
Thur. July 23	8:00 PM	TMC

Cast

Renée Zellweger	...	Jenny (as Renee Zellweger)
Matthew McConaughey	...	Vilmer
Robert Jacks	...	Leatherface
Tonie Perensky	...	Darla (as Tonie Perenski)
Joe Stevens	...	W.E
Lisa Marie Newmyer	...	Heather (as Lisa Newmyer)
John Harrison	...	Sean
Tyler Cone	...	Barry
James Gale	...	Rothman
Chris Kilgore	...	Rothman's Chauffeur
Vince Brock	...	I'm Not Hurt
Susan Loughran	...	Jenny's Mother
David Laurence	...	Jenny's Stepfather
Grayson Victor Schirmacher	...	Grandfather
Jeanette Wiggins	...	Woman Eating Chocolates

Also Known As:

Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (USA) (reissue title)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 4 (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for demented mayhem and torture, and for strong language.

Runtime:

95 min (uncut version) | Argentina:90 min | Canada:93 min | Sweden:86 min | USA:86 min (cut version) | Finland:82 min (video) (1997) | UK:83 min (DVD)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

New Zealand:R18 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Finland:K-16 (heavily cut) (1997) | Portugal:M/18 | USA:R (certificate #33268) | South Korea:18 | Italy:VM18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:R | Canada:R | Germany:18 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:18 (video premiere) | Sweden:(Banned) | UK:18 (cut) | Iceland:(Banned) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Austin, Texas, USA

Company:

Genre Pictures

Trivia:

Intended by director Kim Henkel to be the "real" sequel to the original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974). The characters of Vilmer and W.E. were intended to be the Hitchhiker and Cook characters from the original film. Jim Siedow was approached to reprise his Cook character, but was unable to.

Goofs:

Continuity: Jenny's position changes between shots when she jumps onto the wire.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Narrator: August 18, 1973. News of a bizarre, chainsaw wielding family - reports which were to ignite the world's imagination - began to filter out of central Texas. Regrettably not one of the family members was ever apprehended and for more than ten years nothing further was heard. Then, over the next several years at least two minor, yet apparently related incidents, were reported. Then again nothing. For five long years silence...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth (2000) (V)

Soundtrack:

Don't Tell Your Mama, Don't Tell Your Papa

Wow, one of the most bizarre horror franchises ever!

The latest Texas Chainsaw Massacre, is absolutely no rest from the bizarre first three horror films. Leatherface here is performed just like Gunnar Hansen's take in the 1974 granddaddy of all horror films, " The Texas Chainsaw Massacre." The actors seem to overact sometimes, it's pretty corny...still the humor and craziness of the flick are entertaining, as well as the music and atmosphere. Definitely the best film of the two leading stars, who would go on to become Hollywood heartthrobs. You'll have a lot of fun if you're a horror fan who likes to see some weird B-ish stuff.