The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1994)

Director:

Kim Henkel

Writers:

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

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:

Barefoot | Chase Scene | Slasher | Female Nudity | Threat

Awards:

1 nomination

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
Carmen Nogales	...	Girl In Red Dress
Lisa Caraveo	...	Brenda
Les Martin	...	Heckler
Adam White	...	Heckler
Bill Wise	...	Heckler
Loren Guerra	...	Bud's Pizza Attendant
Derek Keele	...	Cop At Bud's Pizza
Debra McMichael	...	Cop At Bud's Pizza
Geri Wolcott	...	Couple In RV
Axel L. Schiller	...	Couple In RV
Andy Cockrum	...	Stuffed DPS Officer
Roger Roe	...	Stuffed Family
Angee Hughes	...	Stuffed Family
Rebecca Rosenberg	...	Stuffed Family
John Dugan	...	Cop At Hospital
Paul A. Partain	...	Hospital Orderly
Marilyn Burns	...	Patient on Gurney (as Anonymous)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ryan Wickerham	...	Prom Guy (uncredited)

Directed by
Kim Henkel

Writing credits
Kim Henkel		(characters) and
Tobe Hooper		(characters)
Kim Henkel		(written by)

Produced by
Kim Henkel	....	producer
Charles Kuhn	....	associate producer
Robert Kuhn	....	producer
Robert J. Kuhn	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Wayne Bell
Robert Jacks

Cinematography by
Levie Isaacks

Film Editing by
Sandra Adair

Casting by
Isabelle Emmanuelle Coulet

Production Design by
Deborah Pastor

Art Direction by
Ann Yzuel

Costume Design by
Kari Perkins

Makeup Department
J.M. Logan	....	key special makeup effects
Shelley K. Meyer	....	assistant hair stylist
Shelley K. Meyer	....	assistant makeup artist
Daniel Nichols	....	special makeup effects artist
Kim Pish	....	hair stylist
Kim Pish	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Loren Bivens	....	production supervisor
M. Cevin Cathell	....	production manager (as Cevin Cathell)
Christy Pipkin	....	production manager: additional photography

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ed Cathell III	....	first assistant director
Julia Lazarus	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Kevin Berve	....	property master
Andy Blackwood	....	construction coordinator (as Robert 'Andy' Blackwood)
Leslie Bonnell	....	set dresser
Mark Lambert Bristol	....	storyboard artist
Billy Bunch	....	carpenter
Everett Byrom III	....	lead carpenter
Pat Davis	....	carpenter
April Eyerman	....	art department coordinator
Debra Fischman	....	scenic artist
Heyd Fontenot	....	set dresser
Jeff Hunter	....	carpenter
Bryant Jackson	....	set dresser
Julia Kirt	....	on-set dresser
Frank Kozik	....	set dresser
J.M. Logan	....	special props maker
Sean McGowan	....	swing gang
D. Montgomery	....	set dresser
Jamie Panzer	....	assistant props
Adele Plauche	....	painter
Clint Sawin	....	assistant art director
Jennifer Schneider	....	set dresser
Hank Schwemmer	....	carpenter
Tim Swingle	....	carpenter
Thomas C. Warren	....	carpenter (as Thomas C. Warren)

Sound Department
Peter Brancaccio	....	assistant sound editor
Sheri Galloway	....	dialogue editor
Allan Gill	....	boom operator
Tom Hammond	....	supervising sound editor
Catherine Harper	....	foley artist (as Katherine Harper)
Ossama Khuluki	....	foley artist
Tricia Linklater	....	assistant sound editor
Chip Ritter	....	sound effects editor
Larry Seyer	....	foley mixer
Scott Szabo	....	sound mixer
Todd Toon	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
Andy Cockrum	....	special effects
J.M. Logan	....	special effects

Stunts
Oscar Carles	....	stunt double
Andy Cockrum	....	stunt double
Jody Haselbarth	....	stunt double
Jerry King	....	stunts
Laura King	....	stunt double
Kenneth Lauderdale	....	stunt pilot
David Sanders	....	stunt coordinator (as David 'Stutter' Sanders)
Mark Chavarria	....	stunt double (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Abby Antweil	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Abby Antweil	....	second assistant camera
Robert Arjet	....	grip
Loren Bivens	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Scott Conn	....	best boy electric
Sean Devine	....	key grip
Curtis Herbert	....	gaffer
John Hoye	....	grip
Edison Jackson	....	grip
Jennifer Jaqua	....	still photographer
Ken Lichtenwalter	....	still photographer
Jimmy Lindsey	....	assistant camera: additional photography
Jason Maresch	....	best boy grip
Christopher J. Meyer	....	grip (as Christopher Meyer)
Todd Morris	....	still photographer
Eliza Putnam Parkerson	....	grip
Eric Picket	....	grip
Charles Seligman	....	grip: additional photography (as Charlie Seligman)
Tiffany Toby	....	camera loader
Sebastian Vega	....	first assistant camera: additional photography
Clark Walker	....	first assistant camera (as Clark Lee Walker)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Melanie Armstrong Fletcher	....	key costumer
Kari Perkins	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Robert Colley	....	negative cutter
Justine Kalb	....	apprentice editor
Eric A. Lewy	....	associate editor
Jay Mahavier	....	post-production assistant
Stephanis Norris	....	post-production assistant
Gary Wallace	....	negative cutter

Music Department
Paul Cullum	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Steve Kuhn	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Belinda Celis	....	assistant production coordinator
Marc Chase	....	production assistant
Katie Cokinos	....	location manager
Patrick J. Gallagher	....	production assistant
Cesar Giagnocovo	....	office production assistant
Charles Hackett	....	craft service
Toni Harkings	....	craft service
Lee Hunsaker	....	set production assistant
Chris Kilgore	....	production secretary
Mimi N. McGreal	....	production assistant
Ken Nessling	....	production assistant
Samara Paysse	....	script supervisor
Brenda Playfair	....	executive secretary
R. David Ruiz	....	production assistant
Derrick Sanders	....	office production assistant
Nancy Schafer	....	production coordinator

Production Companies

• Genre Pictures
• Return Productions
• River City Films
• Ultra Muchos Productions

Distributors

• New Line Cinema (1994) (USA) (theatrical)
• Genre Pictures International (1995) (USA) (all media) (sales)
• Cinépix Film Properties (CFP) (1997) (USA) (theatrical) (retitled re-release)
• Sony Video (1998) (USA) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1999) (USA) (DVD)
• Ciné 360 Inc.
• Nelonen (2002) (Finland) (TV)
• Nordisk Film Home Entertainment (1997) (Finland) (video)

Other Companies

• Austin Recording Studio  foley mixed at
• Cinema Research  titles and opticals
• Danetracks  sound effects
• Sound Satisfaction  foley recorded at
• Texas Motion Picture Service  post-production facilities

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:

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

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

Austin, Texas, USA

Company:

Genre Pictures

Trivia:

Paul A. Partain and 'Marilyn Burns' , both from the original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), have cameos.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Barry and Heather are walking along in the woods, as Barry says, "That bitch, she started this whole thing," his collar changes from tucked under his black suit to suddenly being out, between shots.

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:

Spoofed in "The Critic: Uneasy Rider (#1.12)" (1994)

Soundtrack:

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

Truly the worst movie ever made. Seriously. Zero Stars out of ****.

THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE NEXT GENERATION / (1994) Zero Stars

Starring: Renee Zellweger, Matthew McConaughey, Robert Jacks, and Tonie Perensky Directed and written by Kim Henkel. Running time: 86 minutes. Rated R (for bizarre violent and sexual content, and for strong language).

By Blake French:

"The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation" is so bad it is virtually mind numbing. It is the worst movie I have ever seen. Even the most horrible of bad movies tower far above this romp that wonders between insipid concepts and horror free events. I have a real hard time excepting the fact that such badness can actually qualify as a mainstream film production. This picture is disturbing, bizarre, and god awful. I wish I could provide you with a more thought out opening paragraph, but what else can I say?

There is absolutely zero character development in "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation." Due to this, we really couldn't care less about what happens to the main characters. The film's logic free story consists of several high school students becoming lost in the depth of a wooded area where they stumble upon a sickening family of psychopaths that put new meaning to the word dysfunctional.

There are two deaths in the film, both of side characters. One is run over with a truck. The other has his neck broken. In a movie titled "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation," one would expect gory murders a plenty--though that is far from reality in this case. There is no blood, no guts, and no chainsaw killings. The Leatherface character does absolutely nothing in the film. Excuse me. He does do something. He dresses up like a woman and shrieks his chainsaw above his head while screaming wildly.

Who are the villains? What do they want? What conceivable reasons do they have for living the lifestyle they inhabit? There are no answers provided. I am not necessarily stating that the majority of viewers will even care enough about the plot to even ask any questions. I am just backing up my theory of the terrible qualities this production contains.

It is quite the surprise to witness some big names in the film's cast list, such as Renee Zellweger and Matthew McConaughey. Neither of the two are capable of rescuing the movie, nor are they able to perform with fine dramatic tension. What a complete waste of talent director and writer Kim Henkel constructs with this piece of trash.

After screening "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation" I honestly felt sick to my stomach. I love movies so much, but this so-called movie is a disgrace to all film's associated with. It is so hard to understand what the individual's intentions were when they produced this heap of garbage. Did the filmmakers desire to give movies a bad name? Or did they actually believe "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation" was worth a penny? After seeing this movie's poster, and seeing the tagline "Still Buzzing After All These Years," I had a question for it. Why is the series still buzzing when it ran out of fuel long before this film was made?