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Overview

User Rating:
6.1/10   35,783 votes
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Director:
Marcus Nispel
Writers (WGA):
Kim Henkel (1974 screenplay) and
Tobe Hooper (1974 screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
17 October 2003 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror | Thriller more
Tagline:
Inspired by a True Story more
Plot:
A group of friends passing through are stalked and hunted down by a deformed killer with a chainsaw in order to sustain his poor family who can only afford to eat what they kill. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
4 wins & 10 nominations more
User Comments:
Although Unnecessary, a Good Remake more (710 total)

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for strong horror violence/gore, language and drug content.
Runtime:
98 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Filming Locations:
Austin, Texas, USA more

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Trivia:
A deleted subplot detailed Erin being pregnant, which was why, when they went to Mexico, she didn't "drink the water" or "smoke the weed", as they talked about in the final cut. more
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Continuity: When the hitchhiker commits suicide, her blood splatters on a green, hula girl ornament up front in the van. Earlier, there was a different looking hula girl ornament there. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Narrator: The film which you are about to see is an account of the tragedy which befell a group of 5 youths. It is all the more tragic in that they were young. But had they lived very, very long lives, they could not have expected, nor would they have wished to see as much of the mad and macabre as they were to see that day...
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Soundtrack:
Sweet Home Alabama more

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54 out of 77 people found the following comment useful.
Although Unnecessary, a Good Remake, 24 September 2005
7/10
Author: Claudio Carvalho from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

On August 18th, 1973, in Texas, the youths Erin (Jessica Biel), her boy-friend Kemper (Eric Balfour), their friends Andy (Mike Vogel) and Morgan (Jonathan Tucker) and the hitchhiker Pepper (Erica Leerhsen) are returning from a vacation in Mexico to a concert of the Lynnard Skynnard. Kemper is driving his van, when they see a disturbed young woman dangerously wandering on the road. They decide to help her, and the woman commits suicide inside the vehicle. They decide to look for a telephone to call the Sheriff, and they end in the house of Thomas Hewitt (Andrew Bryniarski), where their lives are threatened by the sick Leatherface and his deranged family.

I was quite reluctant to see this remake. The original "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" is a classic, and as I have already written in other reviews, I do not see any reason to release remakes of movies, mainly classics. However, and although unnecessary, this remake is very good. The cast, leaded by the delicious Jessica Biel, have good and convincing performances. The cinematography is great, being very nasty in the property of Leatherface. In the end, I liked this version and I even dare to recommend it. I believe the fans, like me, of the original "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" will not be disappointed. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "O Massacre da Serra Elétrica" ("The Chainsaw Massacre")

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