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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) -- 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.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) -- 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.
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Overview

User Rating:
6.1/10   35,891 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
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Awards:
4 wins & 10 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(359 articles)
Bradley Cooper and Sam Worthington to Frolic in The Texas Killing Fields
 (From Collider.com. 17 November 2009, 2:45 PM, PST)
Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel and Justin Long Interview, Planet 51
 (From MoviesOnline. 16 November 2009, 8:00 PM, PST)
User Comments:
Let me tell you a story more (710 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jessica Biel ... Erin

Jonathan Tucker ... Morgan

Erica Leerhsen ... Pepper

Mike Vogel ... Andy

Eric Balfour ... Kemper
Andrew Bryniarski ... Thomas Hewitt (Leatherface)

R. Lee Ermey ... Sheriff Hoyt

David Dorfman ... Jedidiah

Lauren German ... Teenage Girl

Terrence Evans ... Old Monty
Marietta Marich ... Luda May

Heather Kafka ... Henrietta

Kathy Lamkin ... Tea Lady in Trailer
Brad Leland ... Big Rig Bob

Mamie Meek ... Clerk
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for strong horror violence/gore, language and drug content.
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View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
98 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
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Black and White | Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
Taiwan:R-18 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Iceland:16 | Mexico:C | Portugal:M/18 | Italy:VM18 (tv rating) | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | Australia:MA | Brazil:18 | Finland:K-18 | France:-16 | Germany:18 (nf) | Hong Kong:III | Ireland:18 | Italy:VM14 | Japan:R-15 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:18 | Philippines:R-18 | Singapore:R(A) | South Korea:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R (certificate #39964) | Argentina:16 | Chile:14 | Germany:BPjM Restricted
Filming Locations:
Austin, Texas, USA more
Company:
New Line Cinema more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Erica Leerhsen screamed so loudly during her screen test that people in other parts of the building called the police to report that a woman was being attacked. more
Goofs:
Continuity: At the beginning of the movie, when the kids are driving in the van and they hit a bump, the body of the dead girl falls over onto the floor of the van, yet when they stop at the mill, the body is seen sitting up in the back of the van. 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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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "E! True Hollywood Story: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" (2006) more
Soundtrack:
Sweet Home Alabama more

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User Comments

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8 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
Let me tell you a story, 18 October 2003
1/10
Author: WHBassmanJr from Seattle Washington

It involves 5 young adults traveling through Texas to go to a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert. A strange hitchhiker is picked up. She is bloody and is saying she just wants to go home.

Now, this is the start of the new Texas Chainsaw Massacre. I need to tell you that this is the most horrendous movie this year. Possibly in the last few years. Not grotesque in the sense of blood and gore, but grotesque in the writing, directing and acting. There was no love for any of the characters. People applauded when Leatherface came onto the scene for the first time. No surprises. The story was too complicated (There is something about a baby that a family stole or something...my brain shut off about 10 minutes in)

Horror films. The genre has seriously gone downhill. And that isn't saying much considering where it was before! There is a scene in the preview where the kids are standing outside and all of a sudden, a shadow shoots across the screen. Most of the audience screamed. It was so predictable. We were laughing more at the audience being suprised and scared by such mindless dribble.

Now I am not exaggerating. I cannot believe that Michael Bay put his name on this film. The actors, director and writers should be ashamed of themselves. If it was a small independent film, I would understand. I have never walked out of a theater wanting to warn the people who were standing in line to see it that they should just cut their losses and go rent something good.

I was not expecting much from this movie but I thought there would at least be some horror in it. Something to make my slumber not as restful as it was. I warn you that you should NOT see this film in any form. Maybe the original was better. Try that one. But do not expect too much. I hope Hollywood (or someone) starts coming out with scary horror movies. Not crap like this and The Ring.

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