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1 October 1974 (USA) moreTagline:
The idyllic summer's day that became a nightmare of fear and blood... [UK Video] morePlot:
Five friends visiting their grandpa's old house are hunted down and terrorized by a chainsaw wielding killer and his family of grave-robbing cannibals. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
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The Best Horror Film more (706 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Marilyn Burns | ... | Sally Hardesty | |
| Allen Danziger | ... | Jerry | |
| Paul A. Partain | ... | Franklin Hardesty | |
| William Vail | ... | Kirk | |
| Teri McMinn | ... | Pam (as Teri Mcminn) | |
| Edwin Neal | ... | Hitchhiker | |
| Jim Siedow | ... | Old Man | |
| Gunnar Hansen | ... | Leatherface | |
| John Dugan | ... | Grandfather | |
| Robert Courtin | ... | Window Washer | |
| William Creamer | ... | Bearded Man | |
| John Henry Faulk | ... | Storyteller | |
| Jerry Green | ... | Cowboy | |
| Ed Guinn | ... | Cattle Truck Driver | |
| Joe Bill Hogan | ... | Drunk |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Headcheese (USA) (working title)Leatherface (USA) (working title)
Stalking Leatherface (USA) (alternative title)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (USA) (alternative spelling)
Akuma no ikenie (Japan) [ja]
Bloodright in Texas (West Germany) [de]
Blutgericht in Texas (West Germany) [de]
Das Kettensägenmassaker (West Germany) [de]
El loco de la Motosierra (Argentina) (video title) [es]
La matança de Texas (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
La matanza de Texas (Spain) [es]
Masacre en Texas (Venezuela) [es]
Massacre à la tronçonneuse (France) [fr]
Massacre no Texas (Portugal) [pt]
Moottorisahamurhaaja (Finland) (informal title) [fi]
Motorsågsmassakern (Sweden) [sv]
Motorsavsmassakren (Denmark) [da]
Non aprite quella porta (Italy) [it]
O Massacre da Serra Elétrica (Brazil) [pt]
O shizofrenis dolofonos me to prioni (Greece) [el]
Texasin moottorisahamurhat (Finland) [fi]
The Devil of Punishment (Japan: English title) (literal title) [en]
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (Finland) (video title) [fi]
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
83 min | Germany:75 min (new longer Version)Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
West Germany:(Banned) | New Zealand:R18 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) (re-rating: 2004) | Sweden:15 (re-rating: 1994) (cut) (re-rating: 2001) (uncut) | Sweden:15 (re-rating) (2001) (uncut) | UK:18 (re-rating: 1999) | Canada:18+ (Quebec) (original rating: 1974) | UK:R (original rating: 1975) | Finland:(Banned) (1984) | Finland:K-18 (1996) | UK:(Banned) (original rating) | Italy:VM14 (re-rating) (2003) | Italy:VM18 (original rating) | Brazil:18 (1998) | Brazil:(Banned) | Australia:(Banned) (original rating) | Belgium:16 (video rating) | West Germany:18 (cut) | New Zealand:R16 (re-rating) (2007) (uncut) | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | Italy:VM18 (DVD rating) | Argentina:16 | Australia:R | Canada:R | Chile:(Banned) (re-rating) (1978) | Chile:18 (original rating) | Denmark:15 (video rating) | France:-16 (re-rating) | France:X (original rating) | Hong Kong:III | Iceland:(Banned) (original rating) | Iceland:16 (re-rating) | Ireland:(Banned) (original rating) | Ireland:18 | Japan:R-15 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:(Banned) (video rating) | Norway:18 (re-rating) (1997) (uncut) | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:(Banned) (1984) | USA:R | Singapore:(Banned) | Germany:BPjM RestrictedFun Stuff
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The van the kids drive in the movie belonged to Ted Nicolaou, who worked as a sound recordist on the film. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Sally escapes from the Leatherface family in the dining room, she runs and jumps through a window, and as she lands shards of glass land all about her. In the next shot as she gets up they're gone. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Narrator: The film which you are about to see is an account of the tragedy which befell a group of five youths, in particular Sally Hardesty and her invalid brother, Franklin. It is all the more tragic in that they were young. But, had they lived very, very long lives...
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The (original) Texas Chainsaw Massacre, is without a doubt in my mind, the most impressive horror film to date. No other horror film stays with you in the same way. You feel not only fearful for the characters, but at times feel afraid for your own safety. The natural lighting and loose, improvised acting style creates a strong sense of reality that no other horror film can possibly achieve. Under a thin layer of dated aesthetics (1973 style of dress) lies the most dangerous, horrifying and psychotic world ever committed to script or screen. As the first of its kind, this movie set the mold for the modern horror film, though none were ever to realize any comparable distinction. It gave birth to the "slasher" genre (for better or for worse) . It is also one of few timeless films that has managed to combine horror and avant-garde styles, successfully. Unlike its remake, this one is more of an exercise in minimalism and simplicity (think even Dogme). The expert subtlety of the filmmakers; Tobe Hooper (writer/director), Kim Henkel (co-writer) and Daniel Pearl (cinematographer) results more in
psychological terror than in gore. The air-tight script, jarring realism and attention to detail are unparalleled in practically any film, horror or otherwise. And last, but by far not the least Marylin Burns PHENOMENAL performance is the only in cinematic history (a close second by that of Shelly Duvall in The Shining) that evokes such a nature of desperate and primal fear. You truly believe in every single one of her screams that her life is hanging by a single, thin thread.