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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)

R 98 min  -  Horror | Mystery | Thriller  -   17 October 2003 (USA)
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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.

Director:

Marcus Nispel

Writers:

Kim Henkel (1974 screenplay), Tobe Hooper (1974 screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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7 wins & 11 nominations See more awards »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jessica Biel ...
Jonathan Tucker ...
Erica Leerhsen ...
Mike Vogel ...
Eric Balfour ...
Andrew Bryniarski ...
R. Lee Ermey ...
David Dorfman ...
Lauren German ...
Teenage Girl
Terrence Evans ...
Marietta Marich Marietta Marich ...
Heather Kafka ...
Kathy Lamkin ...
Brad Leland ...
Big Rig Bob
Mamie Meek ...
Clerk
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Storyline

Driving through the backwoods of Texas, five youths pick up a traumatized hitchhiker, who shoots herself in their van. Shaken by the suicide, the group seeks help from the locals, but their situation becomes even more surreal when they knock on the door of a remote homestead. It's quickly apparent the residents are a family of inbred psychopaths, and the unlucky youths suddenly find themselves running for their lives. In hot pursuit is a disfigured, chainsaw-wielding cannibal known as Leatherface. Written by Love Hewitt  

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Plot Keywords:

Leatherface | Suicide | Chainsaw | Psychopath | Telephone  | See more »

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Inspired by a True Story See more »

Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong horror violence/gore, language and drug content See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

La masacre de Texas See more »

Filming Locations:

Austin, Texas, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$9,200,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$28,094,014 (USA) (19 October 2003) (3016 Screens)

Gross:

$107,071,655 (Worldwide)
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Technical Specs

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DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Black and White  | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was made into a haunted house at Universal's "Halloween Horror Nights" in both Florida and Hollywood Universal parks. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When the sheriff is saran-wrapping the dead girl in the van, the roll of wrap jumps in and out of the box between shots.. See 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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Connections

Referenced in "Masters of Horror: Pick Me Up (#1.11)" (2006) See more »

Soundtracks

"Sweet Home Alabama"
Written by Edward King (as Edward C. King), Ronnie Van Zant and Gary Rossington
Performed by Lynyrd Skynyrd and Jessica Biel
Courtesy of MCA Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises See more »