The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)

Director:

Tobe Hooper

Writers:

Kim Henkel (characters) and
Tobe Hooper (characters) ...
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Release Date:

22 August 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

After a decade of silence... The buzzz is back!

Plot:

A radio host is victimized by the cannibal family as a former Texas Marshall hunts them.

Plot Keywords:

Radio Host | Texas | Leatherface | Screaming | Black Comedy

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Dennis Hopper	...	Lieutenant 'Lefty' Enright
Caroline Williams	...	Vanita 'Stretch' Brock
Jim Siedow	...	Drayton Sawyer, the Cook
Bill Moseley	...	'Chop-Top' Sawyer
Bill Johnson	...	Leatherface 'Bubba' Sawyer
Ken Evert	...	Grandpa Sawyer
Harlan Jordan	...	Patrolman
Kirk Sisco	...	Detective
James N. Harrell	...	Cut-Rite Manager
Lou Perryman	...	L.G. McPeters (as Lou Perry)
Barry Kinyon	...	Mercedes Driver
Chris Douridas	...	Gunner
Judy Kelly	...	Gourmet Yuppette
John Martin Ivey	...	Yuppie
Kinky Friedman	...	Sports Anchorman
Wirt Cain	...	Anchorman
Dan Jenkins	...	T.V. Commentator
John Bloom	...	Gonzo Moviegoer (scenes deleted) (as Joe Bob Briggs)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tobe Hooper	...	Man in hotel corridor (uncredited)

Directed by
Tobe Hooper

Writing credits
Kim Henkel		(characters) and
Tobe Hooper		(characters)
L.M. Kit Carson		(written by)

Produced by
L.M. Kit Carson	....	associate producer
Yoram Globus	....	producer
Menahem Golan	....	producer
Tobe Hooper	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Tobe Hooper
Jerry Lambert

Cinematography by
Richard Kooris		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Alain Jakubowicz

Casting by
Robert MacDonald
Bonita Pietila

Production Design by
Cary White

Set Decoration by
Michael Peal

Costume Design by
Carin Hooper

Makeup Department
Denise Carfagno	....	hair stylist
Candi Duke	....	makeup artist
Bart Mixon	....	special makeup effects artist
Tom Savini	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Henry Kline	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David C. Anderson	....	assistant director: second unit
Newt Arnold	....	second unit director
Richard Espinoza	....	assistant director
Mark Lyon	....	assistant director
John Moio	....	second unit director
Leo Zisman	....	assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Jay Raymond	....	art lead person
Robert A. Sturtevant	....	construction foreman

Sound Department
David Bartlett	....	supervising sound editor
Ron Bartlett	....	sound editor
Wayne Bell	....	production sound mixer
Ken Dufva	....	foley artist
Allen Hartz	....	sound editor
Jane Lang	....	sound editor
Michael Linn	....	sound editor
Henry Miller	....	boom operator
Oscar Mitt	....	sound
Steve Shearsby	....	sound editor
Ralph Stuart	....	first sound assistant
Justine Vacco	....	first assistant sound editor
Dick Vandenberg	....	sound editor
Richard Villa	....	sound editor
Fred Wasser	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Gabriel Bartalos	....	special effects makeup crew
Ray Beetz	....	special effects
Gino Crognale	....	special effects makeup crew
Mitch Devane	....	special effects makeup crew
Josh Hakian	....	special effects foreman
Gerald McClanahan	....	special effects
Shawn McEnroe	....	special effects makeup crew
Daniel F. Morris	....	mechanical special effects
Joe Quinlivan	....	special effects
Ken Sher	....	special effects
Todd Smiley	....	special effects
Eddie Surkin	....	special effects coordinator
John Vulich	....	special effects makeup crew

Stunts
Larry Holt	....	stunts
John Meier	....	stunts (as John C. Meier)
John Moio	....	stunt coordinator
John Moio	....	stunts
Tom Morga	....	stunts
Jim Stephan	....	stunts
Jim Stephen	....	stunts
Al Wyatt Jr.	....	stunts (as Allan Wyatt Jr.)
Robert Elmore	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Brown Cooper	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Phil Curry	....	gaffer
Ian Ellis	....	grip
Eric H. Lasher	....	still photographer
Darryl Murchison	....	lighting technician
John Sheeren	....	first assistant camera: "c" camera
Glenn Dunn	....	best boy (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Anne Couk	....	first assistant editor
Omneya 'Nini' Mazen	....	post-production coordinator

Transportation Department
Lonnie Nelson	....	construction driver
Phil Schriber	....	transportation co-captain

Other crew
Bundy Chanock	....	set medic
Boots Hart	....	key production accountant
Sjon Ueckert	....	location manager

Production Companies

• Cannon Films

Distributors

• Cannon Film Distributors (1986) (USA) (theatrical)
• Blue Dolphin Film Distribution (2001) (UK) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment
• Astral Video (1986) (Canada) (video)
• Blue Dolphin Film Distribution
• FS Film Oy (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
• MGM / UA Home Video (1986) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Media Home Entertainment (1986) (USA) (VHS)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (video)
• Pan-Canadian Film Distributors (Canada)
• Vestron Video International (1986) (Belgium) (video)
• Video Treasures

Also Known As:

"The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2" - USA (video box title)

Runtime:

89 min | USA:100 min (director's cut) | USA:111 min (Digitally Remastered Collector's Edition) | Hong Kong:100 min (uncut version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (TVC)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

New Zealand:R18 | Germany:(Banned) (1990) | USA:Unrated | Canada:16+ (Quebec re-rated 2006) | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Australia:(Banned) (1986 - 2006) | Australia:R (re-rating, 2006) | Singapore:R21 (re-rating on appeal) | Finland:K-18 (self applied) (2001) | South Korea:18 | Canada:18+ (TV rating) | USA:X (original rating) | Italy:VM18 | Canada:18A (Alberta) (reclassification in 2011) | West Germany:(Banned) (1986) | Portugal:M/18 | Argentina:16 | Canada:R | Chile:18 | Denmark:16 | France:-16 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:(Banned) | Sweden:(Banned) | UK:18 | Hong Kong:III | Australia:MA (TV rating) | Norway:18 (DVD rating) (2004) (uncut) | Singapore:(Banned) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Austin, Texas, USA

Company:

Cannon Films

Trivia:

Director, Tobe Hooper and co-writer of the original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), Kim Henkel originally had an idea for a sequel that would feature an entire town of cannibals, and also be a satire of the film Motel Hell (1980), which itself was a satire of the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The title of that sequel was to be 'Beyond The Valley Of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre', but the studio forced considerable changes to be made to the screenplay, even hiring a new screenwriter, and the result of those changes are what became Texas Chainsaw Massacre part 2.

Goofs:

Continuity: Lefty walks into the chainsaw shop and lays his sunglasses down on the stump before laying out his money. The glasses are lens down on the stump. Then after Lefty sets down the first saw on the stump he turns to get another saw and the glasses are now upside down with the lenses towards the camera. After he picks up the two smaller saws, the shot changes back to show the stump again and the glasses are back to being lens down like they started.

Quotes:

Lefty:One of those boys was so crazy he sawed his own head off going 90 miles per hour.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Devil's Rejects (2005)

Soundtrack:

Over the Shoulder

"The Texas Chainsaw Massacre has not stopped. It haunts Texas."

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 is criminally underrated. I've noticed a lot of comments trashing this movie. It's a HORROR movie! It's also a SEQUEL to a horror movie! Where were your expectations people? What did you think you were going to be watching? I remember watching The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 as a kid, and it scared the s**t out of me. That opening bridge scene is incredible. It's one of the scariest sequences I've ever seen. Tom Savini's effects are top notch, the humor is well placed, and the acting is perfect for the genre. Bill Moseley (Chop Top) is something else. He's the reason I love this movie so much. He portrays one of the most memorable characters in recent horror history and I can't get enough of him. I do agree that Bill Johnson is not nearly as menacing as Gunnar Hansen in the role of Leatherface. But what's wrong with Tobe Hooper's direction? It's his story, let him tell it the way he wants to. I think Tobe Hooper succeeds in continuing the tale of one of the great horror icons. TCM 2 has loads of gore, campy acting, and instills a healthy dose of fear into it's viewer. What more could you ask of a sequel? And remember, the saw is family.