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Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990) -- A California couple and a survivalist encounter the cannibal family.

Overview

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4.6/10   3,823 votes
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Director:
Jeff Burr
Writers (WGA):
Kim Henkel (characters) and
Tobe Hooper (characters) ...
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Contact:
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Release Date:
12 January 1990 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror | Thriller more
Tagline:
There's Roadkill All Over Texas more
Plot:
A California couple and a survivalist encounter the cannibal family. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Get it uncut. A lot better now than when first released. more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)
Kate Hodge ... Michelle
Ken Foree ... Benny

Viggo Mortensen ... Tex
R.A. Mihailoff ... Leatherface 'Junior' Sawyer
William Butler ... Ryan

Joe Unger ... Tinker

Tom Everett ... Alfredo

Miriam Byrd-Nethery ... Mama Sawyer
Jennifer Banko ... Leatherface's Daughter
David Cloud ... Scott
Beth DePatie ... Gina

Toni Hudson ... Sara

Duane Whitaker ... Kim

Michael Shamus Wiles ... Checkpoint Officer
Ron Brooks ... TV Newsman
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Leatherface (USA) (short title)
Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (USA) (video box title)
TCM 3 (USA) (short title)
Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3 (USA) (new title)
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Runtime:
Australia:80 min | France:75 min | Sweden:73 min | USA:81 min (R-rated version) | USA:85 min (unrated version)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Finland:(Banned) (1990) | USA:TV-14 (tv rating) | New Zealand:R18 | Australia:R | Canada:R | France:-12 | Iceland:(Banned) | Singapore:M18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R (edited for re-rating) | USA:X (original rating) | UK:(Banned) (1990-2003)

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Trivia:
Viggo Mortensen was not the studio's first choice top play Tex. He didn't do well in the audition, and New Line hired another actor who was later fired, and the role of Tex went to Mortensen. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: The painkillers Benny gives Michelle and Ryan take effect almost instantly and then wear off in about five minutes. more
Quotes:
Tinker: Technology is our friend. more
Movie Connections:
Spoofed in "The Critic: I Can't Believe It's a Clip Show (#2.10)" (1995) more
Soundtrack:
When Worlds Collide more

FAQ

What are the differences between the R-Rated version and the Unrated Version?
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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
Get it uncut. A lot better now than when first released., 8 October 2006
Author: rixrex from United States

If you watch this as a remake and not a sequel, and then you'll understand it, because that is what it really was meant to be according to all involved as well as Tobe Hooper, who was on board for a while as an adviser. Otherwise, the storyline from TCM part 2 to this one won't make sense.

I saw this when it was first released in the theater and didn't think too highly of it, but then saw the uncut, unrated version recently and it improved more than 100%.

It's spooky, atmospheric, relentlessly frightening, with a very good job by RA Mihailoff as Leatherface, whose brutal characterization is the basis for the current Leatherface character by A Briniarski. Also has a great chainsaw, plenty of great character actors doing what they do best, as great characters.

Would have been better had the squeamish producers left in the X-rated violent scenes as they were originally. Would have been top notch if the (hideously deformed) Leatherface unmasking had remained, a bit that was eventually used to a degree in the 2003 version. Could have been a 10 had someone like Savini been involved. As it is, still superb.

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