Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994)
"The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre" (original title)

A group of teenagers get into a car crash in the Texas woods on prom night, and then wander into an old farmhouse that is home to Leatherface and his insane family of cannibalistic psychopaths.

Director:

Kim Henkel

Writers:

Kim Henkel (characters), Tobe Hooper (characters),

Stars:

Renée Zellweger, Matthew McConaughey, Robert Jacks

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Renée Zellweger	...	Jenny (as Renee Zellweger)
Matthew McConaughey	...	Vilmer Slaughter
Robert Jacks	...	Leatherface Slaughter
Tonie Perensky	...	Darla (as Tonie Perenski)
Joe Stevens	...	W.E. Slaughter
Lisa Marie Newmyer	...	Heather (as Lisa Newmyer)
John Harrison	...	Sean
Tyler Cone	...	Barry
James Gale	...	Mr. Rothman
Chris Kilgore	...	Rothman's Chauffeur
Vince Brock	...	I'm Not Hurt
Susan Loughran	...	Jenny's Mother
David Laurence	...	Jenny's Stepfather
Grayson Victor Schirmacher	...	Grandfather
Jeanette Wiggins	...	Woman Eating Chocolates

Storyline

This is the twisted tale of Vilmer and his crazy family which includes the lovely Leatherface. They have pastime of killing and stuffing people. Unfortunately, Jenny and her friends run into Vilmer and his clan in the middle of the night in the middle of the woods.

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Plot Keywords:

woods | leatherface | farmhouse | car | texas | 

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Taglines:

The Buzz Is Back!

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for demented mayhem and torture, and for strong language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 October 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 4

Filming Locations:

Austin, Texas, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$600,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$94,558 (USA) (5 September 1997)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Genre Pictures, Return Productions, Ultra Muchos Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min 95 min (uncut) 86 min (cut) 82 min (video) (1997) 83 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The hospital scene at the end features three actors from the original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. John Dugan, who played Grandfather in the original film, is the cop. Paul A. Partain, who played Franklin Hardesty in the original film, is the orderly. Marilyn Burns, who played Sally Hardesty in the original film, is the patient on the gurney (credited as "Anonymous").

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Goofs

As Jenny is climbing up a big aerial on the roof, Leatherface swings his chainsaw at the aerial. In shots of him swinging the chainsaw, Jenny has disappeared from the aerial. You can almost see the whole aerial, and she isn't there.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Narrator: August 18, 1973. News of a bizarre, chainsaw wielding family - reports which were to ignite the world's imagination - began to filter out of central Texas. Regrettably not one of the family members was ever apprehended and for more than ten years nothing further was heard. Then, over the next several years at least two minor, yet apparently related incidents, were reported. Then again nothing. For five long years silence...

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Crazy Credits

In the end credits, the "Patient on Gurney" actress was credited as ANONYMOUS.

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Connections

Referenced in Halloween: 25 Years of Terror (2006)

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Soundtracks

"Mother"
Written by Anthony Park, Will Hoffman, Howard Behrens and Patrick Fogarty
Performed by Pushmonkey

User Reviews

A Misunderstood Classic

Most people think that this is a peice of s***. They probably think that it was one of the worst films in existence. Sometimes this makes me wonder if the majority of the population are dumbasses or artistically autistic. The truth is that this movie is a classic of horror. I gave it a ten. The people that think it's terrible are trying like hell to analyse it. They just dont understand it. And what they don't understand they think that it's stupid. Hell, who would want to think the other way around? The truth is that this a classic of horror. It's just as perplexing and bizarre as the original, but it takes it all to a higher level. Texas Chainsaw Massacre in its most evolved form. And that's what it tries to be, so it deserves the utmost acclaim. It's also a horror rollercoaster, it has all the suspense to make it extremely entertaining, and also has the humor. I loved this movie, it was a peice of art. Most people just dont understand it. Oh well, too bad for them, because this certainly is a classic.