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Overview
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Kim Henkel (1974 screenplay) and
Tobe Hooper (1974 screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
17 October 2003 (USA) more
Tagline:
Inspired by a True Story more
Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
4 wins & 10 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(355 articles)
Jessica Biel Has a Crush on Jennifer Garner
(From Celebrity Mania. 12 November 2009, 1:49 AM, PST)
Stephen Susco Doing Rewrite on 'Butcherhouse Chronicles'
(From Bloody-Disgusting.com. 10 November 2009, 9:08 PM, PST)
User Comments:
Although Unnecessary, a Good Remake more (710 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Jessica Biel | ... | Erin | |
| Jonathan Tucker | ... | Morgan | |
| Erica Leerhsen | ... | Pepper | |
| Mike Vogel | ... | Andy | |
| Eric Balfour | ... | Kemper | |
| Andrew Bryniarski | ... | Thomas Hewitt (Leatherface) | |
| R. Lee Ermey | ... | Sheriff Hoyt | |
| David Dorfman | ... | Jedidiah | |
| Lauren German | ... | Teenage Girl | |
| Terrence Evans | ... | Old Monty | |
| Marietta Marich | ... | Luda May | |
| Heather Kafka | ... | Henrietta | |
| Kathy Lamkin | ... | Tea Lady in Trailer | |
| Brad Leland | ... | Big Rig Bob | |
| Mamie Meek | ... | Clerk |
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong horror violence/gore, language and drug content.
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Runtime:
98 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Taiwan:R-18 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Iceland:16 | Mexico:C | Portugal:M/18 | Italy:VM18 (tv rating) | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | Australia:MA | Brazil:18 | Finland:K-18 | France:-16 | Germany:18 (nf) | Hong Kong:III | Ireland:18 | Italy:VM14 | Japan:R-15 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:18 | Philippines:R-18 | Singapore:R(A) | South Korea:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R (certificate #39964) | Argentina:16 | Chile:14 | Germany:BPjM Restricted
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In 2002 Marilyn Manson was announced as the composer for this project. He later had to bow out due to conflicting schedules, though. more
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Continuity: The back door of the van is halfway open for one shot when the van is driving by a fence near the beginning, but fully closed for the rest of the time. more
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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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Movie Connections:
Features Much Ado About Mutton (1947) more
Soundtrack:
Sweet Home Alabama more
FAQ
Is this film really based on a true story?Who Survives?
Is it gorier than the original?
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On August 18th, 1973, in Texas, the youths Erin (Jessica Biel), her boy-friend Kemper (Eric Balfour), their friends Andy (Mike Vogel) and Morgan (Jonathan Tucker) and the hitchhiker Pepper (Erica Leerhsen) are returning from a vacation in Mexico to a concert of the Lynnard Skynnard. Kemper is driving his van, when they see a disturbed young woman dangerously wandering on the road. They decide to help her, and the woman commits suicide inside the vehicle. They decide to look for a telephone to call the Sheriff, and they end in the house of Thomas Hewitt (Andrew Bryniarski), where their lives are threatened by the sick Leatherface and his deranged family.
I was quite reluctant to see this remake. The original "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" is a classic, and as I have already written in other reviews, I do not see any reason to release remakes of movies, mainly classics. However, and although unnecessary, this remake is very good. The cast, leaded by the delicious Jessica Biel, have good and convincing performances. The cinematography is great, being very nasty in the property of Leatherface. In the end, I liked this version and I even dare to recommend it. I believe the fans, like me, of the original "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" will not be disappointed. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "O Massacre da Serra Elétrica" ("The Chainsaw Massacre")