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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)

R  91 min  -  Horror | Thriller   -  6 October 2006 (USA)
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On one last road trip before they're sent to serve in Vietnam, two brothers and their girlfriends get into an accident that calls their local sheriff to the scene. Thus begins a terrifying experience where the teens are taken to a secluded house of horrors, where a young, would-be killer is being nurtured.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jordana Brewster ...
Taylor Handley ...
Diora Baird ...
Matt Bomer ...
R. Lee Ermey ...
Andrew Bryniarski ...
Lee Tergesen ...
Terrence Evans ...
Kathy Lamkin ...
Marietta Marich Marietta Marich ...
L.A. Calkins ...
Sloane (as Leslie Calkins)
Tim De Zarn Tim De Zarn ...
Supervisor (as Tim deZarn)
Allison Marich Allison Marich ...
Marcus H. Nelson Marcus H. Nelson ...
Lackey (as Marcus Nelson)
Lew Temple ...
Sheriff Winston
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Storyline

In August, 1939, a worker goes into labor while working in a slaughterhouse and dies after a complicated labor, though the deformed child survives. The possibly orphaned baby is dumped in a garbage container and found by a beggar later, who brings him home. Along the years, the mentally retarded and disturbed boy called Thomas is raised by the Hewitt family in spite of having psychological problems as well as suffering from an unnamed skin disorder, later working in a meat packing plant. In July, 1969, when the facility is closed, the inhabitants move to other places, but the deformed, mentally childlike Thomas flies into a rage after being insulted and kills the foreman. His deranged brother (considered his uncle due to their age difference) executes the sheriff that is going to arrest Thomas, and assumes his identity, wearing his clothes,driving his car though the roads in Texas and entitling himself as Sheriff Hoyt... Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Nicole Moore, Detroit, Michigan  

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Plot Keywords:

Leatherface | Psychopath | Slaughterhouse | Car Accident | Chainsaw  | See more »

Taglines:

Every Legend Has a Beginning. See more »

Genres:

Horror | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

A texasi láncfűrészes mészárlás: A kezdet See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$16,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$18,508,228 (USA) (8 October 2006) (2820 Screens)

Gross:

$51,685,963 (Worldwide)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | USA: (unrated version)  | Germany: (cut)

Sound Mix:

DTS  | SDDS  | Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

During filming, R. Lee Ermey was called away to his mother's death bed. For the remainder of the time, filming was done around his character. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: The pistol Holden (the biker) uses is a Smith and Wesson model 586 , 357 mag. That wasn't introduced until the early 1980s. The film is set in 1969. See more »

Quotes

Sheriff Hoyt: People may not remember what we say here tonight, but by God they'll remember what we did.
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Connections

Referenced in Daddy's Little Girls (2007) See more »

Soundtracks

"Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen"
Performed by Dan Ostermann See more »