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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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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. Meanwhile, the brothers Eric and Dean are traveling in a Jeep with... Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Nicole Moore, Detroit, Michigan

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Every Legend Has a Beginning. See more »

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

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6 October 2006 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Origin  »

Box Office

Budget:

$16,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$44,145 (Argentina) (24 November 2006)

Gross:

$39,511,038 (USA) (29 December 2006)
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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

Near the beginning when Leatherface is being told the slaughterhouse is closed he is chopping meat with the cleaver in his right hand, on one of the close ups it switches to his left hand then in the subsequent longer shot it's back in his right hand. See more »

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Tea Lady: I just can't stop eating those little chocolates. They are soo good!
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Tea Lady: Oh sweet Jesus!
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References Easy Rider (1969) See more »

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"All Right Now"
Written by Paul Rodgers and Andy Fraser
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Courtesy of Universal-Island Records Ltd.
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Copyright 1970 (Renewed) Fairwest Music USA (BMI)
o/b/o Blue Mountain Music, Ltd.
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23 November 2006 | by (Oslo, Norway) – See all my reviews

I saw this when i was in L.A. screening my own horror short October 2006. It was at the Chinese theater, and i was so delighted that i'm still talking about it. I love the original and the remake, and i feel the same way with this one. It shows how f****d up things can get when you accidentally end up in places you shouldn't be. Ermey is a true horror star, and really shows of here. This is a very gory film, and those of you who can't watch much blood, stay away:) For those of you who can, come on in!!! :) When i watched it i almost felt that it might turn me off of making horror films, but the feeling of course came right back:) Leatherface shows no mercy! Just as us horror freaks like it. The thing that shocked me was that i heard that they cut 17 scenes to get it an R-rating? Then i'm thinking, i can't wait to see what they cut. Hopefully the DVD will show us the goods. This might sound dumb coming from a horror fan of a long time, but i hope they make another one:)


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