Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013)

A young woman travels to Texas to collect an inheritance; little does she know that an encounter with a chainsaw-wielding killer is part of the reward.

Director:

John Luessenhop

Writers:

Adam Marcus (screenplay), Debra Sullivan (screenplay),

Stars:

Alexandra Daddario, Trey Songz, Scott Eastwood

1 win & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alexandra Daddario	...	Heather Miller
Dan Yeager	...	Leatherface
Trey Songz	...	Ryan (as Tremaine 'Trey Songz' Neverson)
Scott Eastwood	...	Carl
Tania Raymonde	...	Nikki
Shaun Sipos	...	Darryl
Keram Malicki-Sánchez	...	Kenny
James MacDonald	...	Officer Marvin
Thom Barry	...	Sheriff Hooper
Paul Rae	...	Burt Hartman
Richard Riehle	...	Farnsworth
Bill Moseley	...	Drayton Sawyer
Gunnar Hansen	...	Boss Sawyer / Leatherface (archive footage)
David Born	...	Gavin Miller
Sue Rock	...	Arlene Miller

Storyline

After the first massacre in 1974, the townspeople suspected that the Sawyer family were responsible. A vigilante mob of enraged locals surrounded the Sawyer house, burning it to the ground and killing every last member of the family. Decades later a young woman named Heather learns that she has inherited a Texas estate from her grandmother. she decides to bring her friends along on the road trip to invesitgate her inheritance. On arrival she uncovers she has inherited a mansion but is yet to uncover the terrors that lurk in the basement below it.

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Plot Keywords:

sequel | 3 dimensional | chainsaw | leatherface | cult film | 

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Taglines:

Evil wears many faces.

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong grisly violence and language throughout

Details

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 January 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

A texasi láncfűrészes: Az örökség

Filming Locations:

Millennium Studios- 300 Douglas Street, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$21,744,470 (USA) (4 January 2013)

Gross:

$34,334,256 (USA) (22 February 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Leatherface Productions, Lionsgate, Mainline Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Originally, a plan for a new trilogy was pitched. The films would be released out of chronological order, with the second film coming out first and being set almost entirely in a hospital. The next film would be a prequel explaining the events that led up to the hospital scenario. The third film would complete the storyline. Fearing it was too ambitious and risky, the producers opted for a follow up to the original instead.

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Goofs

The film takes place in 2012. At the beginning of the film, Heather Miller is shown to have been a baby in 1973. This would make Heather at least 39 years old. However her character is obviously much younger than that (her actress Alexandra Daddario was only 26 years old at the time of filming).

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Quotes

Heather Miller: So, you're a Hartman.
Burt Hartman: Yes I am.
Heather Miller: [tries to stab Carl in the neck through the glass in the police car] I'm a Sawyer!

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Crazy Credits

After all the end credits there is one additional scene.

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Connections

Referenced in The Cinema Snob: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2013)

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Soundtracks

"Got It On"
Written by Richard Wolf and Greg Lawson

User Reviews

Chix Chat on Film Review: Leatherface resurfaces.

This film was not exactly what I expected. I went in knowing that there would be plenty of severed body parts and basically an hour and a half gore-fest. And the case was that there was a reasonably high body count, but there was actually a plausible story amidst the carnage. The film provides a rapid fire back story that was a bit comical as victim after victim walked into a cleaving. This is followed by law enforcement showing up to handle the situation which gets totally out of hand. The film tells a twisted story of the lengths people will go to protect their family and broaches the question of nature versus nurture. When we first encounter Heather (Alexandra Daddario), she is at work and her vocation is a hint into her nature. Since this is a horror flick, the story quickly moves to place the players in harm's way. Typically, horror flicks have nonsense moments and this story was no exception. I released an audible 'wow, really' a number of times as I sat at the edge of my seat watching this story play out, especially the events surrounding the situations with Darryl (Shaun Sipos). After seeing the trailer, I had questioned why these young people would wind up in an isolated home with a chainsaw wielding murderer on the loose and as the story unfolded it made sense. There were many predictable scenarios in this film, one more than others and that being the simple fact that Ryan (Tremaine Neverson) was amongst the soon to be victims. As the onliest brotha* in the group of young people secluded in the woods equation and given the genre of film there was no doubt as to his fate. As far as Trey Songz' acting debut I will say that he wasn't bad. I am glad that he didn't burst into song though, which would have been totally out of place just like the timing and location of the little tryst that he decided to participate in. The flash imagery in dim light to show the eviscerated bodies and the conditions of Jeb's living quarters was appreciated since it is never necessary to see this type of gruesomeness in detail. The 3D premium should stay in your pocket since it was only used on the chainsaw; there was more 3D variety in the preceding trailers. I give this film an amber light.

*Note: 'Why'd you have to shoot Jimmie, he was my onliest brotha…' dialogue originated in Hollywood Shuffle.