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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

  • 20062006
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  • 1h 31m
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Before being sent to serve in Vietnam, two brothers and their girlfriends take one last road trip, but when they get into an accident, a terrifying experience will take them to a secluded ho... Read allBefore being sent to serve in Vietnam, two brothers and their girlfriends take one last road trip, but when they get into an accident, a terrifying experience will take them to a secluded house of horrors, with a chainsaw-wielding killer.Before being sent to serve in Vietnam, two brothers and their girlfriends take one last road trip, but when they get into an accident, a terrifying experience will take them to a secluded house of horrors, with a chainsaw-wielding killer.
IMDb RATING
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74K
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POPULARITY
3,911
324
    • Jonathan Liebesman
    • Sheldon Turner(screenplay)
    • David J. Schow(story)
  • Stars
    • Jordana Brewster
    • Matt Bomer
    • Diora Baird
    • Jonathan Liebesman
    • Sheldon Turner(screenplay)
    • David J. Schow(story)
  • Stars
    • Jordana Brewster
    • Matt Bomer
    • Diora Baird
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    • 429User reviews
    • 196Critic reviews
    • 30Metascore
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    Jordana Brewster
    Jordana Brewster
    • Chrissie
    Matt Bomer
    Matt Bomer
    • Eric
    Diora Baird
    Diora Baird
    • Bailey
    Taylor Handley
    Taylor Handley
    • Dean
    R. Lee Ermey
    R. Lee Ermey
    • Uncle Charlie Hewitt…
    Andrew Bryniarski
    Andrew Bryniarski
    • Thomas Hewitt…
    Lee Tergesen
    Lee Tergesen
    • Holden
    Terrence Evans
    • Monty
    Kathy Lamkin
    Kathy Lamkin
    • Tea Lady
    Marietta Marich
    • Luda Mae
    L.A. Calkins
    L.A. Calkins
    • Sloane
    • (as Leslie Calkins)
    Tim DeZarn
    Tim DeZarn
    • Supervisor
    • (as Tim deZarn)
    Allison Marich
    • Young Luda Mae
    Marcus H. Nelson
    • Lackey
    • (as Marcus Nelson)
    Lew Temple
    Lew Temple
    • Sheriff Winston
    Cyia Batten
    Cyia Batten
    • Alex
    Melody Chase
    Melody Chase
    • Biker Chick
    • (uncredited)
    Heather Kafka
    Heather Kafka
    • W.W.B
    • (uncredited)
      • Jonathan Liebesman
      • Sheldon Turner(screenplay) (story)
      • David J. Schow(story)
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    • Trivia
      The cow that gets hit by the jeep was made of fiberglass and filled with blood, fake entrails and fake bones then screwed together
    • Goofs
      Draft dodgers and military deserters did not go to Mexico, which has an extradition treaty with the United States.

      Canada provided asylum for draft dodgers, and Sweden provided asylum for military deserters.
    • Quotes

      Sheriff Hoyt: [after shooting the sheriff of a small town] Damn, I just killed the entire police department!

    • Alternate versions
      The home media releases contains three alternate endings:
      • In this ending, Chrissie gets in the car after escaping from the meat factory and Leatherface is not in the back seat, but then Leatherface saws through the window with the chainsaw and he kills Chrissie.
      • This ending is the same as the theatrical ending, but Leatherface stabs Chrissie with a knife through her chest, instead of ramming the chainsaw through her stomach.
      • Also the same as the theatrical ending, but not with the voice over from John Larroquette, but with subtitles instead
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: The Departed/Open Season/The Guardian/The Last King of Scotland/The Queen/School for Scoundrels/Beerleague (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      All Right Now
      Written by Paul Rodgers and Andy Fraser

      Performed by Free

      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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    8/10
    Unpleasant and disturbing...as it should be
    Prequel to the 2003 "Texas Chainsaw..." giving us the origin of Leatherface and his twisted family. That's all done within the first 20 minutes...then it's just a virtual redo on the original with four likable 20-somethings being captured and tortured by Leatherface and his family. Considering it's basically a remake of the 2003 film, it works remarkably well.

    It takes place in 1969 and has two brothers (Taylor Handley and Matthew Bomer) going to enlist (after being drafted). Along are their two girlfriends (Jordana Brewster and Diora Baird). But they're stopped by crazy Sheriff Hoyt (R. Lee Ermey) who is Leatherface's uncle...and the "fun" begins.

    Very grim and graphic with no humor and shot in muted color...just as the 2003 one. The gore is strong and disgusting (this got trimmed to get an R rating) and I can't say I liked it...but it did it's job. It scared me. I was cringing in my seat a few times and jumped more than once.

    Another plus is ALL the acting is good. Brewster, Handley, Baird and Bomer are all good-looking and likable--when the violence starts you really are horrified at seeing such great characters being tortured. Ermey is on hand giving another terrifying performance as Hoyt. His character is so twisted, violent and sick that when he got a taste of his own medicine my quiet audience broke out in applause. Also there's good old Leatherface and his chainsaw chasing everybody.

    In some ways I applaud a grim, graphic R rated horror film that pulls no punches--I HATE the watered down PG-13 crap we usually get. But unlike some (like "Scream") this is pretty unrelenting and wears you down. But it scared me and that's exactly what it's supposed to do. An 8.
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    FAQ7

    • Where were Jedediah and Henrietta?
    • Did the song, All Right Now, come out in the year 1969?
    • What are the differences between the R-Rated theatrical version and the Unrated version of the movie?

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    • Release date
      • October 6, 2006 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Austin, Texas, USA
    • Production companies
      • New Line Cinema
      • Platinum Dunes
      • Next Entertainment
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    • 1 hour 31 minutes
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