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Leatherface is mentally challenged in every version of the character. The only film in the entire franchise we ever see him with his mask off is the 2003 remake. In which it's mentioned he had a skin disease. So it's likely all versions he had a facial deformity, hence his desire to wear someone else's face.

No, in fact this film is a direct sequel to the original 1974 Non aprite quella porta (1974) and ignores the events of Non aprite quella porta - Parte 2 (1986) (1986), Non aprite quella porta - Parte 3 (1990) (1990), and Non aprite quella porta IV (1994) (1994). This film also has nothing to do with producer Michael Bay's 2003 version or to the prequel that followed it in 2006.

The 1973 scene has four actors returning from previous installments. John Dugan reprises his role as Grandpa from the first movie. Bill Moseley, who played Chop Top in Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, plays Drayton Sawyer (popularly known as "The Cook") from the first two movies. Gunnar Hansen, who played Leatherface in the first movie, plays a new relative called Boss Sawyer. Later in the film, Marilyn Burns, who played Sally Hardesty in the first film and in Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation, portrays Verna Sawyer-Carson.

The film takes place several weeks after Verna's death, which was September 29th, 2012 (according to her gravestone). Given the group is celebrating Halloween, film takes place most likely in the last week of October. The post-credit scene takes place in November.

The script says that she is in her early 20s, but there has been debate over how old she should be given the original film was made in 1974, and a title card at the beginning of the film places the date at August 19th, 1973. (While Heather is searching through the police file, the number "1973" is smudged out except for one part just before she realizes who her mother was, and it can be clearly seen that the date is "Aug. 19, 1973".) Presumably this was either an oversight by the filmmakers, or an act of reconnecting the series continuity to make the events of the original film take place sometime in the late 1980s, despite the original film's release date. Everything in the film points to the story taking place in 2012, e.g., smartphones, today's gas prices, modern technology, and the date on Verna's tombstone. It's also possible that it's simply budget limitations kept them from making it a period piece. Though not much effort would be needed to set it in the mid-90s.

Boss Sawyer and Bear Sawyer (David Bell) are two white-bearded men who appear to be in their sixties. Dodie Brown is Loretta Sawyer, the mother of Edith Rose Sawyer, who later becomes Heather Miller (Alexandra Daddario). Verna Sawyer-Carson is Heather's grandmother.

A draft of this film's script had his name being Jebadiah Sawyer. This was changed to Jedediah "Jed" Sawyer. He was called Bubba by his brother Chop Top in Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2. However, Bubba could have just been a nickname. It has been used between brothers. In the comic Jason vs Leatherface, Nubbins calls Drayton "Bubba" because he treats him like a brother.

It is implied that Leatherface dug her up and put her in the house, possibly to treat it as if it was alive. This is not something unheard of in the series. In Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, Chop Top uses his twin brother Nubbins' corpse as a puppet and pretends that it is alive. In Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, the Sawyers seat Grandpa's corpse at the dinner table and treat it as if it was alive. At the end of this film, Leatherface buries Verna again after accepting Heather into his home.

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Producer Carl Mazzocon asked Moseley to play the character portrayed by Jim Siedow in the first two films. Moseley thought that it was strange that he was asked to play him instead of Chop Top and said in an interview that the rights to the film series, which Lionsgate purchased from Platinum Dunes, may not have included Chop Top. Moseley was good friends with Siedow in the years before he died and wanted to protect his legacy, instead of having some other actor do a job that was not up to par.

Not only since 2007's overly brutal TCM: The Beginning, gruesome acts of violence are one of the series' trademarks. Therefore, it was fitting that the newest entry received the MPAA's infamous NC-17 rating. Since that is not lucrative for a theatrical release, censorship was applied in order to get the "R" rating (for strong, grisly violence and language throughout). Also, past experiences let hardcore fans keep calm because the uncensored version could be expected on the home video releases later on. Unfortunately, the announcement for the DVD and Blu-ray disc did not contain any information about a longer cut of the movie. Would customers really have to accept the censored "R"-rated version on those releases, as well? After weeks of silence, many of them tended to do so and were completely surprised once again when the news broke that the unrated version does indeed exist and will be available exclusively as video-on-demand on US iTunes. The censorship isn't as exciting as the background facts. The alterations are typical MPAA repertoire, so it's either framecuts or usage of harmless alternate material. Altogether 11 differences can be found between both versions.