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When Sally (Marilyn Burns) hears that her grandfather's grave may have been vandalized, she and her paraplegic brother, Franklin (Paul A. Partain), set out with their friends to investigate. After a detour to their family's old farmhouse, they discover a group of crazed, murderous outcasts living next door. As the group is attacked one by one by the chainsaw-wielding Leatherface (Gunnar Hansen), who wears a mask of human skin, the survivors must do everything they can to escape.

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Thanks to a smart script and documentary-style camerawork, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre achieves start-to-finish suspense, making it a classic in low-budget exploitation cinema.

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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Adam Kempenaar Filmspotting What makes it so terrifying is how awfully real it all feels. Rated: 4.5/5 Oct 25, 2024 Full Review The Texas Chain Saw Massacre | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Alexander Walker London Evening Standard The Texas Chainsaw Massacre brings genuine horror back to the cinema. Be warned: its Gothic realism reminds us how rarely screen mayhem actually evokes real fear and revulsion in these times when "murder by numbers" is an everyday news item. Sep 30, 2024 Full Review The Texas Chain Saw Massacre | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Ann Guarino New York Daily News Everything about the film is inept. Two of the girls get a chance to do a lot of screaming. I could have screamed, too, for wasting my time. Rated: 1.5/4 Sep 30, 2024 Full Review The Texas Chain Saw Massacre | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Joe Lipsett Horror Queers Podcast A visceral nightmare that you can smell as much as see. The sound design, editing and unrelenting extended climactic chase are harrowing and unnerving. A classic, but not one I can revisit often Rated: 4.5/5 Oct 9, 2024 Full Review The Texas Chain Saw Massacre | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Joonatan Itkonen Toisto.net The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a perfect horror film. In many ways, it might just be a perfect film, full stop. At 82 nail-biting minutes, there isn't a wasted second in this nightmarish thrill that is as horrifying today as it was 50 years ago. Rated: 5/5 Oct 7, 2024 Full Review The Texas Chain Saw Massacre | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Brennan Klein Screen Rant Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a 50-year-old movie, but the horror classic has lost none of its devastating power in the interim. Rated: 5/5 Oct 2, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Randy I first saw the Texas Chsinsaw massacre when I was 10 or 11 at a drive in. It still holds up It was the first "slasher film" and even after 50 years it's still one of the best Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/27/24 Full Review Juandi I’m a huge fan of the remake so the original doesn’t compare to me. I missed that train. But I can appreciate it for what it did for the horror genre. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/17/24 Full Review Adam S It's a classic for a reason... still holds up Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/09/24 Full Review Christine Its a classic & was a lot of fun to see on the big screen. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/07/24 Full Review ClassicHorrorFilmFan This was my first time seeing the film and I’m glad to have been able to see it on the big screen. My heart was beating out of my chest! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/07/24 Full Review Howard it's 100% dated but it was still intense my heart rate got up to 140 it's definitely really good had a fun time hopefully next year they have it in the movie theaters again Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/07/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Tobe Hooper Director Marilyn Burns Sally Hardesty Gunnar Hansen Leatherface Allen Danziger Jerry Paul A. Partain Franklin Hardesty William Vail Kirk
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Synopsis When Sally (Marilyn Burns) hears that her grandfather's grave may have been vandalized, she and her paraplegic brother, Franklin (Paul A. Partain), set out with their friends to investigate. After a detour to their family's old farmhouse, they discover a group of crazed, murderous outcasts living next door. As the group is attacked one by one by the chainsaw-wielding Leatherface (Gunnar Hansen), who wears a mask of human skin, the survivors must do everything they can to escape.

Director
Tobe Hooper

Producer
Tobe Hooper

Screenwriter
Tobe Hooper, Kim Henkel

Distributor
New Line Cinema, Pioneer Entertainment

Production Co
Vortex

Rating
R

Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 1, 1974, Wide

Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Oct 1, 2024

Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 30, 2014

Runtime
1h 23m

Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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