Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The

Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The

1974

Director Tobe Hooper's horror classic is a gruesome reminder that a movie need not be complicated to scare the daylights out of viewers. Sally (Marilyn Burns), her wheelchair-bound brother (Paul A. Partain) and their friends travel to a vandalized graveyard to see if their grandfather's remains are intact. En route, they come upon chainsaw-wielding maniac Leatherface (Gunnar Hansen), and it's a fight to the bloody death between good and evil.

The idyllic summer's day that became a nightmare of fear and blood... [UK Video]

JBscale
45
Mediocre

Film Detail

Genre
Horror - Thriller
Length
1 hr. 24 mins.
US Theatrical Release
October 1, 1974
US Box Office
$30,859,000 (#2750 of 7074)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
R
Restricted
Graphic Bloody Violence, Language

Collection Detail

Release Method
3-Disc 50th Anniversary Edition & Digital
Aquired Format
iTunes
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.78:1
Audio
English: DD 5.1
English: DD 2.0 Surround
English: DTS-HD Master 7.1
English: DD 1.0
Studio
Pioneer
Released
September 16, 2014
Acquired Date
February 14, 2015
Times Seen
2 Times
Last Watched
November 6, 2007

Actors

Marilyn Burns
Marilyn Burns
Allen Danziger
Allen Danziger
Paul A. Partain
Paul A. Partain
William Vail
William Vail
Teri McMinn
Teri McMinn
Edwin Neal
Edwin Neal
Jim Siedow
Jim Siedow
Gunnar Hansen
Gunnar Hansen
John Dugan
John Dugan
John Larroquette
John Larroquette

Directors

Tobe Hooper
Tobe Hooper

Producers

Tobe Hooper
Tobe Hooper
Louis Peraino
Louis Peraino

Writers

Tobe Hooper
Tobe Hooper
Kim Henkel
Kim Henkel

Special Features

Commentaries
  • actors Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Allen Danziger, and art director Robert A. Burns
  • director Tobe Hooper, cinematographer Daniel Pearly and actor Gunnar Hansen
Documentaries
  • Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth
Featurettes
  • Flesh Wounds - featuring New Interviews with Various Cast & Crew Members
Other
  • A Tour of the TCSM house with Gunnar Hansen
  • Blooper Reel
  • Deleted Scenes
  • English & Spanish Subtitles
  • Outtakes
  • Outtakes from "The Shocking Truth"
  • Radio Spots
  • Still Gallery
  • Theatrical Trailers
  • TV Spots
  • Audio Commentary
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Outtakes
  • Featurettes

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User Reviews

  • 11.6.2007 by biglummox (8/10)
  • 11.6.2007 by anonymous (8/10)

Ratings

JB Users
80
Excellent
RT Rotten
37%
Tomatometer
155 votes
RT Stale
58%
Popcornmeter
11,677 votes
METASCORE
38
33 votes
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
194,707 votes

Tags

  1. Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Official Website
  3. Kids-in-Mind
  4. Common Sense Media