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Release Date:
1 October 1974 (USA)
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Tagline:
The idyllic summer's day that became a nightmare of fear and blood... [UK Video] more
Plot:
Five friends visiting their grandpa's old house are hunted down and terrorized by a chainsaw wielding killer and his family of grave-robbing cannibals. full summary | full synopsis
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Grandfather
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Cannibal
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Leatherface
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Chainsaw
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Hitchhiker
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1 win
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Marilyn Burns | ... | Sally Hardesty | |
| Allen Danziger | ... | Jerry | |
| Paul A. Partain | ... | Franklin Hardesty | |
| William Vail | ... | Kirk | |
| Teri McMinn | ... | Pam (as Teri Mcminn) | |
| Edwin Neal | ... | Hitchhiker | |
| Jim Siedow | ... | Old Man | |
| Gunnar Hansen | ... | Leatherface | |
| John Dugan | ... | Grandfather | |
| Robert Courtin | ... | Window Washer | |
| William Creamer | ... | Bearded Man | |
| John Henry Faulk | ... | Storyteller | |
| Jerry Green | ... | Cowboy | |
| Ed Guinn | ... | Cattle Truck Driver | |
| Joe Bill Hogan | ... | Drunk |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Headcheese (USA) (working title)
Leatherface (USA) (working title)
Stalking Leatherface (USA) (alternative title)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (USA) (alternative spelling)
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Leatherface (USA) (working title)
Stalking Leatherface (USA) (alternative title)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (USA) (alternative spelling)
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Runtime:
83 min | Germany:75 min (new longer Version)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
West Germany:(Banned) |
New Zealand:R18 |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) (re-rating: 2004) |
Sweden:15 (re-rating: 1994) (cut) (re-rating: 2001) (uncut) |
Sweden:15 (re-rating) (2001) (uncut) |
UK:18 (re-rating: 1999) |
Canada:18+ (Quebec) (original rating: 1974) |
UK:R (original rating: 1975) |
Finland:(Banned) (1984) |
Finland:K-18 (1996) |
UK:(Banned) (original rating) |
Italy:VM14 (re-rating) (2003) |
Italy:VM18 (original rating) |
Brazil:18 (1998) |
Brazil:(Banned) |
Australia:(Banned) (original rating) |
Belgium:16 (video rating) |
West Germany:18 (cut) |
New Zealand:R16 (re-rating) (2007) (uncut) |
Singapore:M18 (re-rating) |
Italy:VM18 (DVD rating) |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:R |
Canada:R |
Chile:(Banned) (re-rating) (1978) |
Chile:18 (original rating) |
Denmark:15 (video rating) |
France:-16 (re-rating) |
France:X (original rating) |
Hong Kong:III |
Iceland:(Banned) (original rating) |
Iceland:16 (re-rating) |
Ireland:(Banned) (original rating) |
Ireland:18 |
Japan:R-15 |
Netherlands:16 |
Norway:(Banned) (video rating) |
Norway:18 (re-rating) (1997) (uncut) |
South Korea:18 |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:(Banned) (1984) |
USA:R |
Singapore:(Banned) |
Germany:BPjM Restricted
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Gunnar Hansen said that, during filming, he didn't get along very well with Paul A. Partain, who played Franklin. A few years later, Hanson met Partain again and realized that Partain, a method actor, had simply chosen to stay in character even when not filming. The two remained good friends up until Partains' death.
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Continuity: The blood the hitchhiker smears on the van is gone in the long shot a few seconds later.
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Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Touch of Satan (#10.8)" (1998)
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WACO
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Let me begin by saying that there are precious few movies that can actually scare the crap out of you, and this is one of them. The tension that this movie generates is overwhelming at times, and if you watch it with someone who's never seen it before, be sure to keep your eye on them. You'll probably notice a look of disbelief on their unsuspecting face.
Anyone who doesn't like being scared will end up being unable to finish this movie. People who have a taste for the brutally bizarre will probably hit play again after the credits roll. In light of all this, I must also say that in some respects, TCM's bark is much worse than it's bite. Being banned in so many countries for so long, and having a title that includes the phrase 'Chainsaw Massacre', has seemingly led many people to believe that there is an undue amount of gore in it. However, there simply isn't. Gore is not where the scares are in this one. The scares come from the absolutely brutal and bizarre scenarios that befall poor Sally Hardesty.
In closing, I'd also like to go out on a limb and make the following grandiose statement: TCM is the greatest horror film of all time! Not bad for Tobe Hoopers' first effort.