The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
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- R
- 1h 23min
- Horror
- 11 Oct 1974 (USA)
- Movie
Five friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw.
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Awards:
- 3 wins & 2 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Marilyn Burns | ... |
Sally
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Allen Danziger | ... |
Jerry
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Paul A. Partain | ... |
Franklin
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William Vail | ... |
Kirk
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Teri McMinn | ... |
Pam
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Edwin Neal | ... |
Hitchhiker
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Jim Siedow | ... |
Old Man
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Gunnar Hansen | ... |
Leatherface
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John Dugan | ... |
Grandfather
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Robert Courtin | ... |
Window Washer
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William Creamer | ... |
Bearded Man
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John Henry Faulk | ... |
Storyteller
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Jerry Green | ... |
Cowboy
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Ed Guinn | ... |
Cattle Truck Driver
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Joe Bill Hogan | ... |
Drunk
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Perry Lorenz | ... |
Pick Up Driver
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John Larroquette | ... |
Narration (voice)
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Levie Isaacks | ... |
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
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Directed by
Tobe Hooper |
Written by
Kim Henkel | ... | (screenplay by) and |
Tobe Hooper | ... | (screenplay by) |
Kim Henkel | ... | (story by) |
Produced by
Kim Henkel | ... | associate producer |
Tobe Hooper | ... | producer |
Jay Parsley | ... | executive producer |
Richard Saenz | ... | associate producer |
Music by
Wayne Bell | ... | (music score) |
Tobe Hooper | ... | (music score) |
Cinematography by
Daniel Pearl |
Editing by
J. Larry Carroll | ... | (as Larry Carroll) |
Sallye Richardson |
Art Direction by
Robert A. Burns |
Makeup Department
W.E. Barnes | ... | makeup: grandfather's (as W. E. Barnes) |
Dorothy J. Pearl | ... | makeup artist (as Dorothy Pearl) |
Production Management
Ron Bozman | ... | production manager (as Ronald Bozman) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sallye Richardson | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
Wayne Bell | ... | boom man / post-production sound |
James A. Corbett | ... | re-recording mixer |
Jay M. Harding | ... | dubbing mixer (as Jay Harding) |
Paul Harrison | ... | rerecording |
Robert Knudson | ... | dubbing mixer (as Buzz Knudson) |
Ted Nicolaou | ... | location sound recording |
Michael J. White | ... | sound re-recording mixer: home video version (uncredited) |
Patrick Yacono | ... | re-recording mixer (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Dean W. Miller | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Stunts
Mary Church | ... | stunts |
Perry Lorenz | ... | stunt driver |
Carey Loftin | ... | truck stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Tobe Hooper | ... | additional photography |
Lynn Lockwood | ... | lighting (as Lynn Lochwood) |
J. Michael McClary | ... | camera assistant |
Lou Perryman | ... | assistant cameraman |
Rod Ponton | ... | grip |
Lynn Scherwitz | ... | key grip (as Linn Scherwitz) |
Script and Continuity Department
Mary Church | ... | script girl |
Additional Crew
George Baetz | ... | production assistant |
Jerry Bellnoski | ... | production assistant |
Jim Crow | ... | production assistant |
Paula Eaton | ... | production assistant |
Tom Foote | ... | production assistant |
Paulette Gochnour | ... | production assistant |
Sally Nicolaou Hamilton | ... | production assistant (as Sally Nicolau) |
Charlie Loving | ... | production assistant |
N.C. Parsley | ... | production assistant (as N. C. Parsley) |
Robert Pustejowski | ... | production assistant (as Robert Pustejovski) |
David Spaw | ... | production assistant |
Ray Spaw | ... | production assistant |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Bryanston Distributing (1974) (United States) (theatrical)
- Astral Films (1974) (Canada) (theatrical)
- New Gold Entertainment (1974) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Succéfilm AB (1975) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Producciones Gustavo Alatriste (1977) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Jugendfilm-Verleih (1978) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Iver Film Services (IFS) (1979) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Astral Films (1980) (Canada) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Bac Films (1980) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- New Line Cinema (1980) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- New Line Cinema (1981) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- René Chateau Productions (1982) (France) (theatrical)
- Astral Video (1982) (Canada) (VHS)
- New Line Cinema (1983) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Filmways Australasian Distributors (1984) (Australia) (theatrical)
- K-Tel Filmways VTC (1984) (Australia) (VHS)
- Universal Television (2000) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Cinema Mondo (1996) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2000) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Elite Entertainment (1996) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- MCA TV (1996) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Culture Publishers (CP) (1997) (Japan) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Universal Home Entertainment (1999) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- CMV Laservision (1999) (Germany) (video) (laserdisc)
- Force Video (2000) (Australia) (DVD)
- Future Film (2001) (Finland) (DVD)
- Future Film (2001) (Finland) (VHS)
- Flashstar Home Vídeo (2002) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Universal Domestic Television (2000) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- NBC Universal Television Distribution (2004) (United States) (tv) (syndication)
- Dark Sky Films (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2007) (Australia) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2007) (Australia) (video) (VOD)
- Dark Sky Films (2008) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Turbine Medien (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2013) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Carlotta Films (2014) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Shochiku (2015) (Japan) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Film4 (2015) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- Shochiku (2015) (Japan) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- VL-Media (2015) (Finland) (DVD)
- Alas Films S.L. (1987) (Spain) (theatrical) (re-release) (subtitled version)
- Mundial Films (1977) (Spain) (theatrical) (subtitled version)
- Sofilmes (1978) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Synapse Distribution (2023) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- Blue Dolphin Film Distribution (1998) (United Kingdom) (Re issue)
- Blue Dolphin Film Distribution (1998) (United Kingdom) (Re-issue)
- Europa Filmes (Brazil) (VHS)
- LW Editora (Brazil) (VHS)
- MPI Media Group (2023) (United States) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
- Netminds (2020) (United States) (tv) (Licensed from CDI FILMS)
- Obras-Primas do Cinema (2020) (Brazil) (Blu-ray)
- Ofer Video (1988) (Mexico) (VHS) (re-release edition)
- Reserva Especial (Brazil) (VHS)
- Second Sight Films (2014) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (2 disc steel book)
- Synapse Distribution (2023) (Brazil)
- The Criterion Channel (2020) (United States) (tv) (digital)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2022) (Australia)
- VPS Video (1983) (West Germany) (VHS)
- Videomax (1981) (Mexico) (video)
- Videomax (1999) (Mexico) (VHS)
- Videomax (2002) (Mexico) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Todd-AO Studios (sound mix)
- Consolidated Film Industries (CFI) (titles and opticals)
- Motion Picture Association (MPA)
- Screen Time Images (film restoration)
Storyline
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Box Office
Budget | $140,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | There were lines of gibberish written in the script for Leatherface. Tobe Hooper would sit with Gunnar Hansen and tell him what the lines meant, and the actor had to figure out a way to say that without actually speaking. In the scene where the Old Man comes home and starts yelling at Leatherface about the door, Hansen remembers a take where he communicated a little too verbally. Hooper told him "there was too much intelligence in the character", and the shot was redone. "My one chance to have a line," says Hansen. See more » |
Goofs | The blood the hitchhiker smears on the van is gone in the long shot a few seconds later. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Filmgore (1983). See more » |
Soundtracks | Fool for a Blonde See more » |
Crazy Credits | Opening credits prologue: The film which you are about to see is an account of the tragedy which befell a group of five youths, in particular Sally Hardesty and her invalid brother, Franklin. It is all the more tragic in that they were young. But, had they lived very, very long lives, they could not have expected nor would they have wished to see as much of the mad and macabre as they were to see that day. For them an idyllic summer afternoon drive became a nightmare. The events of that day were to lead to the discovery of one of the most bizarre crimes in the annals of American history, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. AUGUST 18, 1973 See more » |
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Narrator: The film which you are about to see is an account of the tragedy which befell a group of five youths, in particular Sally Hardesty and her invalid brother, Franklin. It is all the more tragic in that they were young. But, had they lived very, very long lives, they could not have expected nor would they have wished to see as much of the mad and macabre as they were to see that day. For them an idyllic summer afternoon drive became a nightmare. The events of that day were to lead to the discovery of one of the most bizarre crimes in the annals of American history, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. See more » |