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<div class="large-6 columns">'''[[/Review|The Texas Chainsaw Massacre]]''' ([[:Category:1974|1974]], [[:Category:USA|USA]]) is a [[:Category:Slasher Films|Slasher film]] directed by [[:Category: Tobe Hooper|Tobe Hooper]]. It is followed by [[The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2]]. | <div class="large-6 columns"> | ||
*'''Contents''': [[/Trailer|Watch Trailer]] | [[/DVD|Available DVDs]] | [[/BluRay|BluRay]] | [[/Review|Film Review]] | [[Based on a 'True' Story - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre|Film Review 2]] | [[The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)|Poster Art]] | [[/Fun Facts|Fun Facts]] | [[/Press Kit|Press Kit]] | [http://www.texaschainsawmassacre.net/TCMMain.html TCM.NET] | [[ | '''[[/Review|The Texas Chainsaw Massacre]]''' ([[:Category:1974|1974]], [[:Category:USA|USA]]) is a [[:Category:Slasher Films|Slasher film]] directed by [[:Category: Tobe Hooper|Tobe Hooper]]. It is followed by [[The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2]]. | ||
*'''Featured in''': [[42nd Street Forever: Volume 2 - The Deuce]] | [[Mad Ron's Prevues From Hell]] | *'''Contents''': [[/Trailer|Watch Trailer]] | [[/TV Spot|TV Spot]] | [[/DVD|Available DVDs]] | [[/BluRay|BluRay]] | [[/Review|Film Review]] | [[Based on a 'True' Story - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre|Film Review 2]] | [[The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)|Poster Art]] | [[/Fun Facts|Fun Facts]] | [[/Press Kit|Press Kit]] | [http://www.texaschainsawmassacre.net/TCMMain.html TCM.NET] | [[/Soundtrack|Soundtrack]] | [[Chain Saw Confidential]] | ||
*'''Featured in''': [[42nd Street Forever: Volume 2 - The Deuce]] | [[Mad Ron's Prevues From Hell]] | [[Terror in The Aisles]] | [[Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films]] | [[Video Nasties: The Definitive Guide Pt. 2]] | [[Video Nasties: The Definitive Guide]] | |||
*'''Included in''': [[Quentin Tarantino's Top 20 Grindhouse Classics|Quentin Tarantino's Top 20]] | [[GCDb Top 20]] | [[The Lucky 13: Slasher Film Classics]] | [[GCDb Top 20 Horror Classics]] | *'''Included in''': [[Quentin Tarantino's Top 20 Grindhouse Classics|Quentin Tarantino's Top 20]] | [[GCDb Top 20]] | [[The Lucky 13: Slasher Film Classics]] | [[GCDb Top 20 Horror Classics]] | ||
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* Released in 1974 | ===Main Details=== | ||
* Released in 1974 | |||
* Color | |||
* Running Time: 83 min | Germany: 75 min (new longer Version) | * Running Time: 83 min | Germany: 75 min (new longer Version) | ||
* Production Co: Vortex | * Production Co: Vortex | ||
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* Directed by [[:Category: Tobe Hooper|Tobe Hooper]] | * Directed by [[:Category: Tobe Hooper|Tobe Hooper]] | ||
* Written by Kim Henkel, Tobe Hooper | * Written by Kim Henkel, Tobe Hooper | ||
* Starring Marilyn Burns, Allen Danziger, Paul A. Partain | * Starring Marilyn Burns, Allen Danziger, Paul A. Partain | ||
* Produced by Kim Henkel, Tobe Hooper, Jay Parsley, Richard Saenz, Louis Peraino | * Produced by Kim Henkel, Tobe Hooper, Jay Parsley, Richard Saenz, Louis Peraino | ||
* Original Music by Wayne Bell, Tobe Hooper | * Original Music by Wayne Bell, Tobe Hooper | ||
* Cinematography by Daniel Pearl | * Cinematography by Daniel Pearl | ||
* Film Editing by Larry Carroll, Sallye Richardson | * Film Editing by Larry Carroll, Sallye Richardson | ||
====Also Known As | |||
===Plot Summary=== | |||
*Two siblings and three of their friends en route to visit their grandfather's grave in Texas fall victim to a family of cannibalistic psychopaths. | |||
===Also Known As=== | |||
* Akuma no ikenie (Japan) | * Akuma no ikenie (Japan) | ||
* Bloodright in Texas (Germany) | * Bloodright in Texas (Germany) | ||
* Blutgericht in Texas (Germany) | * Blutgericht in Texas (Germany) | ||
* Das Kettensägenmassaker (Germany) | * Das Kettensägenmassaker (Germany) | ||
* Leatherface (USA) (working title) | * Leatherface (USA) (working title) | ||
* La Masacre de Texas (Argentina) | * La Masacre de Texas (Argentina) | ||
* Masacre en Texas (Venezuela) | * Masacre en Texas (Venezuela) | ||
* Massacre à la tronçonneuse (France) | * Massacre à la tronçonneuse (France) | ||
* O Massacre da Serra Elétrica (Brazil) | * O Massacre da Serra Elétrica (Brazil) | ||
* Massacre no Texas (Portugal) | * Massacre no Texas (Portugal) | ||
* La Matança de Texas (Spain) (Catalan title) | * La Matança de Texas (Spain) (Catalan title) | ||
* La Matanza de Texas (Spain) | * La Matanza de Texas (Spain) | ||
* Moottorisahamurhaaja (Finland) (informal title) | * Moottorisahamurhaaja (Finland) (informal title) | ||
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* Non aprite quella porta (Italy) | * Non aprite quella porta (Italy) | ||
* Texasin moottorisahamurhat (Finland) | * Texasin moottorisahamurhat (Finland) | ||
* The Devil of Punishment (Japan) (literal title) (English title) | * The Devil of Punishment (Japan) (literal title) (English title) | ||
* The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (Finland) (video title) | * The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (Finland) (video title) | ||
===Taglines=== | |||
* The idyllic summer's day that became a nightmare of fear and blood.. | * The idyllic summer's day that became a nightmare of fear and blood.. | ||
* It Really Happened. It's Terrifying. It's Here. [Australia, Video] | * It Really Happened. It's Terrifying. It's Here. [Australia, Video] | ||
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* America's Most Bizarre and Brutal Crimes!... | * America's Most Bizarre and Brutal Crimes!... | ||
* Before Halloween...Before Friday The 13th...Before Scream...There Was The Saw. | * Before Halloween...Before Friday The 13th...Before Scream...There Was The Saw. | ||
__NOTOC__ | __NOTOC__ | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:58, 13 December 2023
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974, USA) is a Slasher film directed by Tobe Hooper. It is followed by The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2.
- Contents: Watch Trailer | TV Spot | Available DVDs | BluRay | Film Review | Film Review 2 | Poster Art | Fun Facts | Press Kit | TCM.NET | Soundtrack | Chain Saw Confidential
- Featured in: 42nd Street Forever: Volume 2 - The Deuce | Mad Ron's Prevues From Hell | Terror in The Aisles | Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films | Video Nasties: The Definitive Guide Pt. 2 | Video Nasties: The Definitive Guide
- Included in: Quentin Tarantino's Top 20 | GCDb Top 20 | The Lucky 13: Slasher Film Classics | GCDb Top 20 Horror Classics
Main Details
- Released in 1974
- Color
- Running Time: 83 min | Germany: 75 min (new longer Version)
- Production Co: Vortex
- Distribution Co: Bryanston Distributing (1974) (USA) (theatrical) | New Line Cinema (1980) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release) | Astral Films (????) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Directed by Tobe Hooper
- Written by Kim Henkel, Tobe Hooper
- Starring Marilyn Burns, Allen Danziger, Paul A. Partain
- Produced by Kim Henkel, Tobe Hooper, Jay Parsley, Richard Saenz, Louis Peraino
- Original Music by Wayne Bell, Tobe Hooper
- Cinematography by Daniel Pearl
- Film Editing by Larry Carroll, Sallye Richardson
Plot Summary
- Two siblings and three of their friends en route to visit their grandfather's grave in Texas fall victim to a family of cannibalistic psychopaths.
Also Known As
- Akuma no ikenie (Japan)
- Bloodright in Texas (Germany)
- Blutgericht in Texas (Germany)
- Das Kettensägenmassaker (Germany)
- Leatherface (USA) (working title)
- La Masacre de Texas (Argentina)
- Masacre en Texas (Venezuela)
- Massacre à la tronçonneuse (France)
- O Massacre da Serra Elétrica (Brazil)
- Massacre no Texas (Portugal)
- La Matança de Texas (Spain) (Catalan title)
- La Matanza de Texas (Spain)
- Moottorisahamurhaaja (Finland) (informal title)
- Motorsågsmassakern (Sweden)
- Motorsavsmassakren (Denmark)
- Non aprite quella porta (Italy)
- Texasin moottorisahamurhat (Finland)
- The Devil of Punishment (Japan) (literal title) (English title)
- The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (Finland) (video title)
Taglines
- The idyllic summer's day that became a nightmare of fear and blood..
- It Really Happened. It's Terrifying. It's Here. [Australia, Video]
- For them, an Idyllic summer afternoon became their worst nightmare!
- Nothing Cuts Like the Original!
- Banned for over 7 years! Now finally released INTACT! UNCUT!
- America's most bizarre crime! Brutal beyond description! Grisley beyond comprehension!
- Who will survive and what will be left of them?
- For five young friends, a typical summer afternoon drive becomes a terrifying nightmare.
- What happened is true. Now the motion picture that's just as real.
- Once you stop screaming, then you'll start talking about it.
- America's Most Bizarre and Brutal Crimes!...
- Before Halloween...Before Friday The 13th...Before Scream...There Was The Saw.