The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Nov. 9, 2008

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Release Date: Friday, October 17, 2003

Director: Marcus Nispel

Starring: Jessica Biel • Eric Balfour • Andrew Bryniarski • R. Lee Ermey • Lauren German

R Action N/A

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: On August 20th 1973, police were dispatched to the remote farmhouse of Thomas Hewitt, a former head-skinner at a local slaughterhouse in Travis County, Texas. What they found within the confines of his cryptic residence was the butchered remains of 33 victims, a chilling discovery that shocked and horrified a nation in what many still call the most gruesome mass murder case of all time. Brandishing a chainsaw and wearing the grotesque flesh masks of his victims, the killer became forever known as "Leatherface" when sensational headlines were splashed across newspapers throughout the state of Texas: "House of Horrors Stuns Nation - Massacre in Texas." Police and FBI eventually gunned down a man wearing a leathery mask and declared they had their killer and abruptly closed the case. However, in the years that followed, many close to the grisly murder case would come forward to level accusations that police had botched the investigation and knowingly killed the wrong man. Now, for the first time, the only known survivor of the killing spree has broken the silence and come forward to tell the real story of what happened on that deserted rural Texas highway when a group of five young kids inadvertently found themselves besieged by a chainsaw wielding madman who would leave a trail of blood and terror that would forever be known as "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre".

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Who stars in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre – Cast List

Jessica Biel
New Year's Eve, Valentine's Day
E
Eric Balfour
The Horsemen, In Her Shoes
A
Andrew Bryniarski
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
R
R. Lee Ermey
Se7en (IMAX - 30th Anniversary), The Watch
L
Lauren German
Hostel: Part II, A Walk to Remember
E
Erica Leerhsen
Mozart and the Whale, Magic In The Moonlight
J
Jonathan Tucker
The Next Three Days, Charlie's Angels
M
Mike Vogel
Blue Valentine, Poseidon
A
Andrew Prine

Who is making The Texas Chainsaw Massacre – Crew List

A look at The Texas Chainsaw Massacre behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Marcus Nispel last helmed Exeter and Conan The Barbarian. The film's writer Scott Kosar last penned The Wrecking Crew and The Crazies.

Director: Marcus Nispel
Screenwriters: Scott Kosar
Kim Henkel
Tobe Hooper
Producers: Michael Bay
Mike Fleiss
Andrew Form
Bradley Fuller

Studio: New Line Cinema
Production Companies: —

Production – What we know about the The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Dec 2004

Completed

Changed The Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: R Restricted for strong horror violence/gore, language, and drug content
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Release Date: When was the film released?

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was released in on Friday, October 17 , 2003. There were seven other movies released on the same date, including Runaway Jury, Shattered Glass and Sylvia.