The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

"What you know about fear... doesn't even come close."

2006 1h 31m EN

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Chrissie and her friends set out on a road trip for a final fling before one is shipped off to Vietnam. Along the way, bikers harass the foursome and cause an accident that throws Chrissie from the vehicle. The lawman who arrives on the scene kills one of the bikers and brings Chrissie's friends to the Hewitt homestead, where young Leatherface is learning the tools of terror.

“What you know about fear... doesn't even come close.”

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Cast

Jordana Brewster
Chrissie
Taylor Handley
Dean
Diora Baird
Bailey
Matt Bomer
Eric
R. Lee Ermey
Uncle Charlie Hewitt / Sheriff Hoyt
Lew Temple
Sheriff Winston Hoyt
Andrew Bryniarski
Thomas Hewitt / Leatherface
Tim DeZarn
Slaughterhouse Supervisor

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jonathan Liebesman
Writers: Sheldon Turner, Sheldon Turner, David J. Schow
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.2× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Texas Chainsaw (Reboot) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jonathan Liebesman, shot by Lukas Ettlin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Steve Jablonsky. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jonathan Chibnall shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Jordana Brewster and Taylor Handley and Diora Baird carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "What you know about fear... doesn't even come close.".

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The take

Jonathan Liebesman directs. Lukas Ettlin behind the camera. Steve Jablonsky scores. Jonathan Chibnall cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Made its money back 3.2× over at the box office.
2Released 20 years ago.
3Part of the "Texas Chainsaw (Reboot) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Jonathan Liebesman, shot by Lukas Ettlin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Steve Jablonsky. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Jonathan Chibnall shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Jordana Brewster and Taylor Handley and Diora Baird carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "What you know about fear... doesn't even come close.".
9IMDB entry: tt0420294 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 24 themes, including "war veteran", "sadism", "psychopath", "mass murder".
11Released under 15 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Lukas Ettlin
Original score: Steve Jablonsky
Editing: Jonathan Chibnall
Production design: Marco Rubeo
Costume design: Mari-An Ceo
Makeup / hair: Carla Palmer
VFX supervisor: Kelly Port
Sound: Adam Jenkins
Stunt coordinator: Kurt Bryant
Runtime: 91 min · 1h 31m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $16,000,000
Box office: $50,517,763
Return: 316% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)

Part of

Texas Chainsaw (Reboot) Collection

Platinum Dunes' 2003 remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and its original 2006 prequel story.

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JPV8522025-09-08
★ 5/10
I saw this film when it first came out on DVD back in 2006 or 07 and didn't think much of it. And my opinion pretty much remains, some great and gnarly gore that rode the line from horror to torture porn, but R. Lee Ermey was greatly sadistic and, as with Jessica Biel in TCM '05, the camera focused pretty well on Jordana Brewster's ass. I thought this one didn't have any memorable characters to make me care about their plight and the ending was laughable at just how nimble and sneaky the bulky Leatherface was somehow hide in the backseat and let our potential Final Girl drive away only to chainsaw her from the backseat (reminds me on how Mrs. Vorhees was able to take a knife through Kevin Bacon's chest from underneath a bed). I wanted to like this one and there are some things to admire with its gore effects and some very grim and dark humor, it's not a good movie but better than the subsequent outings that followed this (Texas Chainsaw 3D, Leatherface and Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2022). 2.5/5

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