The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre

"If looks could kill, he wouldn't need a chainsaw."

1995 1h 35m EN

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4.6

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15%

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METACRITIC

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3.3

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★4.6TMDB · 782🥫15%Rotten Tomatoes●50Metacritic★3.3IMDB · 27,226

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Synopsis

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A group of teenagers get into a car crash in the Texas woods on prom night, and then wander into an old farmhouse that is home to Leatherface and his insane family of cannibalistic psychopaths.

“If looks could kill, he wouldn't need a chainsaw.”

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Cast

Renée Zellweger
Jenny
Matthew McConaughey
Vilmer
Robert Jacks
Leatherface
Tonie Perensky
Darla
Joe Stevens
W.E.
Lisa Marie Newmyer
Heather
John Harrison
Sean
Tyler Shea Cone
Barry

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kim Henkel
Writers: Kim Henkel
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 31% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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31 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Texas Chainsaw Massacre Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kim Henkel, shot by Levie Isaacks. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Renée Zellweger and Matthew McConaughey and Robert Jacks carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Kim Henkel directs. Levie Isaacks behind the camera. Robert Jacks scores. Sandra Adair cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Earned back only 31% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
331 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Part of the "Texas Chainsaw Massacre Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Kim Henkel, shot by Levie Isaacks. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Robert Jacks. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Sandra Adair shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Renée Zellweger and Matthew McConaughey and Robert Jacks carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "If looks could kill, he wouldn't need a chainsaw.".
10IMDB entry: tt0110978 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 14 themes, including "sadism", "texas", "halloween", "sequel".
12Released under 20 different titles around the world.