Leatherface

"Witness the beginning of your end."

2017 1h 28m EN

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5.6

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★5.6TMDB · 1,472

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Synopsis

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A young nurse is kidnapped by a group of violent teens who escape from a mental hospital and take her on the road trip from hell. Pursued by an equally deranged lawman out for revenge, one of the teens is destined for tragedy and horrors that will destroy his mind, moulding him into a monster named Leatherface.

“Witness the beginning of your end.”

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Cast

Stephen Dorff
Texas Ranger Hal Hartman
Vanessa Grasse
Lizzy
Sam Strike
Jackson
Lili Taylor
Verna Sawyer
James Bloor
Ike
Jessica Madsen
Clarice
Sam Coleman
Bud
Lorina Kamburova
Betty Hartman

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Julien Maury
Writers: Seth M. Sherwood
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Julien Maury, shot by Antoine Sanier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Sébastien de Sainte Croix shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Stephen Dorff and Vanessa Grasse and Sam Strike carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Julien Maury directs. Antoine Sanier behind the camera. John Frizzell scores. Sébastien de Sainte Croix cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $0.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Released 9 years ago.
4Part of the "Texas Chainsaw Massacre Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Julien Maury, shot by Antoine Sanier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by John Frizzell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Sébastien de Sainte Croix shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Stephen Dorff and Vanessa Grasse and Sam Strike carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Witness the beginning of your end.".
10IMDB entry: tt2620590 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 14 themes, including "sheriff", "escape", "texas", "halloween".
12Released under 14 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Antoine Sanier
Original score: John Frizzell
Editing: Sébastien de Sainte Croix
Production design: Alain Baineé
Costume design: Ina Damianova
Makeup / hair: Daniela Avramova
VFX supervisor: Jivko Ivanov
Sound: Ryan Nowak
Runtime: 88 min · 1h 28m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $500,000
Box office: $1,476,843
Return: 295% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Leatherface (2017)

Part of

Texas Chainsaw Massacre Collection

Series of cannibal slasher films focused on Leatherface and his family, who terrorize unsuspecting visitors to their territory.

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Julien Maury

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Gimly2017-10-27
★ 3/10
It's a bad movie, but more than that, it's a bad Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Final rating:★½: - Boring/disappointing. Avoid where possible.

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