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pos: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Bryanston to pay the filmmakers $500,000 (about $ inflation-adjusted), but by then the company had declared bankruptcy. In 1983 New Line Cinema acquired the distribution rights from Bryanston and gave the producers a larger share of the profits. "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" premiered in Austin, Texas on October 1, 1974, almost a year after filming concluded. It screened nationally in the United States as a Saturday afternoon matinée and its false marketing as a "true story" helped it attract a broad audience. For eight years after 1976, it was annually reissued to first-run theaters, promoted by full-page ads. The

neg: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (comics) don't want no Hewitt trouble") by the patrons before being dragged out by Leatherface himself. At the conclusion of the storyline, KIm crashes the Hewitts' truck, sending Leatherface careening out the back, and escapes onto the highway and into the night, wielding Leatherface's own chainsaw. In 2007 Wildstorm announced its plan to cancel its ongoing New Line horror comics in favor of publishing mini-series and specials based on the movie franchises. The ongoing "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" series would come to an end after a six-issue run. Replacing them two months later came "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Cut!", a one-issue

neg: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 Chainsaw Massacre 2". Hooper ran out of funds for post-production in 2000 and the film was never completed and released although the trailer leaked online in the early 2000s. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (marketed as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2) is a 1986 American horror comedy film directed by Tobe Hooper. It serves as a sequel to "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre", also directed and co-written by Hooper. It was written by L. M. Kit Carson and produced by Carson, Yoram Globus, Menahem Golan and Hooper. Starring Dennis Hopper, Caroline Williams, Bill Johnson,

neg: Slasher film would come to affect the genre in the coming decade. As 1990s "Scream"-inspired slasher films dwindled in popularity, the remake of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" (2003) became a sleeper hit by playing on public's familiarity of the 1974 original but promising updated thrills and suspense. Like Gus Van Sant's "Psycho" (1998), "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" dilute the original film's controversial aspects for maximum commercial appeal. "The" "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" remake sold over 13.5 million tickets in North America and was followed by "" (2006), which sold a respectable 6-million tickets, though it was still struck by diminishing returns. Riding on

neg: Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (originally The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre) is a 1995 American horror film written and directed by Kim Henkel, and starring Renée Zellweger, Matthew McConaughey, and Robert Jacks as Leatherface. The plot follows four teenagers who encounter Leatherface and his murderous family in backwoods Texas on the night of their prom. It is the fourth installment in the "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" series, and also features uncredited cameo appearances from Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, and John Dugan, all stars of the original film. Writer-director Kim Henkel had

neg: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (comics) she escapes, only to be murdered by Leatherface. After the release of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Special", Avatar printed a three-issue miniseries entitled "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Grind" — written by Brian Pulido with art by Daniel HDR. The miniseries involves a bus full of choir-girls, along with their teachers and the teachers' daughter, becoming stranded in Texas when their bus breaks down near the Hewitt house. When the two teachers leave to seek aid, Leatherface kills them, while Hoyt finds the girls, plants drugs on them, and locks them in the Blair Meat Company where they wait for

neg: Chainsaws in popular culture of the Sun" (1968) and "The Wizard of Gore" (1970). Wes Craven's 1972 film "The Last House on the Left", would be referred to as “The original Chainsaw Massacre” in advertising campaigns during later re-releases. In 1974, arguably the most famous and influential chainsaw use in a film was seen when Tobe Hooper's "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" was released. The film, loosely based on famous murderer Ed Gein (though unlike the killers in the film Gein did not use chainsaws), would etch the chainsaw into the public mind as an object of gruesome terror, even though actual chainsaw to

neg: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning is a 2006 American horror film and a prequel to the 2003 film "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre". The sixth installment in "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" franchise was directed by Jonathan Liebesman and co-produced by Kim Henkel and Tobe Hooper (co-creators of the original 1974 film). The film went into release in North America on October 6, 2006. The film's story takes place four years before the timeline of the 2003 film. It stars Jordana Brewster, Diora Baird, Taylor Handley, Matt Bomer and R. Lee Ermey. Originally, the film

neg: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning Times" panned the film calling it "an invitation to hard-core sadism". At the 27th Golden Raspberry Awards (2006), the film was nominated for a Worst Prequel or Sequel, but lost to "Basic Instinct 2". The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning is a 2006 American horror film and a prequel to the 2003 film "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre". The sixth installment in "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" franchise was directed by Jonathan Liebesman and co-produced by Kim Henkel and Tobe Hooper (co-creators of the original 1974 film). The film went into release in North America on

neg: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (marketed as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2) is a 1986 American horror comedy film directed by Tobe Hooper. It serves as a sequel to "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre", also directed and co-written by Hooper. It was written by L. M. Kit Carson and produced by Carson, Yoram Globus, Menahem Golan and Hooper. Starring Dennis Hopper, Caroline Williams, Bill Johnson, Bill Moseley and Jim Siedow, the plot follows a radio host victimized and captured by Leatherface and his cannibalistic family while a former Texas Marshall hunts them down. It

neg: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (video game) obstacles such as fences, wheelchairs, and cow skulls. The player controls the murderer with the objective to chase and kill victims. Each victim slain gives the player 1,000 points. The player receives additional fuel at every 5,000 points (5 victims). A life is lost when the player's chainsaw runs out of gasoline. Gameplay ends when the last tank of gas is consumed. As one of the first horror-themed video games, "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" caused controversy when it was released due to the violent nature of the video game and sold poorly as many video game stores refused to

neg: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (franchise) had never met. There, Heather discovers that she is part of the Sawyer family, who were killed by the townspeople following the events of the 1974 film, as well as a cousin of Leatherface. According to Seth M. Sherwood, writer of the prequel "Leatherface", the eighth film is part of a continuity that consists of "Leatherface", "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" (1974), and "Texas Chainsaw 3D". When comparing "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" to the other top-grossing horror film series – "A Nightmare on Elm Street", "Child's Play", "Friday the 13th", "Halloween", the "Hannibal Lecter" series, "Psycho", "Saw", and "Scream" –

neg: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning grossing $18,508,228 on its first weekend. Its second week saw a 59.6% drop in attendance, grossing only $7,485,290 and coming in at #5 at the box office. During its third week it grossed $3,779,829 and came in at #10 at the box office. The film dropped out of the top ten and into eighteenth place with $1,269,942. "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning" would fail to regain a top ten spot at the box office for the remainder of its theatrical run, ending with $51,764,406 in total gross. "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning" was released on DVD by New

neg: Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III is a 1990 American horror film directed by Jeff Burr. The film is the sequel to the 1974 film "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" and the 1986 film "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2". The film stars Kate Hodge, William Butler, Ken Foree, Tom Hudson, Viggo Mortensen, Joe Unger, and R.A. Mihailoff. The film was distributed by New Line Cinema, who bought the rights to the series from The Cannon Group. Initially, this film was given an X-rating by the Motion Picture Association of America, which limited the studio's

neg: Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III possible 4 stars, noting that cuts to the film had severely damaged its overall coherence. The films soundtrack consisted of the following tracks: Mezco Toyz planned to release a Leatherface figure from the film in November 2010, but the release was eventually canceled. NECA debuted an 8-inch retro-style "Texas Chainsaw Massacre III" Leatherface action figure at Toy Fair 2017, made widely available on September 2017. Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III is a 1990 American horror film directed by Jeff Burr. The film is the sequel to the 1974 film "The Texas Chain Saw

neg: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003 film) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003 film) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a 2003 American slasher film directed by Marcus Nispel, written by Scott Kosar, and starring Jessica Biel, Jonathan Tucker, Erica Leerhsen, R. Lee Ermey, Mike Vogel, and Eric Balfour. Its plot follows a group of young adults traveling through rural Texas who encounter Leatherface and his murderous family. It is a remake of Tobe Hooper's 1974 film of the same name, and the fifth installment in "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" franchise. Several crew members of the original film were involved with the project: Hooper and writer Kim Henkel served

neg: Texas Chainsaw 3D by writer Seth M. Sherwood focusing on the origin of the eponymous killer. Because of the time it took to release it, the studios lost the rights to make future "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" films. Texas Chainsaw 3D Texas Chainsaw (promoted as Texas Chainsaw 3D) is a 2013 American horror film directed by John Luessenhop, with a screenplay by Adam Marcus, Debra Sullivan and Kirsten Elms and a story by Stephen Susco, Marcus and Sullivan. It is the seventh installment in "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" franchise and was presented in 3D. The film serves as a direct sequel to the 1974

neg: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (video game) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (video game) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a video game, based on the film of the same name, released in March of 1983 by Wizard Video Games for the Atari 2600. The game was designed and programmed by VSS, a software development company started by Ed Salvo and several other ex-Apollo programmers. In 1982, a mass-market video game adaptation of "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" was released for the Atari 2600 by Wizard Video. In the game, the player takes on the role of the movie's chainsaw-wielding villain, Leatherface, and attempts to murder trespassers while avoiding

neg: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (comics) Hewitts and Cain by a normal, loving family. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (comics) The popularity of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" film-series and of its main character, Leatherface, led to the publication of several comic books based on the franchise. In 1991, Northstar Comics released a miniseries titled "Leatherface" — a loose adaptation of "" — that ran for four issues. In 1995, Topps Comics released "Jason Vs. Leatherface", a three-issue miniseries that had Jason Voorhees of "Friday the 13th" fame moving in with Leatherface and his cannibalistic family. After the success of the 2003 remake of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre",

neg: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (comics) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (comics) The popularity of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" film-series and of its main character, Leatherface, led to the publication of several comic books based on the franchise. In 1991, Northstar Comics released a miniseries titled "Leatherface" — a loose adaptation of "" — that ran for four issues. In 1995, Topps Comics released "Jason Vs. Leatherface", a three-issue miniseries that had Jason Voorhees of "Friday the 13th" fame moving in with Leatherface and his cannibalistic family. After the success of the 2003 remake of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre", New Line Cinema set up a "House of

neg: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (franchise) wields. Although the film is marketed as a true story, it does not depict actual events, and is instead (as with the film "Psycho") inspired by notorious killer Ed Gein, who acted alone and did not use a chainsaw. "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2" (1986) is set 13 years after the events of the first film. Although it managed to recoup its relatively small budget, the film was not considered a financial success. Since its initial release, however, it has developed a cult following of its own. Unlike its predecessor, which combined minimal gore with a documentary-style nature, the sequel

neg: Texas Chainsaw 3D Texas Chainsaw 3D Texas Chainsaw (promoted as Texas Chainsaw 3D) is a 2013 American horror film directed by John Luessenhop, with a screenplay by Adam Marcus, Debra Sullivan and Kirsten Elms and a story by Stephen Susco, Marcus and Sullivan. It is the seventh installment in "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" franchise and was presented in 3D. The film serves as a direct sequel to the 1974 film "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" (ignoring the events of the subsequent installments). The film stars Alexandra Daddario, Dan Yeager, Trey Songz, Tania Raymonde, Scott Eastwood, Thom Barry, Paul Rae and Bill Moseley, with

neg: Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III New Line bought the rights to "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" from The Cannon Group with the intention of turning it into a new series. Part of their intent with the new series was to project the title character Leatherface as the primary star, above that of his cannibalistic family. New Line began scouting locations in July 1989. In a statement, they said they were "going back to hard-core horror". Shooting took place in Valencia, California, later in that month. Director Jeff Burr wanted Gunnar Hansen to return to the role of Leatherface but the parties couldn't come to an agreement

neg: Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation previously co-written the original "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" (1974) with Tobe Hooper; the events of the previous two sequel films are addressed in "The Next Generation"s opening prologue as "two minor, yet apparently related incidents" which happened after the events of the original film. It was shot on location in rural areas outside of Austin, Texas in the summer of 1994. The film was screened as "The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre" in 1995 before being shelved by Columbia Pictures. Two years later, it was re-cut and released under the title "Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation" on

neg: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre second sequel to appear, though Hooper did not return to direct due to scheduling conflicts with another film, "Spontaneous Combustion". "", starring Renée Zellweger and Matthew McConaughey, was released in 1995. While briefly acknowledging the events of the preceding two sequels, its plot makes it a virtual remake of the 1974 original. A straight remake, "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre", was released by Platinum Dunes and New Line Cinema in 2003. It was followed by a prequel, "", in 2006. A seventh film, "Texas Chainsaw 3D", was released on January 4, 2013. It is a direct sequel to the original 1974

neg: Leatherface (2017 film) "Texas Chainsaw 3D". Sherwood confirmed that the "Texas Chainsaw" film canon made by Lionsgate Pictures and Millennium Films consists of, chronologically, "Leatherface", "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre", and "Texas Chainsaw 3D". He intended "Leatherface" to be accessible to viewers who had never seen the previous films, so that they could watch the series in the order of the timeline without being confused. "Leatherface" was originally slated for a 2016 release, which it did not meet. Despite having reached completion, it was temporarily shelved by Lionsgate Films. Sherwood speculated that the studio might have been afraid that they wouldn't make back

neg: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 the time came to cast Chainsaw 2, Moseley was contacted for the role of Chop Top, the Hitchhiker's twin brother. Several scenes were deleted by director Tobe Hooper due to pacing issues as mentioned on the 2000 "Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Shocking Truth" documentary. One lengthy scene that was cut from the film involves the Sawyer Clan heading out at night to collect prime meat for their chili by slaughtering movie patrons and a group of rowdy, rioting fans. The deleted slaughtering scene featured several elaborate Tom Savini special effects. Another deleted scene also includes the American film critic Joe

neg: Leatherface "Texas Chainsaw 3D", Leatherface returned in the direct sequel to the original "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre". The films picks up directly where the original 1974 film ended, thus ignoring the events of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2", as Sally escapes and flees to the local Sheriff of Newt, Texas, who then drives out to the Sawyer property to arrest Leatherface. However, during the negotiation between the sheriff and the Sawyer clan, a rowdy group of local citizens arrive, intent on vigilante justice, and soon the townspeople toss a molotov cocktail onto the Sawyer house, setting it on fire, as

neg: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre cow skulls. As one of the first horror-themed video games, "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" caused controversy when it was first released due to its violent nature; it sold poorly as a result, because many game stores refused to stock it. The film has been followed by seven other films to date, including sequels, prequels and remakes. The first sequel, "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2" (1986), was considerably more graphic and violent than the original and was banned in Australia for 20 years before it was released on DVD in a revised special edition in October 2006. "" (1990) was the

neg: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 seriously. It's a geek show." AllMovie's review was favorable, writing, "much-hated at the time of its release, Tobe Hooper's "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2" has aged remarkably well, now playing as a strangely effective if none-too-subtle satire of several facets of '80s excess." "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 2" holds a 45% approval rating on film review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 29 reviews with an average rating of 4.8/10. It has since become a cult film. The film was released on VHS by Media Home Entertainment the same year. When initially released on home video and LaserDisc, it

neg: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre The crew had difficulty getting the stage blood to come out of its tube, so instead Burns's index finger was cut with a razor. Burns's costume was so drenched with stage blood that it was "virtually solid" by the last day of shooting. The scene in which Leatherface decapitates Kirk with a chainsaw worried actor William Vail (Kirk). After telling Vail to stay still lest he really be killed, Hansen brought the running chainsaw to within of Vail's face. A real hammer was used for the climactic scene at the end, with some takes also featuring a mock-up. However, the

neg: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (franchise) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (franchise) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is an American horror franchise consisting of eight horror films, comics, and a video game adaptation of the original film. The franchise focuses on serial killer Leatherface and his psychotic family, who terrorize unsuspecting visitors to their territories in the desolate Texas countryside, typically killing and cannibalizing them. The original film was released in 1974, directed by Tobe Hooper and written by Hooper and Kim Henkel. Hooper and Henkel were involved in only three of the later films. The film series has grossed over $235 million at the worldwide box office.

neg: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (franchise) X". He is also a playable fighter in "Terrordrome: Rise of the Boogeymen". The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (franchise) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is an American horror franchise consisting of eight horror films, comics, and a video game adaptation of the original film. The franchise focuses on serial killer Leatherface and his psychotic family, who terrorize unsuspecting visitors to their territories in the desolate Texas countryside, typically killing and cannibalizing them. The original film was released in 1974, directed by Tobe Hooper and written by Hooper and Kim Henkel. Hooper and Henkel were involved in only three of the later films.

neg: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning When Dean attempts to run, he is caught in a bear trap, and Hoyt knocks Eric unconscious. Meanwhile, Holden and Chrissie arrive at the house, but part ways to search for their friends. While Chrissie finds Dean, Holden takes Hoyt hostage, and orders him to take him to Alex. Hoyt calls out to Thomas for help, and he kills Holden with the chainsaw. Chrissie finds Eric in the basement, but is unable to free him, and hides when Thomas returns. Thomas inspects Eric's face before killing him with the chainsaw. He then skins his face, and wears it as a

neg: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003 film) forced to wear a "fat suit", which increased his near-300 lbs to 420 lbs. The suit also heated up quickly so that the actor had to ensure that he drank a lot of fluids before a shoot. Leatherface's mask was also a problem; the mask was made out of Silicone and was difficult for the actor to breathe through. The crew had many prop chainsaws for actor Bryniarski to use, such as chainsaws that put out smoke, and live chainsaws. "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" was released in North America on October 17, 2003, in 3,016 theaters. It grossed $10,620,000 on

neg: Halloween (video game) gets faster with each level increase, and the game continues until all of the player's three lives are lost. Like "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre", Wizard's other offering, "Halloween" was a controversial title at the time due to its violent content and subject matter. Many game retailers refused to carry the game and the ones who did often kept it behind the counter on a request-only basis. "Halloween", along with "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre", drove Wizard Video Games to bankruptcy. While Wizard Video Games were liquidating its merchandise, some copies of the game were shipped and sold without a label, or

neg: Trailer Park Awards Trailer: "The Hills Have Eyes" First Place: International Poster: "Paris je t'aime" Nominations: 12 35th Annual (2006) nominations and winners not known at this time 34th Annual (2005) nominations and winners not known at this time 33rd Annual (2004) Best of Show Audiovisual: "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" Action Adventure Trailers "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" ** Action Adventure TV Spots "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" ** Comedy TV Spots "Bringing Down The House" ** Internet Advertising "Lost in Translation" * ** Home Entertainment Consumer TV Spots "The Lion King, Special Edition" * ** 32nd Annual (2003) nominations and winners not known at

neg: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (franchise) "Leatherface" miniseries was loosely based on the third "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" film. The writer of the miniseries, Mort Castle said, "The series was very loosely based on "Texas Chainsaw Massacre III". I worked from the original script by David Schow and the heavily edited theatrical release of director Jeff Burr, but had more or less free rein to write the story the way it should have been told. The first issue sold 30,000 copies." Kirk Jarvinen drew the illustrations for the first issue, and Guy Burwell finished the rest of the series. The comics, not having the same censorship restrictions

neg: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (comics) Horror" licensing division which licensed the "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" franchise to Avatar Press for use in new comic-book stories, the first of which appeared in 2005. In 2006, Avatar Press lost the license to the DC Comics imprint, Wildstorm, which subsequently published new stories based on the franchise. Writer Mort Castle based the 1991 "Leatherface" miniseries loosely on the third "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" film. He stated: "The series was very loosely based on "". I worked from the original script by David Schow and the heavily edited theatrical release of director Jeff Burr, but had more or less free rein

neg: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (franchise) were licensed as "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" to Avatar Press for use in new comic book stories, the first of which was published in 2005. In 2006, Avatar Press lost the license to DC Comics imprint, Wildstorm, which has published new stories based on the films. However, in June 2007, Wildstorm changed a number of horror comics, including "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre", from monthly issues to specials and miniseries. The series of comics featured none of the main characters seen in the original film (Topps Comics "Jason vs. Leatherface" series is exempt) with the exception of Leatherface, however, the 1991

neg: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003 film) soundtrack albums released by Bulletproof Records/La-La Land Records for the film; the first was meant for regular audiences featuring popular metal music and was released on November 4, 2003. The second was the film's original score as composed by Steve Jablonsky. This was released on October 21, 2003 and has a run time of 50:25. Trailers and TV spots used a version of This Mortal Coil's cover of "Song to the Siren", which was just recorded for the trailer and was sung by the singer Renee of the band Moneypenny. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003 film) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

neg: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (franchise) "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" films. In April 2015, producer Christa Campbell stated that the fate of the potential films would largely depend on the financial reception and perceived fan reactions regarding the 2017 prequel. Campbell clarified in December 2017 that Lionsgate and Millennium Films had lost the franchise rights due to the time it took to release it. On August 24, 2018, Legendary Pictures had bought the rights to the franchise, with a new film and a television series in development. Several comic books based on "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" films were published in 1991 by Northstar Comics entitled "Leatherface". They

neg: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (video game) carry it. The game was poorly received due to its lackluster gameplay, and suffered low sales due to many game stores refusing to carry it. Wizard's other commercial release, "Halloween", had a similar reception, and the limited number of copies sold have made them both highly valued items amongst Atari collectors. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (video game) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a video game, based on the film of the same name, released in March of 1983 by Wizard Video Games for the Atari 2600. The game was designed and programmed by VSS, a software development company started by

neg: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (comics) to be the more sane family member, actually showing some signs of remorse. After completing "Leatherface", Northstar planned to publish other "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" miniseries and one-shots, which included an adaptation of the original 1974 film (previews of the first two covers of the miniseries were included in "Leatherface" #4) written by J. J. Birch, Tim Vigil and Val Mayerik; and two original one-shots entitled "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Portfolio" (produced by Dave Dorman, J. J. Birch, Vince Locke and Guy Burwell) and "Leatherface Special", written by Mike Baron, which would have explored Leatherface's childhood. All of these comic projects

neg: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (franchise) from the MPAA, featured much more gore than the finished film. The ending, as well as the fates of several characters, were also altered. An adaptation of "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" was planned by Northstar Comics, but never came to fruition. All American Massacre is an unreleased film directed by William 'Tony' Hooper, son of Tobe Hooper, the director of the original "Texas Chain Saw Massacre". The film was to serve as a prequel to the original "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" film series. The film began as a 15-minute short, shot on high resolution digital video, but was eventually turned

neg: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (comics) went unpublished. In 1995, Topps Comics released the three-issue miniseries "Jason vs. Leatherface", a non-canonical crossover between the "Friday the 13th" and "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" franchises, written by Nancy A. Collins with art by Jeff Butler. The series premise involves accidentally placing Jason Voorhees, the main antagonist of "Friday the 13th", on a train headed for a dumping ground in Mexico when Crystal Lake is drained of radioactive waste by a company. Running amok on the train, Jason kills its crew and causes the vehicle to crash in Texas, where he meets and befriends Leatherface and his inbred family (consisting

neg: Leatherface (2017 film) whole. He intentionally distanced the film from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" remake, and its prequel "", while respecting the fictional events of the original film and its various sequels. Certain character names, such as Drayton, Nubbins, and the Sawyer surname, were pulled from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2". The creation of the deranged lawman Hal Hartman was inspired by Lefty Enright, a Texas Ranger that appeared in the second film. Hal Hartman is the father of Burt Hartman, a vigilante character that first appeared in "Texas Chainsaw 3D". The character Verna Sawyer (Lili Taylor) was played by Marilyn Burns in

neg: Halloween (franchise) the Hannibal Lecter series, "Psycho", "Saw", "Scream", and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"—and adjusting for 2018 inflation is the highest-grossing horror franchise in the United States at approximately $761.3 million. The is followed by "Friday the 13th" at $755.6 million, followed by the "Nightmare on Elm Street" series with $703.3 million. The Hannibal Lecter film series closely follows in third with $737.6 million. Following "Halloween" is the "Saw" series with $580.9 million, "Scream" with $586.9 million, "Psycho" with $554.4 million, "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" with $391 million, and the "Child's Play" film series rounding out the list with $249.6 million. "Halloween:

neg: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a 12% approval rating based on 83 reviews and an average rating of 3.4/10. The site's consensus states: ""The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning" is full of blood and gore, but not enough scares or a coherent story to make for a successful horror film." Metacritic reports a 29 out of 100 rating, based on 18 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Peter Travers from "Rolling Stone" awarded the film zero stars, calling the film "putridly written, directed and acted", also criticizing the film's obvious plot turns. Nathan Lee from "The New York

neg: Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation interim. Janet Maslin of "The New York Times" wrote: "It was way back in 1995 that this schlocky horror farce, then known as "Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre", first appeared with the unknown actors Matthew McConaughey and Renee Zellweger in starring roles. But even in a film whose principal props include litter, old pizza slices and a black plastic trash bag, it's clear that these two were going places." Rob Patterson of the "Austin American-Statesman" awarded the film three out of four stars and praised the performances, noting: "Everyone here certainly pushes at the ceiling of near-absurdity, yet "The

neg: Jim Siedow His other movie roles were as Howard Ives in the TV movie "Red Alert" in 1977, an unnamed role in the 1980 movie "Hotwire", and as Drayton Sawyer, again, in "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2", the sequel to "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre". Siedow died in Houston from emphysema complications in 2003, at the age of 83 Jim Siedow James Nash Siedow (June 12, 1920 – November 20, 2003), professionally known as Jim Siedow, was an American actor, best known for his role of Drayton "The Cook" Sawyer in "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" and its sequel "The Texas Chainsaw

neg: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning but he overpowers her. Dean intervenes, but Leatherface kills him with the chainsaw. Chrissie escapes, hijacks an abandoned car, and drives off. She sees a state trooper in the distance, but as Chrissie pulls over; Leatherface appears in the backseat and impales her with the chainsaw, causing her to lose control and run over both the trooper, and the man he pulled over. Leatherface then exits the car and walks along the road back towards the Hewitt house. "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning" was released on October 6, 2006 in 2,820 theaters, debuting at #2 at the box office,

neg: Horror film Chainsaw Massacre" (2003), there was also the 2007 Rob Zombie-written and -directed remake of John Carpenter's "Halloween". The film focused more on Michael's backstory than the original did, devoting the first half of the film to Michael's childhood. It was critically panned by most, but was a success in its theatrical run, spurring its own sequel. This film helped to start a "reimagining" riot in horror filmmakers. Among the many remakes or "reimaginings" of other popular horror films and franchises are films such as "Thirteen Ghosts" (2001), "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" (2003), "The Hills Have Eyes" (2006), "Friday the 13th"

neg: Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation no less than $500,000 on prints and advertising. However, the film was shelved for the following two years, until in 1997, when Columbia re-edited and re-titled it "Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation", slating it for a late August release. According to producer Robert Kuhn, Columbia Pictures had deliberately pushed the film back to await the release of star Renée Zellweger's new film, "Jerry Maguire" (1996), which the producers agreed to; McConaughey's agent then purportedly put "pressure" on Columbia Pictures to not release the film theatrically, which caused complications between Henkel and the studio. In a 1997 interview with "The

neg: Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III deadline. The film was rejected by the British Board of Film Classification upon submission for theatrical release in 1990, and the trimmed version gained an 18 certificate when submitted for video in 2004. A total of 4 minutes and 18 seconds was cut in order to gain MPAA approval. "Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III" was originally slated for a November 3, 1989 theatrical release. However, the release date was soon pushed to the following year and it opened in 1,107 theaters on January 12, 1990, grossing $2,692,087 in its opening weekend with an average gross of $2,431 per theater.

neg: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (comics) who run afoul of Sheriff Hoyt, who forcibly takes them to the Hewitt house, where Leatherface kills them all except one, a girl named Lucy, whom he knocks unconscious; Leatherface, when Lucy awakens, puts on a mask created from her boyfriend's face and hammers one of his own masks onto her before forcing her to dance with him as she succumbs to her injuries. After Avatar lost the rights to "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and to New Line Cinema's other horror properties, Wildstorm started an ongoing series written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning with art by Wesley Craig, under the

neg: Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation local Texan bands, but never received a release. However, star Robert Jacks, a friend of Blondie's Debbie Harry, produced a song with Harry titled "Der Einziger Weg" ("sic"; English: "The Only Way"; the correct German title would be "Der einzige Weg")—a single written for and featured in the film. The song was released by Eco-Disaster Music in 1997 as a single on compact disc, featuring Debbie Harry on the cover with a portrait of Jacks as Leatherface, featured in his three costumes, on the wall behind her. Songs featured in the film: Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation Texas Chainsaw

neg: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (comics) in particular expanding on his time as a POW during the Korean War and perforce taking up cannibalism to survive. In September 2007 Leatherface appeared alongside Freddy Krueger in the first issue of "New Line Cinema's Tales of Horror" in a story entitled "The Texas Chainsaw Salesman", written by Christos Gage and Peter Milligan. In late 2008, Wildstorm started a three-issue miniseries, "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Raising Cain", written by Bruce Jones with art by Chris Gugliotti. The miniseries centers around two members of the Hewitt family, twin brothers separated at birth: Cain and Abel, with Abel raised by the

neg: Bill Johnson (film and television actor) Bill Johnson (film and television actor) Bill Johnson (born December 16, 1951) is an American actor, known for his role as Leatherface in the 1986 horror film "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2". Johnson was born in Austin, Texas. He is 6'3", and he is a Sagittarius. He often dances and does t'ai chi. He prefers to read poetry, science fiction, and suspense thrillers. Johnson also likes to listen to classical music, opera, guitar, soft folk, and soft rock blues. Johnson was chosen to play the cannibalistic, chainsaw and sledgehammer wielding, mentally disabled serial killer Leatherface in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

neg: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (franchise) into a 60-minute featurette. A trailer for the film is shown on the official website. The film was to feature Chop Top who had been captured and placed in a psychiatric prison. Various memories of his family were to feature in the film, as he was interviewed by a tabloid television journalist. The score for the film was composed by Buckethead. In 1982, "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre", a mass-market video game adaptation of "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" was released for the Atari 2600 by Wizard Video. In the game, the player assumes the role of Leatherface, and attempts to

neg: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (franchise) the series to be produced by New Line Cinema. However, it was not a commercial success, and New Line had no further involvement in the series. "" (1994) is the final sequel to the original "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" (1974). The 2003 remake, "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre", directed by Marcus Nispel, written by Scott Kosar and produced by Michael Bay, is based on the events of the first film, however, for the most part, it follows a different storyline. A major difference between the two films, for example, is that rather than picking up Leatherface's psychotic hitchhiker brother, the

neg: Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation and pieces, wherever I could. In a 1996-released documentary on the making of the film, Henkel stated that he wrote the characters as exaggerated "cartoonish" caricatures of quintessential American youth. Henkel cited the murder cases of serial killers Ed Gein and Elmer Wayne Henley as influences on his involvement in both "Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation" and the original "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre". Henkel also deliberately wrote themes of female empowerment into the script, specifically in the Jenny character: "It’s her story. It’s about her transformation, her refusal to shut up, to be silenced, to be victimized. And

neg: Abjection in Modernity notion that God is a woman because of their (or his or her, depending on perspective) divinity, sexual liberation and power of creation drives the message of abjection in modernity home. Defined as a film in the ‘splatter’ subgenre of horror films, "Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2" harnesses the abject in a peculiar way. Horror is often defined as a misogynistic or heteronormative genre, but as Jack Halberstam makes clear, these ‘splatter’ films often use the abject to present queerness, or the unrecognisable human body. In "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2," bodies are brutalised by the chainsaw, and what we are

neg: Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation Curtis went legit." "The Hollywood Reporter"s Dave Hunter similarly noted the film as being "blackly comic and extreme." "The Austin Chronicle" also gave the film a favorable review, stating: "Writer-director Kim Henkel penned the original "Chainsaw" and this effort shows that he still has a felicitous grasp of the things that cause us to shudder in dread." "Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation" holds a 16% rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes based on 31 reviews. In late 1995, the film saw its first home video release in the form of a LaserDisc released in Japan under its original "Return..."

neg: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (franchise) Leatherface's first mask is featured, as well as the first murder he commits using a chainsaw. It grossed less than its predecessor and has received largely negative reception from film critics. The seventh film, "Texas Chainsaw 3D", is a direct sequel to the original 1974 film, and makes no reference to the events of the other sequels. The film was directed by John Luessenhop, and written by Adam Marcus, Kirsten Elms, and Debra Sullivan. "Texas Chainsaw" follows a young girl named Heather, who is travelling to Texas with her friends to collect an inheritance from her deceased grandmother, whom she

neg: Marietta Marich who portrayed a younger version of Marietta's character in "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning". She died on September 28, 2017, in Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, Texas, following complications from an aortic dissection. Her memorial service took place at the Grace Presbyterian Church in Houston, Texas, where she was a member. Marietta Marich Marietta Marich (April 5, 1930 – September 28, 2017) was an American actress, singer, writer, stage director, and television host, best known for her role in the 2003 film "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre". Raised in a theatrical family, Marich's career spanned more than 50 years. She

neg: Lou Perryman Lou Perryman Louis Byron "Lou" Perryman (August 15, 1941 – April 1, 2009), also known as Lou Perry, was an American character actor. He acted in a number of small roles both on television and in films such as "The Blues Brothers", "Poltergeist", "Boys Don't Cry" and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2". He was a film crew member on the original "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" film. Perryman also starred in Texas independent filmmaker Eagle Pennell's "The Whole Shootin' Match" and "Last Night at the Alamo". Perryman was killed in his home in Austin, Texas on April 1, 2009 by a 26-year-old

neg: Summer School (1987 film) his house, gives Larry a bed in the classroom, lets Chainsaw arrange a screening of "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" in class and allows Pam to move in with him. Seeing he is still floundering as a teacher, Robin tells Shoop to make learning fun. Shoop begins to grow closer to the kids. They study to pass their English basic skills exam, worried that Gills is going to fire Shoop unless all his students pass. Shoop is arrested when he covers for Chainsaw and Dave after they are found in possession of alcohol. Robin and Gills bail him out of

neg: Texas Chainsaw House (1953–2008). It sits on San Gabriel Village Blvd prominently overlooking the South San Gabriel River and is used as an office. Replicas of the original house were built as sets for "Texas Chainsaw 3D" and the 2017 prequel "Leatherface". The Hewitt House is a privately owned, six bedroom working farm house. It was built in Austin, Texas in the 1850s where the University of Texas at Austin now stands. The house was then moved by train to 901 County Road 336 Granger, Texas in the 1930s, and restored. This house was featured in the 2003 remake "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre",

neg: Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation less painful." John Anderson of "Newsday" wrote that the film was the kind that "Wes Craven's "Scream" has now rendered virtually defunct... What we want from "Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation" is a giddy mix of gruesome horror and campy humor. What we get is less massacre than mess." Joe Leydon of "Variety" wrote that the film "manages the difficult feat of being genuinely scary and sharply self-satirical all at once... it is adept at keeping its audience in a constant state of jumpiness." He also lauded Zellweger's performance, calling her "the most formidable scream queen since Jamie Lee

neg: Texas Chainsaw House as well as in the 2006 prequel to said remake, "". Texas Chainsaw House The Texas Chainsaw House is located in Kingsland, Texas, on the grounds of The Antlers Hotel. This 1900s Victorian house was featured prominently in the 1974 film "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" as the home of Leatherface and his cannibalistic family, before it was moved to this location from Williamson County in 1998. The then-dilapidated farm house originally sat on Quick Hill Road during the July-August 1973 filming of the movie, then sat vacant and deteriorating. The original site is where La Frontera is now located,

neg: Texas Chainsaw House Texas Chainsaw House The Texas Chainsaw House is located in Kingsland, Texas, on the grounds of The Antlers Hotel. This 1900s Victorian house was featured prominently in the 1974 film "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" as the home of Leatherface and his cannibalistic family, before it was moved to this location from Williamson County in 1998. The then-dilapidated farm house originally sat on Quick Hill Road during the July-August 1973 filming of the movie, then sat vacant and deteriorating. The original site is where La Frontera is now located, in Round Rock. In 1998, the house was cut into six

neg: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Leatherface down with a pipe wrench, causing the chainsaw to cut his leg. The driver flees, and Sally escapes in the back of a passing pickup truck as Leatherface maniacally flails his chainsaw in the air. The concept for "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" arose in the early 1970s while Tobe Hooper was working as an assistant film director at the University of Texas at Austin and as a documentary cameraman. He had already developed a story involving the elements of isolation, the woods, and darkness. He credited the graphic coverage of violence by San Antonio news outlets as one

neg: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (franchise) "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre", released in 1974, written and directed by Tobe Hooper, was the first and most successful entry in the series. It is considered to be the first of the 1970s slasher films, and originated a great many of the clichés seen in countless later low-budget slashers. Its plot concerns a family of cannibals living in rural Texas, who abduct customers from their gas station. The film's most notable character, Leatherface, is one of the most well-known villains in cinema history, notable for his masks made of human skin, his blood-soaked butcher's apron and the chainsaw he

neg: Leatherface (2017 film) Leatherface (2017 film) Leatherface is a 2017 American horror film directed by Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo, written by Seth M. Sherwood, and starring Stephen Dorff, Vanessa Grasse, Sam Strike, and Lili Taylor. It is the eighth film in the "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" ("TCM") franchise, and works as a prequel to 1974's "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre", explaining the origin of the series' lead character. Following the financial success of "Texas Chainsaw 3D", a sequel went into development from director John Luessenhop for a planned shoot in Louisiana, but failed to receive the greenlight to move forward. In favor of

neg: Psycho (Puddle of Mudd song) to see if he's all right, Leatherface (also played by Mike Watkins) from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" movies jumps out and grabs two of the girls, taking them back into the woods without the rest of them knowing. Michael Myers then proceeds to get up, revealing he was only pretending to be hurt, and begins chasing the group with a razor sharp machete. The remaining members of the group runs from the killers until they come to The Bates Motel from the movie "Psycho". They run to one of the rooms, taking refuge in it, while in the process disrupting

neg: Nil Gavani Sellathey clear in the climax, which has so much twists and turns, with some being clichéd and some quite interesting Rohit Ramachandran of nowrunning.com gave it 4/5 stars stating that "Nil Gavani Sellathey, inspired from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre", is a hell of a remake. It is the most significant film that's come out this year." He went on to call it the third best movie of the year "Nil Gavani Sellathey"s soundtrack is composed by Selvaganesh. Nil Gavani Sellathey Nil Gavani Sellathey (English: "Stop, Watch and Dont Go") is a 2010 Indian TamilTelugu-language thriller film written, directed and produced by

neg: Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III Gina's sister Sara watches from a nearby window. Sometime later, a couple traveling through Texas, Michelle and Ryan, reach the Last Chance Gas Station, where they meet a hitchhiker named Tex and the station's owner Alfredo. A fight soon breaks out between Tex and Alfredo when Tex finds Alfredo spying on Michelle as she uses the station restroom. As Michelle and Ryan flee in their car, they witness Alfredo apparently killing Tex with a shotgun. When Ryan and Michelle become lost, the driver of a large truck throws a dead coyote at their windshield. As Ryan changes the car's flat

neg: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre into a room filled with furniture made from human bones. She attempts to flee, but Leatherface catches her, and impales her on a meathook, making her watch as he butchers Kirk with a chainsaw. Jerry heads out to look for Pam and Kirk at sunset. He sees the house and finds Pam, still alive, inside a freezer. Before he can react, Leatherface kills him. With darkness falling, Sally and Franklin set out to find their friends. As they near the neighboring house and call out, Leatherface lunges from the darkness and kills Franklin with a chainsaw. Sally runs toward the

neg: Leatherface decides to begin trekking back "home" to Camp Crystal Lake, away from the place that encouraged dangerous things such as friendship. In 2005, Avatar Press began to release "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" comics, set in the continuity of the 2003 remake of the original film, but serving as prequels to the film. The comics had a multitude of variant covers, such as "Gore", "Terror" and "Die Cut". The final release by Avatar Press, the one-shot "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Fearbook", had text written by Antony Johnston with art by Daniel HDR and Mauricio Dias. The premise of this one-shot involves a

neg: Leatherface think there was a chance Thomas' life could have been different. But the teasing he suffered, coupled with a bad temper, and following Hoyt around like a puppy dog, left room for Hoyt to get absolute control." Writer Mort Castle based the 1991 Leatherface miniseries loosely on the third Texas Chainsaw Massacre film. He stated: "The series was very loosely based on "Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III". I worked from the original script by David Schow and the heavily edited theatrical release of director Jeff Burr, but had more or less free rein to write the story the way

neg: Leatherface (2017 film) "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" films. In April 2015, producer Christa Campbell stated that the fate of the remaining films would largely depend on the financial reception, and perceived fan reactions, to the 2017 prequel. Campbell later clarified in December 2017 that Lionsgate and Millennium Films had lost the rights due to the time it took to release it. Leatherface (2017 film) Leatherface is a 2017 American horror film directed by Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo, written by Seth M. Sherwood, and starring Stephen Dorff, Vanessa Grasse, Sam Strike, and Lili Taylor. It is the eighth film in the "Texas Chainsaw Massacre"

neg: Slasher film "Dreamaniac" (1986), "Bad Dreams" (1988), "Deadly Dreams" (1988), and "Dream Demon" (1988). Paramount Pictures released the parody "April Fool's Day" (1986) with hopes to start a sister franchise to its "Friday the 13th" property, though the film's modest box office run never led to a series. Three other spoofs, "Evil Laugh" (1986), "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2" (1986) and "" (1986), were box office disappointments; "Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2" sold just 2 million tickets while "Jason Lives" sold 5.2 million, both significantly down from their predecessors. Trying to cater the public of adult action thrillers that were popular in the

neg: Bill Moseley for such magazines as Omni Magazine, National Lampoon and Psychology Today. At the age of 29, Moseley got his first film role in Alan Rudolph's "Endangered Species" as a cab driver. In 1985's "Osa" he played a character named "Quilt Face." His third role has become one of his most well known; he appeared as Chop Top in Tobe Hooper's "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2", after Tobe Hooper saw him in the independent short, "The Texas Chainsaw Manicure". In 2000 he reprised his role as Chop Top in "All American Massacre", which was directed by Tobe Hooper's son William, but

neg: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 Hansen found the offer too low. Unit publicist Scott Holton offered an alternate story claiming Hansen vacillated about the part and the offer was rescinded. Holton didn't believe the average viewer was even aware of the original actors were claiming "who "are" Neal, Hansen or Burns?" Bill Moseley created a short film parody entitled "The Texas Chainsaw Manicure" where he played a small role as The Hitchiker and showed it to a screenwriter who was able to show it to Tobe Hooper. Hooper loved it and kept Moseley in mind for a part should he ever make a sequel. When

neg: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (franchise) and adjusting for the 2011 inflation, "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" is the eighth highest grossing horror film series in the United States, with a combined gross of $304.6 million, only outperforming the "Chucky" film series with approximately $203 million. The series is led by "Friday the 13th" at $687.1 million, "A Nightmare on Elm Street" with $592.8 million, the Hannibal Lecter film series with $588.7 million, "Halloween" with $557.5 million, "Saw" with $457.4 million, "Scream" with $442.9 million, and the "Psycho" film series, with $376.3 million. Following the release of "Leatherface", the producers had the rights to make five more

neg: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (comics) comics, set in the continuity of the 2003 remake of the original film, but serving as prequels to the film. The comics had a multitude of variant covers, such as "Gore", "Terror" and "Die Cut". The first comic released, a one-shot entitled "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Special" (written by Brian Pulido and drawn by Jacen Burrows), involves three escaped convicts and their two female companions encountering the cannibalistic Hewitt family after a botched robbery of Luda Mae Hewitt's general store. The Hewitts kill all the convicts but keep one of the females, Charity, as she is pregnant. After Charity miscarries

neg: Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III on financial remuneration. The film gained a certain amount of notoriety prior to release due to a battle between New Line Cinema and the MPAA, which initially rated the film an X because of its graphic violence. It was the final film to receive this rating before the MPAA replaced X with NC-17. Burr cited as issues involved that the studio was independent, "Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2" had been released unrated, and the film's grim tone. The studio eventually relented and trimmed the more graphic elements. Burr said that the film's negatives themselves were cut to maintain the film's release

neg: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning Line Home Video on January 16, 2007. This release included both theatrical and unrated versions of the film, as well as a double feature with the first film. EIV would release the film in the UK on February 19 that same year as both a two-disk uncut edition, a single-disk theatrical version, and as a part of the "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" collection. New Line would re-release the film in 2008 and 2009 before releasing the film on Blue-Ray on October 15, 2013. The film had previously been released for the first time on Blu-Ray by Ais on July 6, 2010.

neg: A Nightmare on Elm Street (franchise) "A Nightmare on Elm Street" with the other top-grossing horror series—"Child's Play", "Friday the 13th", "Halloween", the Hannibal Lecter series, "Psycho", "Saw", "Scream", and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"—and adjusting for the 2010 inflation, "A Nightmare on Elm Street" is the third highest grossing horror series, in the United States, at approximately $583.4 million. The series is topped by "Friday the 13th" at $671.5 million. Closely following "A Nightmare on Elm Street" is the Hannibal Lecter series with $579.4 million, then "Halloween" with $547.8 million, "Saw" with $404.5 million, "Scream" with $398.3 million, "Psycho" with $370.3 million, "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"

neg: Jonathan Liebesman and Horror Films that year. Liebesman's next project, "Rings" (2005) (which he co-wrote with Ehren Kruger), was a 17-minute short that chronologically follows the events of the full-length feature, "The Ring", and serves as a prequel to "The Ring Two" (2005). It provided an insightful transition between the two films and garnered high praise from fans of both feature-length films. The film's success brought him to the attention of Michael Bay and his production company, Platinum Dunes, who hired him to direct "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" prequel titled "". "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning" opened in US theaters on

neg: Friday the 13th (2009 film) appendix removed shortly before filming began, and could not film his scenes immediately. As soon as Yoo was ready for filming, Nispel immediately hung him upside down from some rafters, exposing the staples over his surgical wound for the character's post-death shot. Fuller and Form said the casting process for "Friday the 13th" was more difficult than that for "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" because thirteen young actors were involved in "Friday the 13th", as opposed to five in "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre". The pair continually recast roles to find which actors worked best together. This recasting process lasted until the

neg: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003 film) as co-producers; Daniel Pearl returned as cinematographer; and John Larroquette reprised his voice narration for the opening intertitles. The film was released in the United States on October 17, 2003, and grossed $107 million at the U.S. box office. It is considered one of the most commercially successful horror film remakes of the 21st century. A prequel was released in 2006, titled "". "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" was the first film to be produced by Platinum Dunes, who would go on to produce remakes of several other 20th-century horror films. On August 18, 1973, five young adults – Erin, her

neg: Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation Austin Chronicle", Robert Kuhn stated that: The film was released theatrically as "Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation" in a limited release in under twenty U.S. cities on August 29, 1997 under a co-distribution deal between Columbia Pictures and Cinépix Film Properties. The theatrical release featured the re-cut version of the film, which excised a total of seven minutes from Henkel's original cut. The film earned $53,111 on 23 screens between August 29 and September 1, 1997. It would go on to gross a total of $185,898. Reviewing the film after a screening at the Boston Film Festival in 1995,

neg: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (comics) Leatherface to kill them. The Hewitts kill all the girls apart from one who escapes, only to be arrested and placed in an insane asylum after Hoyt uses a letter (written by her to her abusive father, and in which she professes to having recurring homicidial thoughts) to make it look like she killed her friends. The final release by Avatar Press, the one-shot "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Fearbook", had text written by Antony Johnston with art by Daniel HDR and Mauricio Dias. The premise of this one-shot involves a quartet of friends in the midst of a cross-country trip

neg: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (comics) special written by Will Pfeifer and with art by Stefano Raffaele. This issue would take place thirty years after the first film, with a group of film-students seeking to document the Hewitts. One month later, a second special, "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: About a Boy", written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning and with art by Joel Gomez, would follow. This issue featured a back story on Thomas Hewitt as a child prior to the events of "The Beginning". A third one-shot titled "Hoyt, By Himself" reunited writers Abnett and Lanning with artist Wesley Craig and focused on Hoyt's past,

neg: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (comics) of Cook, Hitchhiker, Grandpa and several other original relatives, all of them dead). After he lives with the family for a day, relations between them and Jason ultimately sour due to a series of misunderstandings, which result in Leatherface and Jason battling. In the end, the Hitchhiker apparently kills Jason with a sledgehammer and the family dumps him in a nearby lake. But Jason arises several hours later and decides to begin trekking back "home" to Camp Crystal Lake, away from the place that encouraged dangerous things such as friendship. In 2005, Avatar Press began to release "Texas Chainsaw Massacre"

neg: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 still had no rating. When reissued on home video and on DVD in 2000, it was given an "R" rating by the MPAA. In a similar way to its predecessor, "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 2" has had a checkered past in regard to its relationship with censors in various countries. As a result, the film was banned in Germany and Singapore, however the Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle der Filmwirtschaft in Germany has given it an 18 rating for the uncut version as of 2017, and Singapore giving it an R21 (Resticted to under 21) rating after an appeal. When the film

neg: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre apparently restored the offending material, and at least one theater presented the full version under an "R". In San Francisco, cinema-goers walked out of theaters in disgust and, in February 1976, two theaters in Ottawa, Canada, were advised by local police to withdraw the film lest they face morality charges. After its initial British release, including a one-year theatrical run in London, "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" was initially banned on the advice of British Board of Film Censors (BBFC) Secretary Stephen Murphy, and subsequently by his successor, James Ferman. While the British ban was in force the word "chainsaw"

neg: Sally Hardesty video game "Dead by Daylight" (2017), and has a main role in the "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" novelization of the 2003 film. In "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre", Sally and her paraplegic brother, Franklin, travel with three friends - Jerry, Kirk, and Pam - to visit the grave of the Hardesty's grandfather after reports of grave robbing in the area. Afterwards, they decide to visit the old Hardesty family homestead. Along the way, they pick up a hitchhiker. He borrows Franklin's pocket-knife and cuts himself, then takes a Polaroid picture of the others and demands money for it. When they refuse

neg: The Hills Have Eyes (1977 film) also deemed the film inferior to "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and criticized the sequence where the Carters create booby traps for feeling like "Looney Tunes" cartoons about Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner. Dread Central's Jon Condit opined that "The Hills Have Eyes" is not one of Craven's best films. In "Empire", Kim Newman gave the film a three out of five star rating, saying "Decades on "The Hills Have Eyes" no longer seems quite as breathlessly swift as it did." A critic for "IndieWire" dismissed the film as middling. At the 1977 Sitges Film Festival, "The Hills Have