The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
- Rating
- Genre
- Horror
- Release Date
- October 4, 1974
- Director
- Tobe Hooper
- Written by
- Kim Henkel, Tobe Hooper
- Cast
- Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Gunnar Hansen, Jim Seidow, Edwin Neal
- Latest News
- Synopsis
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More Info
- cinematographer:
- Daniel Pearl
- budget:
- $300 thousand
- runtime:
- 83 minutes
- official website:
- http://www.thetexaschainsawmassacre.net/
- producer:
- Tobe Hooper
- assistant director:
- Sallye Richardson
- distributor:
- Bryanston Distributing
- production company:
- Vortex
- franchise:
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
- sequel:
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 , Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3 , Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation
Synopsis
Two siblings and three of their friends en route to visit their grandfather's grave in Texas end up falling victim to a family of cannibalistic psychopaths, and must somehow survive the terrors of Leatherface and his family.