The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

1974·Movie

1h 23min

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About

Who will survive and what will be left of them?

Five friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw.

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Genres: Folk Horror Slasher
Mood: ViolentTenseUnsettlingDisturbingScary
Themes: The Human ConditionCycle Of ViolenceSurvival
Plot: Family Of KillersIsolationEscape From CaptivityBackwoods TerrorInescapable Danger
Pacing: Slow BuildIncreasing Suspense
Narrative: Real-Time NarrativeLinear
Dialog: Minimalist DialogueFrightening Screams
Character Types: VictimsSadistic Killer
Time: 1970s
Place: Rural CountrysideDeserted Gas Station
Cinematic Style: Long TakesHandheld Camera WorkUse Of Shadows
Costume and Set: Blood-Stained ClothingDerelict House

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Crew

Directed by:

Tobe Hooper, Daniel Pearl, Sallye Richardson

Produced by:

Tobe Hooper, Jay Parsley, Kim Henkel

Cast

Marilyn Burns

Sally

Allen Danziger

Jerry

Paul A. Partain

Franklin

Teri McMinn

Pam

Edwin Neal

Hitchhiker

Jim Siedow

Old Man

Gunnar Hansen

Leatherface

John Dugan

Grandfather

John Larroquette

Narrator (voice)

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