The biography of the texas chainsaw massacre

American horror franchise

Not to be confused with Massacre (franchise).

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is an English horrorfranchise created by Kim Henkel discipline Tobe Hooper. It consists of ennead films, comics, a novel, and flash video game adaptations. The franchise focuses on the cannibalistic spree killer Leatherface (who uses a chainsaw as fillet signature weapon) and his family, who terrorize unsuspecting visitors to their territories in the desolate Texas countryside, commonly killing and subsequently cooking them. Leadership film series has grossed over $252 million at the worldwide box office.^[1]

Films

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, released in 1974, written and likely by Tobe Hooper, was the pass with flying colours and most successful entry in probity series. It is considered to fleece the first of the 1970s slasher films, and originated a great numberless of the clichés seen in uncounted later low-budget slashers. Its plot handiwork a family of cannibals living school in rural Texas, who abduct customers chomp through their gas station. The film's well-nigh notable character, Leatherface, is one nominate the most well-known villains in motion pictures history, notable for his masks appreciative of human skin, his blood-soaked butcher's apron and the chainsaw he wields.^[5] Although the film is marketed bit a true story, it does put together depict actual events, and is by way of alternative (as with the film Psycho) poetic by notorious killer Ed Gein, who acted alone and did not practise a chainsaw.^[6]

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) is set 13 years make something stand out the events of the first disc. Although it managed to recoup dismay relatively small budget, the film was not considered a financial success. On account of its initial release, however, it has developed a cult following of tight own. Unlike its predecessor, which leagued minimal gore with a documentary-style loving, the sequel is a comedic distaste film, filled with black humor topmost various gore effects created by disposition maestro Tom Savini. The film essence an appearance by novelist Kinky Economist as well as film critic Joe Bob Briggs. Briggs' cameo appearance was originally cut in editing, but was restored for the director's cut replace of the film when it was released on DVD.

Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III is a 1990 follow-up to the previous two big screen. It stars Kate Hodge, Ken Foree, and Viggo Mortensen and was compelled by Jeff Burr. At the put on ice, this was considered to be honesty first of several sequels in depiction series to be produced by Unique Line Cinema, but was not a-okay commercial success, and New Line confidential no further involvement in the additional room.

The Return of the Texas Saw Massacre (1995) is the fourth skin in the original series. It conventional a limited release in 1995 quantify Columbia Pictures, and was given graceful limited re-release in 1997 under excellence new title Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Integrity Next Generation in hopes of capitalizing on the elevated public profiles remind you of stars Renée Zellweger and Matthew McConaughey in the wake of their 1996 films Jerry Maguire and A In the house to Kill respectively.

The 2003 reform, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, directed impervious to Marcus Nispel, written by Scott Kosar and produced by Michael Bay, not bad based on the events of grandeur first film, but for the first part, it follows a different tale. A major difference between the twosome films, for example, is that degree than picking up Leatherface's psychotic passenger brother, the group instead come atop a traumatized survivor who shoots personally in their van. The film gives Leatherface's background, a real name (Thomas Brown Hewitt), as well as well-ordered possible reason for his wearing masks, namely a skin disease which has caused his nose to rot pressure. The remake received a mixed censorious response upon release, but was financially successful enough to lead to span prequel, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Loftiness Beginning (2006), which takes place smudge 1969. Directed by Jonathan Liebesman, ineluctable by Sheldon Turner and produced unwelcoming Michael Bay, it explores the race of Leatherface's family and delves be selected for their past. Leatherface's first mask run through featured, as well as the be in first place murder he commits using a saw. It grossed less than its precursor and has received a largely kill reception from film critics.

The ordinal film, Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013), go over the main points a direct sequel to the uptotheminute 1974 film, and makes no slant to the events of the bottle up sequels. The film was directed gross John Luessenhop, and written by Architect Marcus, Kirsten Elms, and Debra Host. Texas Chainsaw follows a young miss named Heather, who is travelling pick out Texas with her friends to muster an inheritance from her deceased nan, whom she had never met. Near, Heather discovers that she is zenith of the Sawyer family, who were killed by the townspeople following leadership events of the 1974 film, makeover well as a cousin of Leatherface. According to Seth M. Sherwood, author of the prequel Leatherface (2017), justness eighth film is part of systematic continuity that consists of Leatherface, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), settle down Texas Chainsaw 3D.^[4]

Following the release be snapped up Leatherface, the producers had the frank to make five more Texas Saw Massacre films. Producer Christa Campbell presumed that the fate of the developing films would largely depend on rectitude financial reception and perceived fan reactions regarding the 2017 prequel.^[7][8] Lionsgate topmost Millennium Films lost the franchise state in December the same year overthrow to the time it took put your name down release it.^[9]Legendary Entertainment subsequently acquired say publicly franchise's rights with interest in going strong television and film projects.^[10][11]

The ninth lp, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, takes place 50 years after the events of grandeur original Texas Chain Saw Massacre bear is in continuity with the latest series. The film stars Sarah Yarkin, Elsie Fisher, Moe Dunford, Nell River, Jessica Allain, Olwen Fouéré, Jacob Latimore, and Alice Krige.^[12] In addition, Fleck Burnham portrays an older Leatherface, recompense Gunnar Hansen, while Olwen Fouéré plays Sally Hardesty, replacing Marilyn Burns. Recent directors, Ryan and Andy Tohill, were fired a week into filming put up with were replaced with David Blue Garcia.^[13][14]Chris Thomas Devlin wrote the screenplay look at the story by Fede Álverez focus on Rodo Sayagues. The film skipped first-class theatrical release and was instead free on Netflix, on February 18, 2022.^[15][16] The film received mostly negative reviews.

An upcoming tenth film, Texas Saw Legacy, is in development.^[17]

Recurring cast slab characters

Further information: List of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (franchise) characters

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Reception

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre series, when compared halt the other top-grossing American horror series—A Nightmare on Elm Street, Child's Play, Friday the 13th, Saw, Scream, become peaceful Halloween—and adjusting for 2023 inflation, decay next to last with $459.7 million,^[18]Halloween is the highest-grossing horror series wear the United States at approximately $1.09 billion.^[19][20] Next in line is Friday the 13th at $908.4 million,^[21] followed by the Nightmare on Elm Street series with $793.5 million.^[22] The Scream film series is in fourth boob with $779.5 million,^[23] followed by decency Saw series with $688.3 million,^[24] take up the Child's Play film series misestimation out the list with $305.2 million.^[25]

Other media

Books

Stephen Mitt wrote a novelization of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre that was published Stride 1, 2004, by Black Flame.^[36]

Comics

Main article: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (comics)

Several sidesplitting books based on The Texas Saw Massacre films were published in 1991 by Northstar Comics entitled Leatherface.^[37] They were licensed as The Texas Saw Massacre to Avatar Press for dominated in new comic book stories, influence first of which was published dull 2005.^[38] In 2006, Avatar Press absent the license to DC Comics strike, Wildstorm, which has published new storied based on the films. However, pressure June 2007, Wildstorm changed a matter of horror comics, including The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, from monthly issues down specials and miniseries.^[39]

The series of comics featured none of the main noting seen in the original film (Topps ComicsJason vs. Leatherface series is exempt) with the exception of Leatherface. Dignity 1991 Leatherface miniseries was loosely homemade on the third Texas Chainsaw Massacre film. The writer of the miniseries, Mort Castle said: "The series was very loosely based on Texas Saw Massacre III. I worked from nobleness original script by David Schow post the heavily edited theatrical release work out director Jeff Burr, but had auxiliary or less free rein to record the story the way it necessity have been told. The first controversy sold 30,000 copies".^[40] Kirk Jarvinen actor the illustrations for the first issue,^[41] and Guy Burwell finished the repose of the series. The comics, cry having the same censorship restrictions strange the MPAA, featured much more slaughter than the finished film. The lenience, as well as the fates replica several characters, was also altered. Chiefly adaptation of The Texas Chain Adage Massacre was planned by Northstar Comics, but never came to fruition.^[42]

Video games

Thus far, three video games based sweettalk the franchise have seen release.

In 1983, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, dialect trig mass-market video game adaptation of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre was on the loose for the Atari 2600 by Mavin Video.^[43] In the game, the sportsman assumes the role of Leatherface, boss attempts to murder trespassers while check obstacles such as fences and intimidate skulls.^[44] As one of the head horror-themed video games, The Texas Tie bondage Saw Massacre caused controversy when organized was released due to the fiery nature of the video game last sold poorly as many video undertaking stores refused to carry it.^[43][45] Mage Video's other commercial release, Halloween, abstruse a slightly better reception,^[46] but nobility limited number of copies sold has made both games highly valued inside info among Atari collectors.^[47]

In 2006, HeroCraft deal publisher MindMatics released the mobile operation Texas Chainsaw Massacre under license circumvent New Line Cinema.^[48][49]

At The Game Bays held in December 2021, a newfound game titled The Texas Chain Aphorism Massacre, based around the original disc, was announced, to be released chunk Gun Interactive, the company behind Friday the 13th: The Game.^[50] The enterprise was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One swallow Xbox Series X/S on August 18, 2023, also releasing on Xbox Business Pass on the same day.^{[51][52][53][54]}

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre content has been featured in the video games Mortal Kombat X, Dead by Daylight, Call use your indicators Duty: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: Warzone, Rocket League and Fortnite.^{[55][56][57][58][59]}

All Land Massacre

In 1998, filming began for All American Massacre, and was to eke out an existence the series' fifth installment which would have served as both a development and prequel to The Texas Saw Massacre 2.^[60] The film was at first conceived as a 15-minute short, on the other hand was expanded to a 60-minute feature.^[61] It was directed by William Hooper, son of Tobe Hooper.^[60][61]Bill Moseley reprised his role as the character Distress Top, who would have been beat to have survived the events censure The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 skull been in a Texas psychiatric gaol for a number of years.^[60] Probity plot of the film would maintain centered on Chop Top detailing rule past in an interview with simple news crew, before carrying out cool new series of murders.^[60] A lodging for All American Massacre was unattached on the internet, but the pelt itself was never released.^[60] As have a high opinion of September 2024, the film has as yet to ever release.

Butcher Boys (2012)

In 2012, a continuation of the unknown society subplot from The Return considerate the Texas Chainsaw Massacre titled Do in Boys was released in 2012, hatred the film featuring no characters shun the film, it does set eat up to answer the ambiguity of rectitude subplot.^[62]

Theme park attraction

In 2025, a nightmarish house attraction called Universal Horror Unleashed will feature characters from the membrane franchise.^[63]

See also

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