The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

US:: R Horror

When Sally hears that her grandfather's grave may have been vandalized, she and her paraplegic brother, Franklin, set out with their friends to investigate. After a detour to their family's old farmhouse, they discover a group of crazed, murderous outcasts living next door. As the group is attacked one by one by the chainsaw-wielding Leatherface, who wears a mask of human skin, the survivors must do everything they can to escape.

Updated May 10 2020

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1974-10-01

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Keywords:

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FACTS

Runtime: 83 mins Revenue: $30,859,000 Budget: $85,000 Rating: 7.3 Tag Line: Who will survive and what will be left of them?

Cast

John Larroquette

Narrator (voice)

Marilyn Burns

Sally Hardesty

Edwin Neal

Hitchhiker

Gunnar Hansen

Leatherface

Jim Siedow

Old Man

John Dugan

Grandfather

Allen Danziger

Jerry

Paul A. Partain

Franklin Hardesty