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Release Date: 1974   Duration: 83 min

Cast: Jim Siedow, Edwin Neal, Gunnar Hansen, Marilyn Burns, William Vail, Teri McMinn, Joe Bill Hogan, Robert Courtin, Paul A. Partain, William Creamer, Jerry Green, John Dugan ...MORE

Cast: Jim Siedow, Edwin Neal, Gunnar Hansen, Marilyn Burns, William Vail, Teri McMinn, Joe Bill Hogan, Robert Courtin, Paul A. Partain, William Creamer, Jerry Green, John Dugan, Ed Guinn, Allen Danziger, John Henry Faulk ...LESS

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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a 1974 American slasher film, directed and produced by Tobe Hooper, who cowrote it with Kim Henkel. It stars Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Edwin Neal, Jim Siedow and Gunnar Hansen, who respectively portray Sally Hardesty, Franklin Hardesty, the hitchhiker, the proprietor and Leatherface, the main antagonist. The film follows a group of friends who fall victim...  MORE

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a 1974 American slasher film, directed and produced by Tobe Hooper, who cowrote it with Kim Henkel. It stars Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Edwin Neal, Jim Siedow and Gunnar Hansen, who respectively portray Sally Hardesty, Franklin Hardesty, the hitchhiker, the proprietor and Leatherface, the main antagonist. The film follows a group of friends who fall victim to a family of cannibals while on their way to visit an old homestead. Although it was marketed as a true story to attract a wider audience and as a subtle commentary on the era's political climate, its plot is entirely fictional; however the character of Leatherface and minor plot details were inspired by the crimes of real-life murderer Ed Gein. Hooper produced the film for less than $300,000 and used a cast of relatively unknown actors drawn mainly from central Texas, where the film was shot. The limited budget forced Hooper to film for long hours seven days a week, so that he could finish as quickly as possible and reduce equipment rental costs. Due to the film's violent content, Hooper struggled to find a distributor. Louis Perano of Bryanston Pictures eventually purchased the distribution rights. Hooper limited the quantity of onscreen gore in hopes of securing a 'PG' rating, but the Motion Picture Association of America rated it 'R'. The film faced similar difficulties internationally. LESS