Tobe Hooper's TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE appeared like a nightmare in 1974, establishing a whole new genre of horror film. Thirty years later, the TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE is back. Directed by well-known commercial and video director Marcus Nispel, and produced by Michael Bay (ARMAGEDDON, PEARL HARBOR), this remake begins in the same place as the original. Five friends are driving through Texas on their way to a concert in Dallas. But when they stop to pick up a hitchhiker, their trip takes a turn for the worse. The friends--Erin (Jessica Biel), Kemper (Eric Balfour), Morgan (Jonathan Tucker), Pepper (Erica Leerhsen), and Andy (Mike Vogel)--have no idea what they're in for when they ask the local sheriff (R. Lee Ermey) for help. It isn't long before the blood begins to pour and the notorious chainsaw of the maniacal, murderous Leatherface starts to roar.
Although considered relatively low budget (9.5 million) by 2003 moviemaking standards, Nispel's remake is worlds away from the no-budget feel of Hooper's original. Where that film left much of the actual gore off camera, Nispel and Bay up the ante by showing every death in all its gruesome detail. They also up the dramatic ante, building to a final act that is relentless and terrifying.
Theatrical Release Date: October 17, 2003
Blu-ray Disc Features:
Region [unknown]
NTSC
Audio:
(unspecified) English
Director of Photography
Daniel Pearl: Cinematographer
Executive Producer
Brad Fuller: Executive Producer, TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (2003)
Narrator
John Larroquette: American TV Actor
Source Writer
Kim Henkel: Screenwriter/ TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE series
Source Writer
Tobe Hooper: American Director
Music
Steve Jablonsky: Music, TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (2003)
Review 1:
"[A] slicked-up remake of director Tobe Hooper's minimalist classic."
Source: USA Today
p.3D 04/02/2004
Review 2:
"...CHAINSAW eventually revs up and bites right to the bone..."
Source: Total Film
p.96 12/01/2003
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