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

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Distributor Notes: Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The

Inspired by a true story and the classic 1974 film. A group of teenagers take a detour from a road trip and what happens next is beyond anyone?s darkest fears and raw nightmares.

Source: Warner Home Video

Jessica Biel: American Actress, ULEE'S GOLD (1997)
Jonathan Tucker: Actor/"Two If By Sea"
Eric Balfour: American actor
Erica Leerhsen: BOOK OF SHADOWS: BLAIR WITCH 2
Mike Vogel: Actor, GRIND (2003)
Lauren German: Actress, A WALK TO REMEMBER (2001)
R. Lee Ermey: American supporting actor, FULL METAL JACKET/TOY SOLDIERS

Marcus Nispel: Director, TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (2003)

Michael Bay: Director/"Bad Boys"
Mike Fleiss: Producer, TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (2003)
Andrew Form: 

Scott Kosar: Screenwriter, TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (2003)

"[A] slicked-up remake of director Tobe Hooper's minimalist classic."
"...CHAINSAW eventually revs up and bites right to the bone..."