
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
“Who will survive and what will be left of them?”
1974·1h 23m·en·R
7.3
Overview
Five friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way, they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw.
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Details
- Director
- Tobe Hooper
- Written by
- Tobe Hooper, Kim Henkel, Kim Henkel
- Produced by
- Tobe Hooper
- Studios
- Vortex, Bryanston Pictures, Hooper Productions
Released October 11, 1974·United States·$140,000 budget·$30,922,680 revenue
Cast

Marilyn Burns
Sally

Allen Danziger
Jerry

Paul A. Partain
Franklin

William Vail
Kirk

Teri McMinn
Pam

Edwin Neal
Hitchhiker

Jim Siedow
Old Man

Gunnar Hansen
Leatherface

John Dugan
Grandfather
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Robert Courtin
Window Washer
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William Creamer
Bearded Man
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John Henry Faulk
Storyteller
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Jerry Green
Cowboy
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Ed Guinn
Cattle Truck Driver
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Joe Bill Hogan
Drunk
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Perry Lorenz
Pick Up Driver
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Podcasts
The Evolution of Horror — FOLK Pt 8: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

















