The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
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| Directed by | Jonathan Liebesman |
| Produced by | Michael Bay Mike Fleiss |
| Written by | Story: David J. Schow Screenplay: Sheldon Turner |
| Starring | Jordana Brewster Matthew Bomer Taylor Handley Diora Baird R. Lee Ermey Andrew Bryniarski |
| Music by | Steve Jablonsky |
| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
| Release date(s) | October 6, 2006 |
| Running time | 84 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $16,000,000 |
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning is a 2006 prequel to New Line Cinema's 2003 film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Directed by Jonathan Liebesman and produced by Michael Bay, the film was released on October 6, 2006 in North America and is set 4 years before the 2003 remake. The film previously had the subtitle The Origin. New Line Cinema had to pay $3 million more than expected in order to keep the franchise in the studio fold after Dimension Films made a pricey deal with original rights holders.
Tagline: Witness the Birth of Fear
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[edit] Plot
The plot focuses around the origins of Leatherface and his cannibalistic family. It tells how Thomas Hewitt (Leatherface) came to be a chainsaw wielding murderer. It also focuses around four people Chrissie (Jordana Brewster), Dean (Taylor Handley), Bailey (Diora Baird) and Eric (Matthew Bomer) going on a road trip before the two men go to Vietnam to fight in the Vietnam War.
Along the way they get in a wreck and Chrissie is thrown from the car, where she then hides. The other three are met by Sheriff Hoyt (R. Lee Ermey) and are taken to the Hewitt residence. Soon they realize they are there to be murdered, for food, one by one, by the soon to be infamous murderer known as Leatherface.
[edit] Cast
| Actors/Actresses | Role |
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| Jordana Brewster | Chrissie |
| Taylor Handley | Dean |
| Diora Baird | Bailey |
| Matthew Bomer | Eric |
| R. Lee Ermey | Sheriff Hoyt |
| Lee Tergesen | Holden |
| Cyia Batten | Alex |
| Andrew Bryniarski | Leatherface |
| L.A. Calkins | Sloane |
| Tim De Zarn | Ed |
| Terrence Evans | Old Monty |
| Kathy Lamkin | Tea Lady |
| Marietta Marich | Luda Mae Hewitt |
| Marcus H. Nelson | Lackey |
| Emily Kaye | Biker Babe |
| Lew Temple | Sheriff Winston |
- The characters of Henrietta and Jedidah Hewitt, two family members from the original film, are not present in the prequel.
[edit] DVD Release
- The film is set to be released on DVD January 16, 2007 as both an Unrated version (labeled "Too Shocking For Theaters") as well as an R-Rated version.
[edit] Trivia
- The theatrical trailer was attached to the remake of The Omen.
- The film will be part of "A Match Made In Hell" where a sneak peak will be shown along with a demo releases of Microsoft's Gears of War video game.
- The film shows how Leatherface came to use the chainsaw as his weapon of choice.
- On Wednesday, September 6th, the release was pushed back to its original date, October 6th.
- According to a producer, the film was originally rated NC-17, and 17 scenes had to be edited in order to secure an R-rating.[citation needed]
- Made $19 million on its opening weekend, already covering the budget cost of $16 million.
[edit] External links
- Trailer (Large)
- Official Site
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning at the Internet Movie Database
- Quicktime Trailer
- Upcoming Horror Movies
- Box Office Mojo
- Killer Movies
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning at Rotten Tomatoes
| Texas Chainsaw Massacre film series |
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| Original series |
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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 • Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III • Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation |
| Remake series |
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning |
| Characters |
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Leatherface • Sally Hardesty • Drayton Sawyer • Edward Sawyer • Chop Top • Sheriff Hoyt • Luda Mae Hewitt • Old Monty |
| Other |
