Old Monty
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| The Texas Chainsaw Massacre character | |
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| Old Monty | |
| Gender: | Male |
| Race | Caucasian |
| Location | Texas |
| Enemies | Everyone but his family |
| Portrayed by: | Terrence Evans |
Old Monty was a character from the 2003 remake of the 1974 classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and its prequel The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning. He is portrayed by Terrence Evans.
Old Monty is a bitter, lecherous old man whose legs have been amputated, confining him to a wheelchair. After Sheriff Hoyt killed a biker's girlfriend, the biker sought revenge on the Hewitts and attacked Monty by shooting him in the leg. As a bit of 'surgery', Hoyt ordered Leatherface to remove the wounded leg with his chainsaw. Leatherface accidentally nicked Monty's second leg, so Hoyt told him to remove that as well for 'balance'.
He is the second member of Leatherface's family to meet the stranded teenagers in the first film that eventually become Leatherface's victims (the first being Luda May Hewitt), and he is the one to first summon the killer by repeatedly rapping his cane against the floor. His role in the family is unclear, with various people on the film speculating that he is either Luda May's husband or brother.[1]
Evans says, "Monty is practically an innocent, not totally, but certainly more than Hoyt or Thomas. I see Monty as a secondary character because Hoyt really drives the scenes, and my role is more reactive. Nobody ever asks Monty for his opinion, not even when Luda Mae brings Thomas home, so he just goes with the flow and endures whatever's thrown his way."
| Texas Chainsaw Massacre film series |
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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 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 • Grandpa • Sheriff Hoyt • Luda May Hewitt • Old Monty |
| Other |
