The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003 film)
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| Directed by | Marcus Nispel |
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| Screenplay by | Scott Kosar |
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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre by Kim Henkel and Tobe Hooper |
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| Narrated by | John Larroquette |
| Music by | Steve Jablonsky |
| Cinematography | Daniel Pearl |
| Edited by | Glen Scantlebury |
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| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
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98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $9.5 million |
| Box office | $107.1 million |
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a 2003 American slasher film, and a remake of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. The fifth entry in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise, the film was directed by Marcus Nispel, written by Scott Kosar, and produced by Michael Bay. It was also co-produced by Kim Henkel and Tobe Hooper, co-creators of the original 1974 film.
TCM is the first of many horror remakes to come from Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes production company which also released the remakes The Amityville Horror, The Hitcher, Friday the 13th, and A Nightmare on Elm Street. Though met with negative reception from critics, the film was well received by fans, and grossed $107 million worldwide above its $9.5 million budget, making it a strong financial success. A prequel was released in 2006, titled The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning.
On August 18, 1973, five young adults—Erin; her boyfriend Kemper; and their friends Morgan, Andy, and Pepper—are on their way to a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert after traveling to Mexico to buy marijuana. While driving through Texas, the group pick up a distraught hitchhiker walking in the middle of the road. After trying to talk to the hitchhiker, who speaks incoherently about "a bad man", she pulls out a .357 Magnum and shoots herself in the mouth.
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