“Who will survive and what will be left of them?”

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

7.3

3,849 votes·

1974

1h 23m

·Movie

Horror

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.

Director

Tobe Hooper

Status

Released

Language

Commercial Verdict

Blockbuster

Budget

$140K

Revenue

$30.9M

Profit

+$30.8M

ROI

+21988%

Revenue vs Budget220.9x

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Massive commercial success

Keywords

vangas stationsadistictexasleatherfacehitchhikerslaughterhouseslasherchainsawcannibalfamilypolaroid

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

Robert Courtin

Window Washer

William Creamer

Bearded Man

John Henry Faulk

Storyteller

Jerry Green

Cowboy

Ed Guinn

Cattle Truck Driver

Joe Bill Hogan

Drunk

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