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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

Name: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Director: Tobe Hooper
Genre: horror film, independent film, slasher film
Duration: 83 min
Rating: 7.4

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a 1974 American slasher film produced, co-composed, and directed by Tobe Hooper, who co-wrote it with Kim Henkel. The film stars Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Edwin Neal, Jim Siedow, and Gunnar Hansen. The plot follows a group of friends who fall victim to a family of cannibals while on their way to visit an old homestead. The independent film was marketed as being based on true…

Directed by Tobe Hooper · Shot by Daniel Pearl · Music by Tobe Hooper · 83 min

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Behind the scenes

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre - Making Of — filmSCHOOLarchive · 73 min
Behind the Scenes: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (Hooper, 1974) with Marilyn Burns and Edwin Neal — Serious Feather · 20 min

Elsewhere

More by Tobe Hooper

Eggshells — 1969
Eaten Alive — 1976
The Dark — 1979
Venom — 1981
The Funhouse — 1981
Poltergeist — 1982
Lifeforce — 1985
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 — 1986
Invaders from Mars — 1986
Spontaneous Combustion — 1990
I'm Dangerous Tonight — 1990
Body Bags — 1993
Tobe Hooper's Night Terrors — 1993
The Mangler — 1995
The Apartment Complex — 1999
Crocodile — 2000
Toolbox Murders — 2004
Mortuary — 2005
Destiny Express Redux — 2009
Djinn — 2013

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