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The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre

1995 · 95 min

A garish, chaotic slasher that plays like a fever dream, mixing grisly kills with bizarre comedy and surreal touches.

Directed by
Kim Henkel
Genres
Horror, Comedy, Thriller
Tagline
If looks could kill, he wouldn't need a chainsaw.
Overview
A group of teenagers get into a car crash in the Texas woods on prom night, and then wander into an old farmhouse that is home to Leatherface and his insane family of cannibalistic psychopaths.

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Directed by
Kim Henkel
Genres
Horror, Comedy, Thriller
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • violence
  • madness
  • corruption
  • family
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror7
Humour6
Realism3
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

In this series

Texas Chainsaw Massacre Collection

  1. The Texas Chain Saw MassacreMovie · 1974
  2. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2Movie · 1986
  3. Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre IIIMovie · 1990
  4. The Return of the Texas Chainsaw MassacreMovie · 1995 This title
  5. Texas Chainsaw 3DMovie · 2013
  6. LeatherfaceMovie · 2017
  7. Texas Chainsaw MassacreMovie · 2022
  8. The Texas Chainsaw MassacreMovie

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Genres
horror, comedy, thriller
Directed by
Kim Henkel
Written by
Kim Henkel
Starring
Renée Zellweger, Matthew McConaughey, Robert Jacks, Tonie Perensky, Joe Stevens, Lisa Marie Newmyer, John Harrison, Tyler Shea Cone
Music
Robert Jacks, Wayne Bell
Cinematography
Levie Isaacks
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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