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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
Directed byJonathan Liebesman
Written byStory:
David J. Schow
Screenplay:
Sheldon Turner
Produced byMichael Bay
Mike Fleiss
StarringJordana Brewster
Taylor Handley
Diora Baird
Matthew Bomer
R. Lee Ermey
Andrew Bryniarski
Music bySteve Jablonsky
Distributed byNew Line Cinema
Release dates
October 6, 2006
Running time
91 min R-Rated
96 min unrated
LanguageEnglish
Budget$16,000,000

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning is a 2006 film and a prequel to New Line Cinema's 2003 film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Directed by Jonathan Liebesman and produced by Michael Bay, the film was released on October 6, 2006 in North America and is set 4 years before the 2003 remake. The film previously had the subtitle The Origin. New Line Cinema had to pay $3 million more than expected in order to keep the franchise in the studio fold after Dimension Films made a pricey deal with original rights holders.

Tagline: Witness the Birth of Fear

Plot

In 1939, Thomas Hewitt is born under unspeakable circumstances in a meat-packing plant in a town in south Texas. His mother dies right after birth, and the plant owner sticks his body in the dumpster out back. From there, Thomas is taken in by the sick and demented Hewitt family and soon the seeds of a deranged murderer are planted.

Years later, two brothers and their girlfriends are driving across country to be shipped out to Vietnam, and they stumble across the house of horrors, Leatherface (the young orphan) reveals his ravenous appetite for chainsaws and torture as the teens fight to survive. [1]

Cast

Actors/Actresses Role
Jordana Brewster Chrissie
Taylor Handley Dean Hill
Diora Baird Bailey
Matthew Bomer Eric
R. Lee Ermey Sheriff Hoyt
Andrew Bryniarski Leatherface / Thomas Hewitt
Lee Tergesen Holden
Cyia Batten Alex
L.A. Calkins Sloane
Tim De Zarn Eddy
Terrence Evans Old Monty
Kathy Lamkin Tea Lady
Marietta Marich Luda Mae Hewitt
Marcus H. Nelson Lackey
Emily Kaye Alex (Biker)
Lew Temple Sheriff Winston
  • The characters of Henrietta and Jedidiah Hewitt, two family members from the original film, are not present in the prequel. Monty's dog is also not in the film

Statistics

  • The only time that the name Leatherface is uttered in the movie when a picture of Thomas Hewitt is shown, as the narrator claims that Tom is also known as Leatherface.
  • The theatrical trailer was attached to the remake of The Omen.
  • On Wednesday, September 6th, the release was pushed back to its original date, October 6th.
  • According to a producer, the film was originally rated "NC-17", and 17 scenes had to be edited in order to secure an R-rating.
  • The film made $19 million on its opening weekend, already covering the budget cost of $16 million.
  • Despite an overall bad response from fans and critics, it went on to earn a total U.S./Canada gross of $39,517,763. To date, it has made over $50 million worldwide.
  • The film has yet to be released in numerous large markets worldwide, including Germany and Mexico.
  • The film has a rating of 14% on Rotten Tomatoes.
  • 8 minutes of the german theatrical version were cut for a "Not under 18" FSK rating.
  • In the original film, Luda May was the name of Leatherface's mother; the prequel changed it to Luda Mae for unknown reasons.
  • Eleven people died in the film.
  • Thomas Hewitt's face is made of a combination of leather and pigskin.
  • In the remake of the first film, it was revealed that Thomas Hewitt's nose had rotted off when he was a child. However, his nose is visible when he takes off his mask in the prequel. The director discussed an idea that would have Chrissie chop off his nose in the climax, but this was decided against.

DVD release

  • The film was released in both R-rated and unrated versions on January 16th, 2007.
  • The unrated version of the film leaves in all seventeen scenes that were removed from the theatrical release in order to secure an R-rating. Also, some scenes were altered, giving them a grainier, more graphic look.
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