The Texas Chainsaw Massacre *** (2003, Jessica Biel, Jonathan Tucker, Erica Leerhsen, Mike Vogel, Eric Balfour, Andrew Bryniarski, R Lee Ermey) – Classic Movie Review 5989

Five terrified teens are stuck in a 1973 Texas town and fighting for their lives against a crazy chainsaw-wielding monster, the chilling masked Leatherface (Andrew Bryniarski), and his cannibal family.

Director Marcus Nispel’s hit 2003 remake of Tobe Hooper’s 1974 slasher chiller The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a cutting-edge scare ride, made with a lot of style and devilish cunning.

Jessica Biel makes a splendidly feisty heroine and R Lee Ermey is brilliantly nasty as the sheriff of your worst nightmares.

Also in the cast are Jonathan Tucker, Erica Leerhsen, Mike Vogel, Eric Balfour, David Dorfman, Lauren German, Terrence Evans, Marietta Marich, Heather Kafka, Kathy Lamkin, Brad Leland and Marnie Meek.

It is written by Scott Kosar, shot by Daniel Pearl, produced by Michael Bay and Mike Fleiss, scored by Steve Jablonsky and designed by Greg Blair. It is co-produced by Kim Henkel and Tobe Hooper, creators of the original film and on whose characters and screenplay it is based.

It is the first of many horror remakes from Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes production company, including The Amityville Horror, The Hitcher, Friday the 13th and A Nightmare on Elm Street.

It grossed $107 million on a $9 million budget. It counts as the fifth installment in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise,

A prequel was released in 2006, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning.

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