The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Also known as Texas Chainsaw Massacre

2003 film directed by Marcus Nispel

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6.3

After picking up a traumatized young hitchhiker, five friends find themselves stalked and hunted by a chainsaw-wielding killer and his family of equally psychopathic killers.

Released: 2003-05-2198 minDir: Marcus NispelHorrorBudget: $9.5MBox office: $107MPart of: Texas Chainsaw (Reboot) Collection

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Cast

Jessica Biel as Erin Hardesty
Jonathan Tucker as Morgan
Andrew Bryniarski as Thomas Hewitt (Leatherface)
Erica Leerhsen as Pepper
Eric Balfour as Kemper
Mike Vogel as Andy

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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a 2003 American slasher film serving as a remake of Tobe Hooper's 1974 film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and the fifth installment in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise. It was directed by Marcus Nispel (in his feature directorial debut), written by Scott Kosar, and produced by Michael Bay and Mike Fleiss. The film's ensemble cast includes Jessica Biel, Jonathan Tucker, Erica Leerhsen, Mike Vogel, Eric Balfour, and R. Lee Ermey.

Like its source material, the plot follows a group of young adults traveling through rural Texas who encounter Leatherface and his murderous family. Several crew members of the original film were involved with the project: Hooper and writer Kim Henkel served as co-producers, Daniel Pearl returned as cinematographer, and John Larroquette reprised his voice narration for the opening intertitles.