

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
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.
Critics Sentiment
Erin fights Leatherface in slaughterhouse and severs his arm
Erin hides in trailer but gets drugged tea
The film jumps from the slower Tea Lady sequence to the emotionally devastating mercy killing scene, gaining significant momentum.
Critics found this remake surprisingly effective despite initial skepticism, praising R. Lee Ermey's performance and the film's unrelenting atmosphere of hopelessness. While some noted it lacked the raw power of the original and occasionally fell into modern slasher tropes, most agreed it was a faithful and genuinely scary remake that succeeded in terrifying audiences. The film builds tension effectively from the hitchhiker's suicide through increasingly brutal encounters, culminating in a well-executed final act.
Full cast

Jessica Biel
Erin Hardesty

Jonathan Tucker
Morgan

Andrew Bryniarski
Thomas Hewitt (Leatherface)

Erica Leerhsen
Pepper

Eric Balfour
Kemper

Mike Vogel
Andy

R. Lee Ermey
Sheriff Hoyt

David Dorfman
Jedidiah

Lauren German
The Hitchhiker

Heather Kafka
Henrietta

Terrence Evans
Monty Hewitt
Marietta Marich
Luda Mae Hewitt

John Larroquette
Narrator (voice)

Kathy Lamkin
Tea Lady in Trailer

Brad Leland
Big Rig Bob

Mamie Meek
Clerk
Harry Jay Knowles
Victim On a Silver Platter (uncredited)

Scott Martin Gershin
Leatherface (voice) (uncredited)
Crew
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