The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Released Date
October 1, 1974
Distributor
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Genre
Horror
Rating
R
Worldwide Gross
Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$30,859,000 + $1,378 = $30,860,378
$30,859,000 + $1,378 = $30,860,378
Cast
Five friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw.
About
A group of friends fall victim to a family of cannibals led by a chainsaw-wielding serial killer known as Leatherface. This was the original in the Texas Chainsaw franchise, and directed by Tobe Hooper.
Trivia
Plot details were inspired by real-life murderer Ed Gein. The move made more than $30 million at the box office on a budget of $300,000. The majority of the cast were unknowns.