Chop Top, it can be assumed, was in Vietnam during the first movie, so it makes sense that he’s here with a plate in his head. It’s unclear if they’re nomads, but in the events of the movie, they’re hiding out in an abandoned fun park called “Texas Battle Park.”Īs far as the series goes, the plot/ additions to the continuity are simple and easy to understand. He has been seeking vengeance lo these many years, but the family has never been found or brought to justice. She joins forces with a cop played by Dennis Hopper named “Lefty” Enright, and he’s the uncle of the Hardesty siblings Sally and Franklin from the first movie. This also introduces us to Stretch, a late-night DJ who hears the Sawyers murder someone on the air. ![]() He has an iron plate in his head he is constantly scratching at. Leatherface is referred to as Bubba, and Bill Moseley joins the cast in the form of Chop Top, the equally deranged twin brother of the hitchhiker from the first movie. Entertaining as hell.įirstly, this movie gives the cannibalistic family a name in the form of Sawyer. Tobe Hooper) This movie’s catering probably consisted of mountains of cocaine and some coffee.Ī surprisingly funny and very excessive horror-comedy that manages to entertain, although its run time is longer than it needs to be, with some scenes dragging. Movie 2: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986, dir. It’s worth noting that absolutely none of the antagonists are given names - that kind of adds to their mystery, making them all the scarier. That’s about it, but the movie’s brilliance lies in its simplicity. Only one person is actually killed with a chainsaw in this movie. In addition to Sally’s friends being killed, the hitchhiker is also run over by a truck. There’s a hitchhiker who is the son of the old man that serves as the family’s father figure, a borderline mummified grandfather they all practically worship, and the big man himself, Leatherface, a hulking man with the emotional state of a child who wears peoples’ faces. It establishes that Sally Hardesty is the lone survivor amongst her group of friends who run afoul of a sadistic and perverse family of cannibals. The setup is as simple as horror gets, and I’m going to assume that if you clicked on this article, you’ve seen it. Time and pointless sequels have done nothing to diminish its horrific power. Tobe Hooper) This is one of the greatest horror movies of all time.Īn absolute masterpiece of visceral terror that stands tall above its competitors. ![]() Movie 1: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre* (1974, dir. ![]() Email me if you want my shipping address.Īnyways, join me on this journey into grime and power tools as we go through each Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie and try to make sense of the series timeline. I sacrificed so much time so that you don’t have to. I hope you, whoever you are, appreciate this. I learned something about horror franchises, and how to milk one good idea into oblivion. This has been a revelatory experience I have to say. For the purposes of this article, I went through and watched the whole series from the 1974 original up to the 2017 prequel Leatherface, in an attempt to make sense of just what the hell was going on. Or, rather, the series as a whole is a confusing mess. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is completely whack.
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