Taking the relatively simple story of a gang of young innocents who fall victim to the cannibalistic urges of a family of meat farmers residing in the oppressive heat of rural Texas, then injecting it with a lethal dose of jet black humour, Tobe Hooper transformed his simple concept into a politically savvy, satirical thrill ride that defined a genre.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
Unrivalled in its relentless vision of pure terror, Tobe Hooper’s horror masterpiece remains as brutal and horrific as it ever was.
- 1974 USA
- Directed by
- Tobe Hooper
- Produced by
- Tobe Hooper
- Featuring
- John Larroquette, Marilyn Burns, Allen Danziger
- Running time
- 83 minutes
Who voted for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Critics
- Ina Archer
- USA
- Tom Beasley
- UK
- Charles Bramesco
- USA
- Joaquín Chazarreta
- Argentina
- Sarah Cleary
- UK
- Michael Ewins
- UK
- Rosie Fletcher
- UK
- David Flint
- UK
- Jamie Graham
- UK
- David Gregory
- USA
- Thomas Groh
- Germany
- Elena Lazic
- UK
- Josh Lewis
- Canada
- Willow Catelyn Maclay
- Canada
- Vincent Malausa
- France
- Neil Mitchell
- UK
- Mike Muncer
- UK
- Dejan Ognjanović
- Serbia
- Mark Pilkington
- UK
- Katie Rife
- USA
- James Rodrigues
- UK
- Joshua Rothkopf
- USA
- Mark Salisbury
- UK
- Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece
- USA
- Stephen Thrower
- UK
- Kevin Wynter
- USA
Directors
- Zach Cregger
- USA
- Robert Morgan
- UK
- Alex Ross Perry
- USA
- Apichatpong Weerasethakul
- Thailand
- Nicolas Winding Refn
- Denmark
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