The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Who will survive and what will be left of them?
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.
- Director
- Tobe Hooper
- Signature
- Tension · Craft · Drama
- Worldwide
- $31M
Who's in it
Cast
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The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How The Texas Chain Saw Massacre actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
Story overview
What It's About
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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.
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre appears in 2 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Horror Movies Ranked #48
Placed at #48 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Horror Movies Ranked #50
Placed at #50 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre returned 220.9× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $140,000
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $31M
- Release date
- Oct 11, 1974
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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