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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

Who will survive and what will be left of them?

Release:1974
Runtime:1h 23m
Country:United States
Director:Tobe Hooper
Language:English

Genre

Horror
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Keywords

VanGas StationSadisticTexasLeatherfaceHitchhikerSlaughterhouseSlasher
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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.4/10· 206K votes
Rotten Tomatoes85%
Metacritic91%
TMDb7.28/10· 4K votes

With 85% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.4/10 on IMDb and 91/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

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.

Cast of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

  • Marilyn Burns

    Marilyn Burns

    as Sally

  • Allen Danziger

    Allen Danziger

    as Jerry

  • Paul A. Partain

    Paul A. Partain

    as Franklin

  • William Vail

    William Vail

    as Kirk

  • Teri McMinn

    Teri McMinn

    as Pam

  • Edwin Neal

    Edwin Neal

    as Hitchhiker

  • Jim Siedow

    Jim Siedow

    as Old Man

  • Gunnar Hansen

    Gunnar Hansen

    as Leatherface

  • John Dugan

    John Dugan

    as Grandfather

  • R

    Robert Courtin

    as Window Washer

  • W

    William Creamer

    as Bearded Man

  • J

    John Henry Faulk

    as Storyteller

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre facts

Budget
$140K
Box office
$30.9M
Collection
Texas Chainsaw Massacre Collection

Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources

Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • •Raw visceral filmmaking creates authentic atmosphere of danger
  • •Minimal budget enhances claustrophobic tension and realism
  • •Unconventional horror approach ignores slasher formula conventions

What the audience disliked

  • •Abrupt ending leaves narrative threads unresolved and frustrating
  • •Intentional roughness in execution may alienate polished cinema audiences
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