Texas Chainsaw 3D

Texas Chainsaw

Theatrical release poster
Directed by John Luessenhop
Produced by Carl Mazzocone
Screenplay by Adam Marcus
Debra Sullivan
Kirsten Elms
Story by Stephen Susco
Adam Marcus
Debra Sullivan
Based on Characters created 
by Kim Henkel
Tobe Hooper
Starring Alexandra Daddario
Dan Yeager
Trey Songz
Tania Raymonde
Thom Barry
Paul Rae
Bill Moseley
Gunnar Hansen
Music by John Frizzell
Cinematography Anastas N. Michos
Edited by Randy Bricker
Production
company
Millennium Films
Mainline Pictures
Distributed by Lionsgate
Release dates
  • January 4, 2013 (2013-01-04)
Running time
 92 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English
Budget $20 million[2]
Box office $47.2 million[3]

Texas Chainsaw (promoted as Texas Chainsaw 3D) is a 2013 American slasher film directed by John Luessenhop, with a screenplay by Adam Marcus, Debra Sullivan and Kirsten Elms and a story by Stephen Susco, Marcus and Sullivan. It is the seventh film adaptation in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise, and was presented in 3-D. The film stars Alexandra Daddario, Dan Yeager, Trey Songz, Tania Raymonde, Scott Eastwood, Thom Barry, Paul Rae and Bill Moseley, with Gunnar Hansen and Marilyn Burns, who had appeared in the original 1974 film. The story centers on Heather, who discovers that she was adopted after learning of an inheritance from a long-lost grandmother. She subsequently takes a road trip with her friends to collect the inheritance, unaware that it includes her cousin, Leatherface, as well. Filming began in the summer of July 2011, and it was released January 4, 2013.

Upon release, the film received negative reviews by critics and fans of the original film. It did, however, perform well at the box-office, making $47.2 million from a $20 million budget. It was also the last film both Burns and Hansen starred in before they both died in 2014 and 2015 respectively.

Plot

Picking up after the events of the original film, the people of the small town of Newt, Texas, led by the corrupt Mayor Burt Hartman (Paul Rae), burn down the farmhouse of the Sawyer family for their role in aiding Jedidiah "Jed" Sawyer (Dan Yeager), also known as "Leatherface", in several murders. The arsonists are celebrated as heroes in the community, and the entire family is presumed dead. However, an infant, Edith Sawyer, is found by one of the townsmen, Gavin Miller (David Born), who quickly murders her mother, Loretta Sawyer (Dodie Brown), and adopts Edith with his wife Arlene (Sue Rock). Twenty eight years later, Edith has been raised by Gavin and Arlene as Heather Miller (Alexandra Daddario). One day, Heather is notified that her estranged grandmother, Verna Carson (Marilyn Burns), has passed away and left everything to her. Discovering that she was adopted, Heather, her boyfriend Ryan (Trey Songz), and two other friends, Nikki (Tania Raymonde) and Kenny (Keram Malicki-Sánchez), travel to Newt to collect her inheritance. Along the way, the group picks up a hitchhiker named Darryl (Shaun Sipos).

When they arrive, the Sawyer family attorney, Farnsworth (Richard Riehle), gives her the keys to the family house along with a letter from Verna. Excited about the property she now owns, Heather and her friends look through the house, decide to stay the night, and immediately set off to buy supplies and food, trusting Darryl to stay behind and look after the house. Darryl begins looting it and believes he will find valuables in a locked room in the cellar; however, upon entering the locked room he is bludgeoned by Leatherface. Heather and her friends return and discover the house has been ransacked, but choose to let it go. As Kenny prepares dinner he finds the cellar, where Darryl was killed, and Leatherface impales him on a meat hook, after which he kills him with a chainsaw. Heather finds a decomposing body upstairs and runs to find her friends, but she is knocked unconscious by Leatherface. She wakes up in Leatherface's room, but manages to escape to the graveyard. Hearing the screams and chainsaw, Ryan and Nikki come out to find Leatherface. Ryan draws his attention to them, and they run in the barn to hide. As he goes after them, Heather gets free, gets their van and saves her friends.

In the ensuing chase, Leatherface saws through one of the van's tires, causing it to crash and subsequently kill Ryan. Heather escapes and makes her way into a carnival, but Leatherface escapes the police as they patrol the grounds. Sheriff Hooper (Thom Barry) realizes that Leatherface survived the fire and is still alive; Mayor Hartman sends Officer Marvin (James MacDonald) to the Sawyer house to kill Leatherface against Hooper's orders. While looking for Leatherface, Marvin is startled by Nikki and accidentally shoots her, before being killed by Leatherface himself. While at the station, Heather learns of what the townspeople did to her family and flees. She is soon caught by Hartman's son, Deputy Carl Hartman (Scott Eastwood), who ties her up, gags her at the long-abandoned Sawyer slaughterhouse. When he arrives Leatherface finds out that Heather is his cousin and frees her, but is attacked by Mayor Hartman and Ollie (Ritchie Montgomery), the town barber and accomplice to the Sawyer house arson. At first Heather begins to flee, but after hearing her cousin being beaten she decides to help him, killing Ollie with a pitchfork and giving Leatherface his chainsaw, which he uses to force Mayor Hartman into a meat-grinder. Afterward, Heather and Leatherface return home, where Heather reads the letter from Verna which tells her Leatherface will protect her as long as she takes care of him. Realizing Leatherface is the only family she has left, Heather decides to stay with him.

In a post-credits scene, Gavin and Arlene show up at the mansion to visit Heather, intending on greedily splitting her assets. As they wait in front of the door, Leatherface answers with his chainsaw in hand.

Cast

Production

In January 2007, Platinum Dunes executives Bradley Fuller and Andrew Form stated that the company would not be producing a third film in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre reboot franchise.[9] In October 2009, it was announced that Twisted Pictures and Lions Gate Entertainment were attempting to purchase the rights to the franchise, with Twisted Pictures producing and Lions Gate distributing. According to Variety writer Michael Fleming, the plan was to create a contemporary film in 3-D, with Stephen Susco writing the script. The contract, with rights-holders Bob Kuhn and Kim Henkel, would be for multiple films.[10] In May 2011, Lions Gate announced that it would be partnering with Nu Image to produce the new Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and that John Luessenhop would direct the film. Mazzocone will act as producer, with production having been set to begin in June 2011. Mazzocone also announced that the story would pick up where Tobe Hooper's original film ends.[11] Adam Marcus and Debra Sullivan were brought in to write the script; Kirsten Elms and Luessenhop worked on rewrites and script polishing.[12] Neither Twisted Pictures nor Nu Image had a credit on the finished film, which had to be re-cut before release, as it received an NC-17 rating due to excessive gore during its initial submission to the MPAA.[13]

Reception

Critical reviews

Based on 75 reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes, Texas Chainsaw received an average 19% overall approval rating, with an average rating of 3.4/10; general consensus is that the film is making a "bold move" in trying to turn Leatherface into a "horror anti-hero", but ultimately is nothing more than "ugly and cynical" in its attempt.[14] On Metacritic, the film received a score of 31 out of 100, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews", based on 17 reviews.[15] IGN editor Eric Goldman wrote, "A few fun 3D-aided jump-scares aside, Texas Chainsaw 3D is a generic and laughable attempt to follow the original."[16] The film received a CinemaScore of "C+", with 63% of moviegoers being under the age of 25.[2]

Box office

On its opening night, Texas Chainsaw took first place, earning approximately $10,200,000 at the North American box office.[17] The film ultimately took first place for the entire weekend, making $21,744,470.[18] As of March 2013, the film has made $39,093,317 worldwide.[19]

Home media

On May 14, 2013, the film was released on DVD and Blu-ray/Blu-ray 3D, which includes an UltraViolet digital copy of the film along with multiple commentaries and featurettes, an alternate opening and the trailer.[14]

Merchandise

In March 2015 Hollywood Collectibles released a 20-inch Leatherface action figure, based on Dan Yeager portrayed figure.[20]

References

  1. ↑ "TEXAS CHAINSAW (18)". British Board of Film Classification. 2012-11-29. Archived from the original on December 3, 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-29.
  2. 1 2 "Box Office Report: 'Texas Chainsaw' No. 1 With $23 Mil; 'Django' Strong No. 2 With $20.1 Mil". The Hollywood Reporter. 2013-01-06. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
  3. ↑ "Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Here's Your Leatherface for Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D". Lionsgate (Shock Till You Drop). July 19, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Alexandra Daddario Hacks into 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D'". Variety. July 6, 2011. Archived from the original on August 22, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Scott Eastwood Revs Up ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D’". Deadline. July 13, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  7. 1 2 "Original Leatherface Returns for ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D’!". Bloody-Disgusting. June 15, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  8. ↑ "BREAKING NEWS: Bill Moseley Returns to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D aka Leatherface 3D". Dread Central. June 12, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Platinum Dunes Talks 'Texas 3', Upcoming Slate". Bloody Disgusting. The Collective. January 6, 2007. Retrieved September 9, 2008.
  10. ↑ Fleming, Michael (October 8, 2009). "Twisted moves to 'Texas'". Variety (Reed Business Information). Retrieved July 3, 2011.
  11. ↑ "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D Revs Up". ComingSoon.net. CraveOnline Media. May 9, 2011. Retrieved May 10, 2011.
  12. ↑ Kit, Borys (July 19, 2011). "Singer Trey Songz Joins Cast of 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved July 22, 2011.
  13. ↑ "‘Texas Chainsaw 3D’ Carries Footage From Hooper’s Classic, Originally Rated NC-17!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  14. 1 2 "Texas Chainsaw". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster, Inc. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
  15. ↑ "Texas Chainsaw 3D". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
  16. ↑ Eric Goldman 3 Jan 2013. "Texas Chainsaw 3D Review: Here's Your Invitation to Come Join Leatherface...". IGN. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
  17. ↑ "Friday Review: 'Texas Chainsaw' Massacres Competition".
  18. ↑ "'Texas Chainsaw 3D' is strong No. 1; 'Promised Land' disappoints".
  19. ↑ "Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013)". Archived from the original on January 16, 2013.
  20. ↑ "Toys of Terror : Texas Chainsaw 3D". Fangoria. Fangoria Magazine. Retrieved May 13, 2013.

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