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==DVD release==
==DVD release==
*The film was released in both R-rated and unrated versions on January 16th, 2007.
*The film was released in both R-rated and unrated versions on January 16th, 2007.
*The unrated version of the film leaves in all seventeen scenes that were removed from the theatrical release in order to secure an R-rating. Also, scenes were altered, giving a more graphic look.
*The unrated version of the film leaves in all seventeen scenes that were removed from the theatrical release in order to secure an R-rating. Also, some scenes were altered, giving them a grainier, more graphic look.
*The language is more explicit in some scenes.
*Several curse words were also added in to up the mature style.
*there is also a lost scene of Bailey and Dean scene going farther
*There is also a scene of Bailey and Dean going farther sexually than in the theatrical version.


==External links==
==External links==

Revision as of 04:47, 13 April 2007

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
File:Texas chainsaw the beginning.jpg
Directed byJonathan Liebesman
Written byStory:
David J. Schow
Screenplay:
Sheldon Turner
Produced byMichael Bay
Mike Fleiss
StarringJordana Brewster
Taylor Handley
Diora Baird
Matthew Bomer
R. Lee Ermey
Andrew Bryniarski
Music bySteve Jablonsky
Distributed byNew Line Cinema
Release dates
October 6, 2006
Running time
91 min R-Rated
96 min unrated
LanguageEnglish
Budget$16,000,000

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning is a 2006 film and a prequel to New Line Cinema's 2003 film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Directed by Jonathan Liebesman and produced by Michael Bay, the film was released on October 6, 2006 in North America and is set 4 years before the 2003 remake. The film previously had the subtitle The Origin. New Line Cinema had to pay $3 million more than expected in order to keep the franchise in the studio fold after Dimension Films made a pricey deal with original rights holders.

Tagline: Witness the Birth of Fear

Plot

Template:Spoiler The plot focuses around the origins of Leatherface and his cannibalistic family. It tells how Thomas Hewitt (Leatherface) came to be a chainsaw wielding murderer. It also focuses around four people Chrissie (Jordana Brewster), Dean (Taylor Handley), Bailey (Diora Baird) and Eric (Matthew Bomer) going on a road trip before the two men go to Vietnam to fight in the Vietnam War.

Along the way they get in a wreck and Chrissie is thrown from the car, where she then hides. The other three are met by Sheriff Hoyt (R. Lee Ermey) and are taken to the Hewitt residence. Soon they realize they are there to be murdered, one by one, by the soon to be infamous murderer known as Leatherface. Unlike the first movie, in which cannibalism was implied but never implicitly shown, the family's cannibalism is pushed to the forefront. Template:Endspoiler

Cast

Actors/Actresses Role
Jordana Brewster Chrissie
Taylor Handley Dean
Diora Baird Bailey
Matthew Bomer Eric
R. Lee Ermey Sheriff Hoyt
Andrew Bryniarski Leatherface / Thomas Hewitt
Lee Tergesen Holden
Cyia Batten Aex
L.A. Calkins Sloane
Tim De Zarn Eddy
Terrence Evans Old Monty
Kathy Lamkin Tea Lady
Marietta Marich Luda Mae Hewitt
Marcus H. Nelson Lackey
Emily Kaye Biker Babe
Lew Temple Sheriff Winston
  • The characters of Henrietta and Jedidiah Hewitt, two family members from the original film, are not present in the prequel.

Trivia

File:Leatherface2006.jpg
Andrew Bryniarski as Leatherface.
  • The theatrical trailer was attached to the remake of The Omen.
  • On Wednesday, September 6th, the release was pushed back to its original date, October 6th.
  • According to a producer, the film was originally rated NC-17, and 17 scenes had to be edited in order to secure an R-rating.
  • Made $19 million on its opening weekend, already covering the budget cost of $16 million.
  • Despite an overall bad response from fans and critics, it went on to make a total U.S./Canada gross of $39,517,763. To date, it has made over $50 million worldwide. It has still yet to be released in numerous large markets worldwide, including Germany and Mexico.
  • Currently it has a rating of 15% on Rotten Tomatoes.
  • German theatrical version was cut (8 minutes) for a "Not under 18" FSK rating.
  • In the original film, Luda May was the name of Leatherface's mother. The prequel changed it to Luda Mae for unknown reasons.
  • In all, eleven people die in this movie.
  • Leatherface's face is actually made of a combination of leather and pigskin.

DVD release

  • The film was released in both R-rated and unrated versions on January 16th, 2007.
  • The unrated version of the film leaves in all seventeen scenes that were removed from the theatrical release in order to secure an R-rating. Also, some scenes were altered, giving them a grainier, more graphic look.
  • The language is more explicit in some scenes.
  • There is also a scene of Bailey and Dean going farther sexually than in the theatrical version.
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