The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
Marcus Nispel's 2003 remake, with Jessica Biel, R. Lee Ermey and the Hewitt family.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a 2003 American slasher film, a remake of Tobe Hooper's 1974 film and the fifth film in the franchise. Marcus Nispel directed it in his feature debut from a script by Scott Kosar, and Michael Bay and Mike Fleiss produced it. The cast includes Jessica Biel, Jonathan Tucker, Erica Leerhsen, Mike Vogel, Eric Balfour and R. Lee Ermey.
Quick Facts
- Director
- Marcus Nispel
- Screenplay
- Scott Kosar
- Based on
- The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
- Kim Henkel
- Tobe Hooper
- Producer
- Michael Bay; Mike Fleiss
- Starring
- Jessica Biel
- Jonathan Tucker
- Erica Leerhsen
- Mike Vogel
- Eric Balfour
- R. Lee Ermey
- Cinematography
- Daniel Pearl
- Editing
- Glen Scantlebury
- Music
- Steve Jablonsky
Facts from the source article.
Background
On August 18, 1973, Erin, her boyfriend Kemper, her brother Morgan and their friends Andy and Pepper are driving through Texas to a concert when a hitchhiker they pick up kills herself in their van. Looking for the police, they meet Luda Mae at a gas station and the false Sheriff Hoyt, and are killed one by one by Leatherface and the Hewitt family. Erin, the only survivor, cuts off Leatherface's right arm with a meat cleaver, runs Hoyt over and escapes with a baby. Several members of the original crew took part: Hooper and Kim Henkel were co-producers, Daniel Pearl was cinematographer again, and John Larroquette repeated his narration of the opening titles. The film was released in the United States on October 17, 2003, got mixed reviews and was a commercial success.
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