A California couple and a survivalist encounter Leatherface and his family.A California couple and a survivalist encounter Leatherface and his family.A California couple and a survivalist encounter Leatherface and his family.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Duane Whitaker
- Kim
- (as Dwayne Whitaker)
Caroline Williams
- Reporter
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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Did you know
- TriviaCaroline Williams reprises her role as Stretch from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) in a cameo as a news reporter. Director Jeff Burr said he imagined Stretch becoming a reporter following the trauma she experienced in the second movie in an attempt to hunt down Leatherface.
- GoofsThe painkillers Benny gives Michelle and Ryan take effect almost instantly and then wear off in about five minutes.
- Quotes
Tex: Come on sweetheart. Let's see what you got.
Benny: What the fuck is wrong with you people? Why don't you leave us alone?
Tex: We're hungry.
Benny: You never heard of pizza?
[swings at Tex and misses]
Tex: I like liver...
[punches Benny]
Tex: and onions...
[strangles Benny]
Tex: and pain! And pain! And pain!
- Alternate versionsThere's a second alternate ending in which the heroine escapes the swamp and keeps running throughout the night and eventually stumbles upon a police station. Once she makes it inside, the sheriff pretends to want to help her.After a few moments, it's revealed that he's hiding a chainsaw under the desk and attacks her with it. It was implying that the whole town is involved with the Sawyer family.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Many Lives of Jason Voorhees (2002)
- SoundtracksWhen Worlds Collide
Performed by Wrath
Featured review
I really liked this film a lot, but you have to watch it with an open mind and forget the other TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE movies that it follows. It, in no way seems to be connected, other than the name Leatherface.
As far as slasher movies go with legends like Jason Vorhees, Michael Myers, Norman Bates etc., this film fits in well. Here Leatherface is a madman who seems to have a blood lust not to mention the mind of a madman as opposed to the mind of a retarded person as he had on the first two. I hated this Leatherface really, but enjoyed him as a killer. After just a little while I forgot about the Sawyer family and enjoyed this movie for what it was and I really liked it.
Bottom line is this....this move was a great film if you enjoy movies like FRIDAY THE 13TH if not then don't watch it. It's not at all like the first two TCM's so don't expect a sequel, but the cast is awesome and still full of psychotic characters.
8 out of 10 stars
As far as slasher movies go with legends like Jason Vorhees, Michael Myers, Norman Bates etc., this film fits in well. Here Leatherface is a madman who seems to have a blood lust not to mention the mind of a madman as opposed to the mind of a retarded person as he had on the first two. I hated this Leatherface really, but enjoyed him as a killer. After just a little while I forgot about the Sawyer family and enjoyed this movie for what it was and I really liked it.
Bottom line is this....this move was a great film if you enjoy movies like FRIDAY THE 13TH if not then don't watch it. It's not at all like the first two TCM's so don't expect a sequel, but the cast is awesome and still full of psychotic characters.
8 out of 10 stars
- king_jack_the_wicked
- Oct 27, 2003
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- Also known as
- Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
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Box office
- Budget
- $2,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $5,765,562
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,692,087
- Jan 14, 1990
- Gross worldwide
- $5,765,562
- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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