Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (also known as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 4 or The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre) is a 1994 film sequel to Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III and quasi-remake of the original Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Kim Henkel, author of the 1974 screenplay, wrote and directed the new film. At first its makers intended it as the "real sequel" to the 1974 movie. They also intended to do a remake (or...
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Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (also known as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 4 or The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre) is a 1994 film sequel to Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III and quasi-remake of the original Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Kim Henkel, author of the 1974 screenplay, wrote and directed the new film. At first its makers intended it as the "real sequel" to the 1974 movie. They also intended to do a remake (or "reimagining") of the original, but ended up billing the result as a sequel to the third film.
The film made its premiere at the South by Southwest film conference in 1995. It featured Renée Zellweger and Matthew McConaughey, both Texan, years before either of them became recognized as mainstream stars. The movie had a rocky release-history, as it became the centre of controversy between its film-makers and distributor Columbia Pictures; this resulted in a delayed release put off until August 1997. Then the film received a very small...
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