The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, a 2006 horror film, functions as a prequel to the remake of the 1974 film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Directed by Jonathan Liebesman and co-produced by Kim Henkel and Tobe Hooper (co-creators of the original 1974 film), it had its North American release on October 6, 2006. The film's action takes place four years before the timeline of the 2003 remake. The film previously had the subtitle The Origin.
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, a 2006 horror film, functions as a prequel to the remake of the 1974 film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Directed by Jonathan Liebesman and co-produced by Kim Henkel and Tobe Hooper (co-creators of the original 1974 film), it had its North American release on October 6, 2006. The film's action takes place four years before the timeline of the 2003 remake. The film previously had the subtitle The Origin.
New Line Cinema had to pay $3.1 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. The film grossed less than half of what the original film had grossed.
In 1969, on one last fling before leaving to serve in the Vietnam War, two brothers, Dean (Taylor Handley) and Eric (Matthew Bomer), embark on a road trip across Texas with their girlfriends, Chrissie (Jordana Brewster) and Bailey (Diora Baird). After their jeep crashes on a deserted highway, the...
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