Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III

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Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
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Directed by	Jeff Burr
Produced by	Robert Engelman
Written by	David J. Schow
Starring	Viggo Mortensen Kate Hodge Ken Foree
Music by	Jim Manzie Pat Regan
Distributed by	New Line
Release date(s)	January 12, 1990
Running time	81 min.
Language	English
Preceded by	The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
Followed by	Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation
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Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III is a 1990 sequel to the original The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974).

It stars Kate Hodge, Ken Foree, and a then unknown Viggo Mortensen. It was directed by Jeff Burr. At the time this was considered to be the first of several sequels in the series to be produced by New Line. However, it was not a success and the franchise was scrapped (although an additional sequel appeared later it was not made or distributed by New Line). Many horror buffs consider Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III to be the finest sequel in the series, but only in its uncut version which was finally released on DVD format in 2003.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Soundtrack 4 DVD Release 5 Trivia 6 External link

[edit] Plot

After stopping for gas and directions at a service station on the backroads of Texas; two friends on a cross country trip from California to Florida are harassed by the store's owner.

A hitchhiker there, named Tex (Viggo Mortensen), sticks up for them and is shot by the store owner.

After seeing Tex get gunned down, the couple flees the area using a "shortcut" Tex had told them about before he was shot.

Soon after taking the shortcut, a mysterious truck forces them off the road into an accident with an SUV. The SUV owner (played by Ken Foree) is a heavily armed survivalist.

The mysterious truck shows up again and all three accident victims abandon their vehicles and flee to a home in the woods, which happens to be owned by a family of cannibalistic serial killers, including Tex and his brother, the infamous chainsaw-wielding maniac Leatherface (who is wearing a kneebrace in this installment of the series, possably from the leg wound in the first TCM). Chaos, bloody murders, and a TCM-trademark "family dinner" ensue.

[edit] Cast

Actor	Role
Viggo Mortensen	Tex
Kate Hodge	Michelle
Toni Hudson	Sara
R.A. Mihailoff	Leatherface
Ken Foree	Benny
William Butler	Ryan
Beth DePatie	Gina
Duane Whitaker	Kim
Tom Everett	Alfredo

[edit] Soundtrack

1. "Leatherface" (Lääz Rockit) - 4:10
2. "Bored" (Death Angel) - 3:27
3. "When Worlds Collide" (Wrath) - 5:42
4. "Spark In My Heart" (Hurricane) - 4:56
5. "Power" (SGM) - 4:05
6. "One Nation" (Sacred Reich) - 3:20
7. "Monster Mash" (Utter Lunacy) - 5:31
8. "The Gift Of Death" (Wasted Youth) - 8:50
9. "Methods Of Madness" (Obsession) - 3:24
10. "Psychotic Killing Machine" (MX Machine) - 3:22

[edit] DVD Release

In 2003, the film was released (In the R and Unrated versions) on DVD. The special feature are:

• Audio Commentary with Jeff Burr, Greg Nicotero, R.A. Mihailoff, David J. Schow, William Butler, and Mark Odesky.
• The Saw is Family: The Making of Leatherface Featurette
• We Knows What To Do With Them Parts: A small compilation of unrestored, raw, deleted scenes in which director Jeff Burr explains the reason for their removal.
• Alternate Ending
• and more

[edit] Trivia

• Actress Caroline Williams who played Vanita "Stretch" Brock in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 makes a cameo as the female news reporter in the opening scenes.

• About five minutes of footage had to be cut from this film in order to secure an R rating, and avoid the dreaded X rating (this film was released several months before the NC-17 rating, which was introduced in September, 1990 [1]). The uncut version is now available along with the R-rated version on DVD.

• This film was banned in Iceland, Finland and United Kingdom because of the extreme gore and violence. It was severely edited in many other countries. In the United Kingdom the BBFC refused classification of the film in 1990, [2] In 2004 it was resubmitted for approval, and was granted an 18 certificate, uncut. [3]

• Leatherface and Grandpa apparently die in the The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2, but reappear along with the other family members, in this installment.

[edit] External link

• Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III at the Internet Movie Database
• All We Need Now is a Good Mess of Greens
• Watch Trailer on YouTube.com

Texas Chainsaw Massacre film series
Original series
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 • Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III • Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation
Remake series
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
Characters
Leatherface • Sally Hardesty • Drayton Sawyer • Edward Sawyer • Chop Top • Sheriff Hoyt • Luda May Hewitt • Old Monty
Other
The Comics