The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre
If looks could kill, he wouldn't need a chainsaw.
Country
Budget
$600 000
Revenue
$185 898
Director
Actors
Renée Zellweger, Matthew McConaughey, Robert Jacks, Tonie Perensky, Joe Stevens, Lisa Marie Newmyer, John Harrison, Tyler Shea Cone, James Gale, Chris Kilgore
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Kim Henkel, Robert Kuhn
Operator
Levie Isaacks
Composer
Wayne Bell
Artist
Deborah Pastor
Audition
Isabelle Emmanuelle Coulet
Editing
Sandra Adair, Loren Bivens
All team (32)
All team (32)
Short description
A group of teenagers get into a car crash in the Texas woods on prom night, and then wander into an old farmhouse that is home to Leatherface and his insane family of cannibalistic psychopaths.
What's left behind the scenes
- Interestingly, both Renée Zellweger and Matthew McConaughey are from Texas. This film was their last work before achieving mainstream stardom: the following two years marked a breakthrough for both actors in Hollywood.
- Filming took place in Pflugerville and Bastrop, Texas. With the exception of James Gale (who played Mr. Rothman), all other cast and crew members were locals from Austin. Most of the filming took place at night, and according to makeup artist J. Logan, "the shoot was difficult."
- The film takes place in 1996, and we learn that for 5 years following the events of the previous installment (that is, since 1991), the family of cannibals did not commit any murders.
- Gunnar Hansen, who played Leatherface in the first film of the franchise (Tobe Hooper, 1974), requested a fee that was too high for the filmmakers of the low-budget film to afford for his return to the screen in the same role.
- Kim Henkel, the screenwriter of the first film, served as producer, director, and screenwriter for this film.
- Matthew McConaughey had just finished college and intended to move to California when he was offered an audition for Kim Henkel's film. He auditioned for the role of a young man on a motorcycle who rescues Jenny (played by Renée Zellweger) at the end of the film and takes her away (this character was ultimately removed from the script altogether). After the audition, he was stopped by director and screenwriter Henkel, who asked him who McConaughey could recommend for the role of the antagonist, Vilmer. McConaughey named two of his friends, with whom he had studied acting, and left. Just as he was about to get into his car and head to California, he suddenly realized he had made a mistake and asked Henkel if he could try out for the role of Vilmer himself. Henkel gave McConaughey a fork, told him to imagine it was a knife, and then use that “knife” to scare his secretary. Then Henkel asked McConaughey to act as if he was having trouble with a prosthetic leg. McConaughey portrayed it all so convincingly that he was immediately cast as Vilmer.
- Actor Jim Siedow was offered the role of Grandpa, but he declined. He was also offered to reprise his role as the Cook.
- The chainsaw model used in the film is a McCulloch 10-10S.
- Filming took place in Pflugerville and Bastrop, Texas. With the exception of James Gale (who played Mr. Rotman), all other cast and crew members were local, from the city of Austin. Most of the filming took place at night, and, according to J. Logan, who was in charge of makeup, “the filming was difficult.”
- Gunnar Hansen, who played Leatherface in the first film of the franchise (Tobe Hooper, 1974), requested a fee for his return to the role that was too high for the creators of this low-budget film to afford.
- Three actors from the original cast appear at the end of the film: Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, and John Dugan.
- Actor Jim Siding was offered the role of Grandpa, but he declined. He was also offered the chance to reprise his role as the Cook.
- Matthew McConaughey had just finished college and intended to move to California when he was offered an audition for Kim Henkel's film. He auditioned for the role of a young man on a motorcycle who saves Jenny (played by Renee Zellweger) and drives her away at the end of the movie (this character was eventually cut from the script entirely). After the audition, director and screenwriter Henkel stopped him and asked whom McConaughey could recommend for the role of the antagonist, Vilmer. McConaughey named two of his friends with whom he had studied acting and left. Just before getting into his car to leave for California, he suddenly realized he had made a mistake and asked Henkel if he could audition for the role of Vilmer himself. Henkel gave McConaughey a fork, told him to imagine it was a knife, and then use that "knife" to frighten his secretary. Then, Henkel asked McConaughey to act as if he were having trouble with a prosthetic leg. McConaughey portrayed it all so convincingly that he was immediately cast as Vilmer.
- Bill Johnson, who played Leatherface in the second part, was offered to reprise his role in this film.
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