The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
Directed by	Jonathan Liebesman
Produced by	Michael Bay Mike Fleiss
Written by	Story: David J. Schow Screenplay: Sheldon Turner
Starring	Jordana Brewster Taylor Handley Diora Baird Matthew Bomer R. Lee Ermey Andrew Bryniarski
Music by	Steve Jablonsky
Distributed by	New Line Cinema
Release date(s)	October 6, 2006
Running time	91 min R-Rated 96 min unrated
Language	English
Budget	$16,000,000
Gross revenue	$51,685,963
Preceded by	The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning is a 2006 film and a prequel to New Line Cinema's 2003 film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. It was directed by Jonathan Liebesman and released on October 6, 2006 in North America and is set 4 years before 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.

Plot

August 1939, Thomas Hewitt is born under unspeakable circumstances in a meat-packing plant in Travis County, Texas. His mother dies right after birth (partially due to the neglect of her employer) and soon after, the plant boss abandons the newborn in a dumpster out back, at which point he is discovered by Luda Mae Hewitt while she searches for food. She proceeds to take Thomas to the Hewitt residence where the seeds of one of the most deranged and infamous murderers in American history are planted.

July 1969, brothers Eric (Matthew Bomer) and Dean (Taylor Handley) are being driven across the country by their girlfriends Chrissie (Jordana Brewster) and Bailey (Diora Baird) to be shipped out to Vietnam. This will be Eric's second tour of duty as he is returning to watch over his recently drafted little brother. Unknown to Eric, Dean has his own plans to dodge the draft and head down to Mexico with Bailey. As they pass through Travis County, they stumble across the house of horrors where a now adult Leatherface (Andrew Bryniarski) has developed a disturbing interest in chainsaws. As the teens fight to survive, one question remains: "Who will survive...and what will be left of them?"

At the end of the film, the brothers and their girlfriends are killed, and the killer continues his murder spree.

Cast

• The characters of Henrietta and Jedidiah Hewitt, two family members from the original film, are not present in the prequel.

DVD release

• The film was released in R-rated and unrated versions.It was also released in a two disc uncut version which features both the theatrical and uncut versions of the film on January 16th, 2007.
• The unrated version of the film leaves in all twenty scenes that were removed or edited on release in order to secure an R-rating. Also, some scenes were altered, giving them a grainier, more graphic look.

External links

• Trailer (Large)
• Official Site
• The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning at the Internet Movie Database
• Quicktime Trailer
• Box Office Mojo
• The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning at Rotten Tomatoes

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