Who will survive and what will be left of them?
Five friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way, they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) is a horror film directed by Tobe Hooper, released on October 11, 1974 with a runtime of 1h 23m. It stars Marilyn Burns, Allen Danziger, Paul A. Partain and William Vail. Viewers rate it 7.3 out of 10 across 3,941 ratings.
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Marilyn Burns
as Sally
Allen Danziger
as Jerry
Paul A. Partain
as Franklin
William Vail
as Kirk
Teri McMinn
as Pam
Edwin Neal
as Hitchhiker
Jim Siedow
as Old Man
Gunnar Hansen
as Leatherface
John Dugan
as Grandfather
Robert Courtin
as Window Washer
William Creamer
as Bearded Man
John Henry Faulk
as Storyteller
Directed by Tobe Hooper, written by Kim Henkel, Kim Henkel and Tobe Hooper, produced by Tobe Hooper.
Average viewer score of 7.3/10 from 3,941 ratings.
***Disturbing iconic slasher about a demented family in rural Texas*** After a van of young people picks up a psycho hitchhiker in east Texas they stumble upon a farm house of crazies, including a burly mute man with a mask made of human-skin. Tobe Hooper’s "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" (1974) is a seminal, iconic slasher that’s genuinely disturbing and horrific because it plays out in a gritty, realistic manner.…
Reviewed on November 18, 2019
It's maybe not fair to appraise a film 50 years after it was made too harshly, but I found this really quite over-rated and annoying. Five travellers pick up an hitch-hiker in their van but quickly discover that he has a penchant for knives and, well he isn't quite the full shilling. Anyway they manage to get shot of him and arrive at a garage that has no petrol near the grave of the grandfather of the…
Reviewed on January 28, 2024
**One of the best and most fascinating horror movies ever made.** Just as the title says it, it is wihout any doubt one of the best and most influential horror films ever made. Its production history is also quite fascinating. If you are into horror or slasher movies, you simply have to have seen and experienced it. Nuff said.
Reviewed on November 12, 2024
*The Texas Chain Saw Massacre* is often remembered as a film about a man with a chainsaw. Oddly, the chainsaw may be one of the least interesting things about it. What still makes Tobe Hooper’s film so horrible is the sense that its victims have accidentally wandered into somebody else’s perfectly functioning system. The first hammer killing is astonishingly abrupt. There is no theatrical wind-up, no villain…
Reviewed on August 25, 2026
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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) is available to stream on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Netflix Standard with Ads, Shudder Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads and Peacock Premium Plus, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) includes Marilyn Burns, Allen Danziger, Paul A. Partain, William Vail and Teri McMinn. The film was directed by Tobe Hooper. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre was released on October 11, 1974 and runs for 1h 23m.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) holds an average rating of 7.3 out of 10 from 3,941 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy horror films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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