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16% Tomatometer 37 Reviews 18% Audience Score 25,000+ Ratings After leaving their prom early, innocent Jenny (Renée Zellweger) and three other teenagers crash their car in the backwoods of Texas. In their search for help, they run into Vilmer Slaughter (Matthew McConaughey), a vicious psychopath with a mechanical leg, and his twisted family, including the serial killer Leatherface. As the group of friends struggle to survive the maniacal methods of torture, Jenny discovers the secret origins behind the family's lust for blood. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Buy Now

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The Next Generation has the fortune of starring early-career Matthew McConaughey and Renée Zellweger, but it services neither headliner well in a convoluted and cheap-looking slasher that doesn't live up to the Texas Chainsaw Massacre legacy.

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The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Matt Singer ScreenCrush Largely terrible, with the kernel of something interesting in the film's final scenes. Rated: 3/10 Dec 22, 2018 Full Review The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Jason Bailey Flavorwire Though Henkel's script broadly apes memorable moments from the first film, the echoes only serve to underscore how short he's coming up here. Nov 5, 2016 Full Review The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Joe Leydon Variety Zellweger makes Jenny the most formidable scream queen since Jamie Lee Curtis went legit. Mar 26, 2009 Full Review The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Trace Thurman Horror Queers Podcast While not technically a good movie, the (un?)intentional comedy and parodying of the franchise make this fourth entry an admittedly entertaining (and hilarious) watch. Rated: 3.5/5 Dec 30, 2020 Full Review The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Dan Scully Cinema76 It is a uniquely terrible film - a uniquely terrible film that I'd kill to see with a rowdy crowd at a midnight screening. Apr 7, 2020 Full Review The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre | Rotten Tomatoes (6) C.H. Newell Father Son Holy Gore A strange look at what Leatherface and his clan came to be- can't help wondering if Henkel even remembers the original. Rated: 1/5 May 3, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Robson C Um grupo de jovens sai do seu baile de formatura, se perdem e acabam sofrendo um acidente. Enquanto parte deles sai em busca de ajuda, outro fica para cuidar do motorista do outro veículo. Não demora e surge a família Sawyer. Este filme acabou com o Leatherface. Que Leatherface usava maquiagem, isso já era nítido no primeiro filme, na cena do jantar, onde ele usa batom e blush. Mas aqui, talvez utilizando a inspiração em Ed Gein e no Buffalo Bill, do Silêncio dos Inocentes, ele usa uma persona e máscara mais feminina. Há inclusive uma espécie de roupa de pele humana pendurada na porta do banheiro. Novamente, temos uma nova família para o Leatherface, desta vez comandada pro Matthew McConaughey, que faz uma interpretação a la Nicolas Cage. E acaba sendo a coisa mais interessante de tudo. Os personagens dos jovens vítimas são chatos e rasos. Nem a Renée Zellweger salva. Além disso, o roteiro apela para as cenas mais absurdas possíveis, como a do drive-thru e a sempre presente cena do jantar. Com certeza, o filme que quase acabou com a franquia e o mito do Leatherface. Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/17/24 Full Review Darren S This has to be one of the- if not THE worst horror movie of all time. It’s all over the place, and the plot makes no sense half the time. Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/08/24 Full Review George X One name Kim Henkel, one question what was he thinking;Leatherface or whatever was that thing didn't even killed anyone, i guess even the chainsaw didn't wanted to ruin its gas for this kind of victims 😆 Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/24 Full Review Samuel C This movie gave me hemroids watching this I will never watch this f*cking sh*t ever again I hope this movie get put in a non fire and lit on fire and I wanna watch it burn Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/03/23 Full Review Michael P Oh my! From this to being Oscar winners, I guess they have to start from somewhere. This movie has no redeeming quality, whatsoever, it's neither scary nor gory enough and it just perpetuates a stupid and ridiculous plot over an hour and a half. Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/12/23 Full Review Topi L I have now seen the worst of the Texas Chainsaw movies, but McConaughey makes bonkers character and he is good enough. But even he can't save this horribly acted horror movie. Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/10/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ken Henkel Director Kim Henkel Director Renée Zellweger Jenny Matthew McConaughey Vilmer Slaughter Robert Jacks Leatherface Slaughter Tony Perenski Darla
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Synopsis After leaving their prom early, innocent Jenny (Renée Zellweger) and three other teenagers crash their car in the backwoods of Texas. In their search for help, they run into Vilmer Slaughter (Matthew McConaughey), a vicious psychopath with a mechanical leg, and his twisted family, including the serial killer Leatherface. As the group of friends struggle to survive the maniacal methods of torture, Jenny discovers the secret origins behind the family's lust for blood.

Director
Ken Henkel, Kim Henkel

Producer
Robert Kuhn

Screenwriter
Kim Henkel

Production Co
Genre Pictures, Ultra Muchos Productions, Return Productions

Rating
R

Genre
Horror

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 7, 1994, Original

Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 1, 2010

Box Office (Gross USA)
$136.3K

Runtime
1h 42m
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