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Quick Info

Rating

7.3/10

Release1974

Runtime1h 23m

StatusReleased

Budget$140,000

Revenue$30,922,680

Production

Vortex

Henkel Productions

Hooper Productions

Bryanston Pictures

Movie

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

1974

1h 23m

7.3

Horror

Synopsis

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.

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