Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation

Texas Chainsaw Massacre The Next Generation

Credits
Title:	Texas Chainsaw Massacre The Next Generation
Genres:	Horror
Directed by:	Kim Henkel
Written by:	Kim Henkel
Produced by:	Robert J. Kuhn Kim Henkel Charles Kuhn
Music by:	Wayne Bell Robert Jacks
Cinematography:	Levie Isaacks
Edited by:	Sandra Adair
Production
Distributed by:	Genre Pictures Return Productions River City Films Ultra Muchos Productions Columbia TriStar New Line Cinema
Released:	October 7th, 1994 (Original) August 29th, 1997 (Re-release)
Rating:	R
Running time:	86 min. ^[1] 95 min. ^[2]
Country:	USA
Language:	English
Budget:	$600,000
Gross:	$45,086 ^[3] $53,111 ^[4] $94,558 ^[5]
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Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation, alternatively known as The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, is an American independent horror film of the slasher subgenre. It is the fourth installment in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre film series. The film was written and directed by Kim Henkel and was co-produced by Genre Pictures, Return Productions, River City Films, Ultra Muchos Productions and was distributed through Columbia TriStar Pictures. Other than the title and some thematic elements, the movie has no connection to the previous films in the series. Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation stars Renée Zellweger as high school student Jenny, with Matthew McConaughey taking on the role of the lead antagonist, Vilmer. The film also stars Robert Jacks as the transvestite killer Leather, Tonie Perenski as Vilmer's love interest, Darla, Joe Stevens as W.E., Lisa Newmyer as Heather, John Harrison as Sean and Tyler Cone as Barry.

Plot[]

This film includes cameo appearances by John Dugan, Paul A. Partain and Marilyn Burns, all of whom played characters in the original Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Dugan, who plays a police officer at the hospital in this film is the original Grandpa Sawyer (sans makeup). Paul A. Partain, who originally played the crippled Franklin Hardesty in the first film plays a hospital orderly in The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Marilyn Burns, credited only as "Anonymous" reprises the role of Sally Hardesty - sole survivor of the original massacre. She appears as a patient on a gurney being wheeled past Renée Zellweger at the end of the film.

This is the only film in the franchise where the antagonists are not portrayed as cannibals. In fact, the character of Darla is charged with bringing home pizza from Bud's Pizza shop.

Matthew McConaughey is one of two leading actors from the Texas Chainsaw Massacre film series to also star in the 2012 drama film Magic Mike. The other is Matt Bomer, who played Eric in the 2006 prequel film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning.