The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a 2003 American remake of the 1974 horror film of the same name. The 2003 film was directed by Marcus Nispel and produced by Michael Bay. It was also co-produced by Kim Henkel and Tobe Hooper, co-creators of the original 1974 film. This film is the first of many horror remakes to come from Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes production company which also remade The Amityville Horror, The Hitcher, Friday the 13th, and A Nightmare on Elm Street. The film became a success at the box office despite negative reviews from critics. In the beginning of the film, there is... archive footage of a police search of the Hewitt house. The two officers survey the house and descend into the basement, noting the fingernail scratch marks, human blood and hair embedded into the walls. We are then brought to August 1973 where five young adults, Erin , Kemper , Morgan , Andy , and Pepper , are on their way to a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert after returning from Mexico. As they drive through Texas, they see a distraught hitchhiker , who eventually gets in their van.
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| Release date: | October 15, 2003 |
| Directed by: | Marcus Nispel |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 98 Minutes |
| Producer: | Michael Bay, Mike Fleiss |
| Editor: | Glen Scantlebury |
| Music by: | Steve Jablonsky |
| Cinematography: | Daniel Pearl |
| Screenplay by: | Scott Kosar, Kim Henkel, Tobe Hooper |
| Estimated budget: | $9,200,000 |
| Adapted from: | The Texas Chain Saw Massacre |
| Genre: | Thriller |