The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a 1974 American horror film produced and directed by the late Tobe Hooper from a story and screenplay by Hooper and Kim Henkel. It stars Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Edwin Neal, Jim Siedow and the late Gunnar Hansen, who respectively portray Sally Hardesty, Franklin Hardesty, the hitchhiker, the proprietor, and Leatherface.
The film follows a group of friends who fall victim to a family of cannibals while on their way to visit an old homestead. The film was marketed as being based on true events to attract a wider audience and to act as a subtle commentary on the era's political climate. Although the character of Leatherface and minor story details were inspired by the crimes of murderer Ed Gein, its plot is largely fictional. It is the first film of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise, followed by The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2.
Victims[]
Before the Film[]
- Great-Grandma Sawyer - Died of an unknown cause off-screen, body shown.
- Grandma Sawyer - Died of an unknown cause off-screen, mentioned.
- Total - 2
During the Film[]
- Kirk Waisanen - Bashed on the head by Bubba "Leatherface" Sawyer with a sledgehammer. His body was presumably eaten afterwards.
- Pam Willard - Hanged on the back with a meat hook and thrown in a freezer by Bubba "Leatherface" Sawyer, presumably froze to death. Her body was presumably eaten afterwards.
- Jerry Huberman - Bashed on the head by Bubba "Leatherface" Sawyer with a sledgehammer. His body was presumably eaten afterwards.
- Franklin Hardesty - Slashed repeatedly by Bubba "Leatherface" Sawyer with a chainsaw. His body was presumably eaten afterwards, and his skeleton was later discovered by his uncle, Lefty.
- Nubbins Sawyer/The Hitchhiker - Accidentally run over by an unnamed trucker with an 18-wheeler.
- Total - 5
Deaths[]
- Total - 7
- 5 Men
- 2 Women
Kill Counts[]
- Bubba "Leatherface" Sawyer - 4 (Alive)
