The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a 2012 Slasher film. It is a remake of the 1947 Film of the same name. It was directed by Matt Reeves and scored by John Frizzell. It stars Emma Thompson, Dane DeHaan, Vincent Martella, Danielle Panabakler, Michael Cera, Sharlto Copley, Sam Rockwell and Kane Hodder as Leatherface. Reeves would return to direct It's sequels, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre II, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre IV.
Plot
The film begins in a car, being filmed, with driver Sally Hardesty (Emma Roberts), her paraplegic brother, Franklin (TDane DeHaan) and their friends Jerry (Michael Cera), Kirk (Vincent Martella) and Pam (Daniele Panabaker) set to visit an old grave belonging to Sally's and Franklin's grandparents, that are rumored to being vandalized.
In their way, they find a hitchiker (Sharlto Copley), who begins to tell the story of his family, stating that he used to work on the slaughterhouse. When the teens look strange to him, he takes Franklin's knife and cut himself, later offering to cut all of them. Hearing this, Sally puts him out of their car.
Later, they found themselves with low gasoline, and stops at a near gas station. The owner (Sam Rockwell), however, reveals that the pumps are empty. Deciding to have fun, Franklin reveals to Kirk and Pam about a near swimming-hole, and the three arrives at the place.
Looking for someone to help them, Kirk and Pam founds out a mysterious old, but conserved house near the swimming-hole. Kirk asks for someone as Pam awaits in the house's yard. Receiving no answer, Kirk enters through the house's unlocked door. However, Leatherface (Kane Hodder) appears and kills him, impaling Kirk with his chainsaw.
Pam then enters, finding a room full with human bones and flesh. But after she can act she is stopped by Leatherface, whom captures and take her to a apparent kitchen, impaling her on a meathook, preparing to butcher Kirk with his chainsaw.
Jerry then heads out to look for Kirk and Pam, just to find the house at a distance. Upon entering to investigate. While silently searching through the house, he finds Pam, alive, in the kitchen's freezer. But before he can do anything, Leatherface appears and cuts him in half with his chainsaw, putting Pam back into the freezer.
With night falling, both Sally and Franklin set to find Pam, Kirk and Jerry. As they find the house, Sally asks for someone's help, just to Leatherface appears from nowhere in the darkness and decapitates Franklin with his chainsaw. Traumatized and running away from the killer, Sally gets upstairs the house just to find the bodies of Jerry and Kirk. Leatherface appears, but she manage to escape from him by pulling herself out of the 3rd floor window, breaking her arm.
She finds the same gas station they were passing by, and asks for the owner's help. He responds by tying and drugging her, making she sleep. He returns to the house, were he is revealed to be Leatherface's brother, Drayton Sawnyer, as well with the hitchiker, Nubbins Sawnyer, revealing Leatherface's name to be Ted "Junior" Sawnyer.
Back in the house, with Sally tied up. Leatherface, now dressed like a woman and wearing a female-like leather mask, begins serving dinner to the large family, also consisting of Chop Top Sawnyer (Ray Park), Grandpa Sawnyer (Kirk Douglas), normal-looking Tex Sawnyer (Elijah Wood) and dead Grandma Sawnyer. Deciding what to do with Sally, they sugest that Grandpa should kill her to them all eat her later, however, giving Sally time to untie herself and escape through the road.
Leatherface and Nubbins begins to chase Sally, but Nubbins is killed by a passing truck, witch Sally grabs to escape. Traumatize, Sally is finally free, as Leatherface waves his chainsaw up, crying and frustated.
The films end with two cops searching the old house, just to be killed and eaten by members of the family.
Cast
- Emma Roberts as Sally Hardesty - The main protagonist of the film.
- Dane DeHaan as Franklin Hardesty - Sally's older brother.
- Vincent Martella as Kirk
- Michael Cera as Jerry - Sally's boyfriend
- Daniele Panabaker as Pam - Kirk's girlfriend.
- Kane Hodder as Leatherface / Jedidiah "Jed" Sawnyer - The main antagonist of the film.
- Sharto Copley as Nubbins Sawnyer / The Hitchiker
- Sam Rockwell as Drayton Sawnyer / Gas Station Owner
- Elijah Wood as Edward "Tex" Sawnyer
- Jack Nicholson as "Chop Top" Sawnyer
- Kirk Douglas as Grandpa Sawnyer