The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
Movie, 2006, The remake, Set in 1969
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning is #6 of 9 in release order and #8 of 9 in chronological order in the The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
The story
Chrissie and her friends set out on a road trip for a final fling before one is shipped off to Vietnam. Along the way, bikers harass the foursome and cause an accident that throws Chrissie from the vehicle. The lawman who arrives on the scene kills one of the bikers and brings Chrissie's friends to the Hewitt homestead, where young Leatherface is learning the tools of terror.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning recap
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006) shows how Thomas Hewitt becomes Leatherface and his family turns to cannibalism in 1969. Jonathan Liebesman directs, with Andrew Bryniarski back as Leatherface and R. Lee Ermey as the man who becomes Sheriff Hoyt. In 1939 a woman dies giving birth on a slaughterhouse floor, and Luda Mae Hewitt finds the baby in the trash and raises him. In 1969 the plant closes and Thomas kills his boss, taking a chainsaw. When the real Sheriff Hoyt comes to arrest him, Luda Mae's son Charlie kills the sheriff and takes his name and badge. Brothers Eric (Matt Bomer) and Dean (Taylor Handley), heading off to enlist for Vietnam with their girlfriends Chrissie (Jordana Brewster) and Bailey (Diora Baird), crash on the highway and are brought to the Hewitt house. It is a prequel to the 2003 film.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning ending explained
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning ends with Thomas killing Eric, Bailey and Dean, wearing Eric's face as his first mask. Chrissie escapes the slaughterhouse in a car and stops for a state trooper, but Leatherface is hiding in the back seat and runs her through with the chainsaw. He walks home along the road, setting up the family seen in the remake.
Where to watch The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning isn't on a US streaming service right now. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 5.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 16%
Where it fits
- Release order: after The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, before Texas Chainsaw 3D.
- Chronological order: after Texas Chainsaw Massacre, before The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
What to watch before The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), which The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006) continues.
Cast
- Jordana Brewster as Chrissie
- Taylor Handley as Dean
- Diora Baird as Bailey
- Matt Bomer as Eric
- R. Lee Ermey as Uncle Charlie Hewitt / Sheriff Hoyt
- Lew Temple as Sheriff Winston Hoyt
- Andrew Bryniarski as Thomas Hewitt / Leatherface
- Tim DeZarn as Slaughterhouse Supervisor
- Lee Tergesen as Holden
- Cyia Batten as Alex
- Terrence Evans as Monty Hewitt
- Marietta Marich as Luda Mae Hewitt
Directed by Jonathan Liebesman.