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Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III

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Driving through Texas, young yuppie couple Michelle (Kate Hodge) and Ryan (William Butler) stop at the Last Chance Gas Station, but after they witness the owner attacking a hitchhiker named Tex (Viggo Mortensen), they panic and flee. In their hasty departure, they get lost and soon find themselves pursued by the chainsaw-toting maniac known as Leatherface (R.A. Mihailoff). While running, the couple bump into survivalist Benny (Ken Foree), who they team up with in an effort to escape.
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Nick Schager Lessons of Darkness A failed attempt by New Line to reinvent the titular chainsawer into a Freddy Krueger-style villain. Rated: D+ Jul 24, 2005 Full Review Richard Harrington Washington Post For those who saw the first two Massacres, this will seem pretty much deja-boo! Nov 16, 2001 Full Review Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed I much preferred it over the second film... May 16, 2013 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...a typically underwhelming horror sequel... Rated: 2/4 Jan 9, 2013 Full Review Dustin Putman TheFilmFile.com Lacks the clarity and identity of the earlier 1974 and 1986 installments. Rated: 2/4 Oct 24, 2008 Full Review Tim Brayton Antagony & Ecstasy It's certainly a cut above the standard late-'80s horror film, though hardly up to the level of Tobe Hooper's original. Rated: 5/10 Jun 17, 2008 Full Review Read all reviews

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Matthew H No es tan mala, en mi opinión igual que la segunda, aunque el diseño de leatherface me gustó más en esta, se las recomiendo Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/26/25 Full Review James B At this point every film is a reboot because he gets a new family every film. The design of leatherface is amazing but the film wasn't. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/20/25 Full Review thiago s Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas de terror são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/04/25 Full Review Nick O This TCM sequel introduces so many new, memorable and insane characters while still maintaining that crazy hillbilly/Sawyer sensibility and sense of humor, it fits right in to this family of sick Chainsaw movies. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/26/25 Full Review Marsh X This is very close to being not bad but I think this is just way too boring and slow paced compared to the first two movies, the only thing that has this movie stand out from the first two is that it's more serious with almost no comedy factor at all which was disappointing to me honestly, I suppose the movie isn't terrible for a texas chainsaw film but after the first two this is definitely a let down, sorry can't recommend this one. 2/10 Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 05/11/25 Full Review Stanny R Possibly the most forgettable film in the franchise, however it’s entertaining enough with cheap thrills and bonkers characters. Ken Foree is great of course easily the best in the film. The lack of gore in its kills really does make it pale in comparison to it’s counterparts. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/05/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Jeff Burr

Director

Kate Hodge

Michelle

Viggo Mortensen

Tex

William Butler

Ryan

Ken Foree

Benny

Joe Unger

Tinker

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Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III

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Synopsis Driving through Texas, young yuppie couple Michelle (Kate Hodge) and Ryan (William Butler) stop at the Last Chance Gas Station, but after they witness the owner attacking a hitchhiker named Tex (Viggo Mortensen), they panic and flee. In their hasty departure, they get lost and soon find themselves pursued by the chainsaw-toting maniac known as Leatherface (R.A. Mihailoff). While running, the couple bump into survivalist Benny (Ken Foree), who they team up with in an effort to escape.
Director
Jeff Burr
Producer
Robert Engelman
Distributor
New Line Cinema
Production Co
New Line Cinema
Rating
R
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 12, 1990, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$5.8M
Runtime
1h 21m
Sound Mix
Surround
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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