The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre

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The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre

R

Released Oct 7, 1994

1h 42m

Horror

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After leaving their prom early, innocent Jenny (Renée Zellweger) and three other teenagers crash their car in the backwoods of Texas. In their search for help, they run into Vilmer Slaughter (Matthew McConaughey), a vicious psychopath with a mechanical leg, and his twisted family, including the serial killer Leatherface. As the group of friends struggle to survive the maniacal methods of torture, Jenny discovers the secret origins behind the family's lust for blood.

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Critics Consensus

The Next Generation has the fortune of starring early-career Matthew McConaughey and Renée Zellweger, but it services neither headliner well in a convoluted and cheap-looking slasher that doesn't live up to the Texas Chainsaw Massacre legacy.

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Matt Singer

ScreenCrush

Largely terrible, with the kernel of something interesting in the film's final scenes.

Rated: 3/10

Dec 22, 2018

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

Though Henkel's script broadly apes memorable moments from the first film, the echoes only serve to underscore how short he's coming up here.

Nov 5, 2016

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Joe Leydon

Variety

Zellweger makes Jenny the most formidable scream queen since Jamie Lee Curtis went legit.

Mar 26, 2009

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Rocco T. Thompson

Rue Morgue Magazine

worst of all has to be McConaughey, who hoots and howls his way through the mid-film torture of Zellweger with such brio that it becomes something like misogynistic performance art.

Jul 3, 2024

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Trace Thurman

Horror Queers Podcast

While not technically a good movie, the (un?)intentional comedy and parodying of the franchise make this fourth entry an admittedly entertaining (and hilarious) watch.

Rated: 3.5/5

Dec 30, 2020

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Dan Scully

Cinema76

It is a uniquely terrible film - a uniquely terrible film that I'd kill to see with a rowdy crowd at a midnight screening.

Apr 7, 2020

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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

06/11/25

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Audience Member

so horrendous it becomes funny sometimes

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/23/25

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Marsh X

Matthew McConaughey does a great job playing the role of unhinged psycho so much so that it ended up being extremely hilarious, this is also the most emotional I've seen leatherface out of all the texas chainsaw films, the only good thing this movie has going for it is the absurd crackhead humour that occurs in the middle to late sections of the movie, and if I remember correctly there was only 2 deaths that weren't very detailed throughout this whole thing, which is quite disappointing for this series. All the characters come off as goofy and unserious because of how crazy they act but I think it's pretty entertaining when things start kicking off, I would only recommend this because of how ridiculous it is but I don't think this fits the series at all. 4/10

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/11/25

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Eddie K

Somehow worse than 3 with its sorta same comedy as 2 the most wtf movie 2/10

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/10/25

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Tyler B

It's like watching the original but on crack.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/15/24

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Audience Member

Replaces original characters with diffrent characters but still has suspense in it. The acting is actually pretty good. The Return Of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a decent movie but if we look at the franchise, it can be so bad.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/21/24

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Renée Zellweger

Jenny

Matthew McConaughey

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Robert Jacks

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Synopsis

After leaving their prom early, innocent Jenny (Renée Zellweger) and three other teenagers crash their car in the backwoods of Texas. In their search for help, they run into Vilmer Slaughter (Matthew McConaughey), a vicious psychopath with a mechanical leg, and his twisted family, including the serial killer Leatherface. As the group of friends struggle to survive the maniacal methods of torture, Jenny discovers the secret origins behind the family's lust for blood.

Director: Ken Henkel, Kim Henkel
Producer: Robert Kuhn
Screenwriter: Kim Henkel
Production Co: Genre Pictures, Ultra Muchos Productions, Return Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 7, 1994, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 1, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $136.3K
Runtime: 1h 42m

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