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A radio host is victimized by the cannibal family as a former Texas marshal hunts them.A radio host is victimized by the cannibal family as a former Texas marshal hunts them.A radio host is victimized by the cannibal family as a former Texas marshal hunts them.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total
Lou Perryman
- L.G. McPeters
- (as Lou Perry)
John Bloom
- Gonzo Moviegoer
- (scenes deleted)
- (as Joe Bob Briggs)
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- TriviaThe corpse that Chop-Top and Leatherface carry around with them and affectionately call 'Nubbins' (also appearing on the original cover art) is that of the hitchhiker from Massacre à la tronçonneuse (1974), Nubbins Sawyer.
- GoofsAt the very beginning of the movie, the narrator is telling the story of what happened in the original movie. He states that the group was driving a Volkswagon van when they encountered the killers. That is not true; they were driving a Ford Econoline Van.
- Crazy creditsAt the very end of the closing credits, a Texas Chainsaw Massacre logo appears briefly and the end title song is replaced by a loud chainsaw buzz noise.
- Alternate versionsA new DVD version was released in Australia in late 2006 with all scenes corrected.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Stephen King's World of Horror (1986)
- SoundtracksShame on You
Performed by Timbuk 3
Written by Pat MacDonald (as Pat McDonald) and Barbara MacDonald (as Barbara K. McDonald)
Published by Mambadaddi Music/I.R.S. Music, Inc. (BMI)
Produced by Dennis Herring
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U got one choice boy, sex or the saw! I remember that line in the film the most and it was my favorite quote. Anyway let's get down to another review of horror madness from the dead, lol.
The original 1974 cult (never go to Texas) classic Texas Chainsaw Massacre was a large hit and still remains in our souls of being one of the most bone chilling, shocking horror films of all time. It is my third favorite horror film and I treasure it for it's memories of disgust but intelligent scares. That was Tobe Hooper's good and only really scary film.
Now the his sequel "The Buzz is Back!" isn't a bad sequel at all though it really falls on the lines of the original as Tobe decided to go to a more comedic root instead of sticking to the horror ones. The horror roots were put back into the third and fourth though they are way beyond crappy.
Moving on I'll point out the good and bad plotters for TCM 2.
The good: The acting is still good especially Bill Moselsy who played the insane, cannibalistic f***ed up Chop Top who loves his dead corpses. The only returning character (s) is Dawerer (I think that's his name) and he still did a good job. Dennis Hopper also did really well and the back up actors were average.
The kills aren't great though there bloody enough. 1 point there.
The music also had a weird feel to it and the humor was contained well and there were enough scenes to make me enjoy this film a lot.
The bad: The only problem I had with this film was that even if the humor was average and contained well, it sucked that Tobe Hooper took it to a different level and the scares are no where to be found. That's the only major problem other wise.....
6.5/10 (It's another good slasher film if your bored and it has the right amount of enjoyment leaking out of it) I would watch this awesome sequel than wasting my time on TCM 3, TCM Next Gen and TCm the Beginning. My opinion.
The original 1974 cult (never go to Texas) classic Texas Chainsaw Massacre was a large hit and still remains in our souls of being one of the most bone chilling, shocking horror films of all time. It is my third favorite horror film and I treasure it for it's memories of disgust but intelligent scares. That was Tobe Hooper's good and only really scary film.
Now the his sequel "The Buzz is Back!" isn't a bad sequel at all though it really falls on the lines of the original as Tobe decided to go to a more comedic root instead of sticking to the horror ones. The horror roots were put back into the third and fourth though they are way beyond crappy.
Moving on I'll point out the good and bad plotters for TCM 2.
The good: The acting is still good especially Bill Moselsy who played the insane, cannibalistic f***ed up Chop Top who loves his dead corpses. The only returning character (s) is Dawerer (I think that's his name) and he still did a good job. Dennis Hopper also did really well and the back up actors were average.
The kills aren't great though there bloody enough. 1 point there.
The music also had a weird feel to it and the humor was contained well and there were enough scenes to make me enjoy this film a lot.
The bad: The only problem I had with this film was that even if the humor was average and contained well, it sucked that Tobe Hooper took it to a different level and the scares are no where to be found. That's the only major problem other wise.....
6.5/10 (It's another good slasher film if your bored and it has the right amount of enjoyment leaking out of it) I would watch this awesome sequel than wasting my time on TCM 3, TCM Next Gen and TCm the Beginning. My opinion.
- tequila101
- Apr 29, 2011
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Masacre en el infierno
- Filming locations
- Prairie Dell, Texas, USA(Texas Battle Land)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $4,700,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $8,025,872
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,822,439
- Aug 24, 1986
- Gross worldwide
- $8,025,872
- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1(original ratio, open matte)
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What is the streaming release date of Massacre à la tronçonneuse 2 (1986) in Australia?
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