After picking up a traumatized young hitchhiker, five friends find themselves stalked and hunted by a chainsaw-wielding killer and his family of equally psychopathic killers.
Practical Effects
That meat hook sequence—practical effects still stomach-turning
Cinematography
Grimy amber grade that makes Texas look post-apocalyptic
Sound
Chainsaw audio designed to vibrate in your chest cavity
Director
Marcus Nispel
Jessica Biel
Erin Hardesty
Jonathan Tucker
Morgan
Andrew Bryniarski
Thomas Hewitt (Leatherface)
Erica Leerhsen
Pepper
Eric Balfour
Kemper
Mike Vogel
Andy
R. Lee Ermey
Sheriff Hoyt
David Dorfman
Jedidiah
Lauren German
The Hitchhiker
Heather Kafka
Henrietta
Terrence Evans
Monty Hewitt
John Larroquette
Narrator (voice)
Kathy Lamkin
Tea Lady in Trailer
Brad Leland
Big Rig Bob
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
R. Lee Ermey improvised most of his Sheriff Hoyt dialogue; the 'dinner scene' was originally 15 minutes longer before MPAA demands.
This Platinum Dunes remake kicked off the 2000s horror remake gold rush—Hills Have Eyes, Friday the 13th, and Nightmare on Elm Street all followed its grimy, desaturated formula.
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