The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Movies Different Timelines Explained

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Movie’s Different Timelines Explained

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre has one of horror’s most twisting, convoluted timelines, but here’s the movie series in (somewhat) chronological order.

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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Movies Different Timelines Explained

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie series may have one of the most twisting, confusing timelines of any horror franchise, but here’s a guide to its different timelines. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre was directed by Tobe Hooper, and despite being released in 1974, has lost none of its raw power. The story followed a group of friends who run afoul of a group of cannibals – including the nightmarish, chainsaw-wielding Leatherface – and it’s an unrelentingly terrifying ride.

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre was produced during an era when sequels weren’t in vogue, so it took 12 years for Hooper’s underrated The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 to arrive. While a direct follow-up to the original, the sequel was more of a dark, absurdist comedy than a horror movie, which made it somewhat divisive. There have been six more movies in the franchise since then, and like other major horror franchises like Halloween, Leatherface and his family have remade and rebooted more than once.

Just like Halloween, the Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie series can be dived into timelines, rather than organized in chronological order. Even “direct” sequels offer contradictions in timelines and characters, with several entries preferring to ignore the other movies in favor of pretending that only the 1974 original happened. Here’s the original timeline explained.

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Tobe Hooper directed the first two movies, while Jeff Burr handled Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III. New Line produced this entry, which seems to ignore the second movie – which ended with Leatherface quite dead. New Line wanted to make Leatherface a recurring slasher like Freddy from A Nightmare On Elm Street, but due to a ratings battle over its level of violence and bad reviews, it was a box-office dud. Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation is famous for Matthew McConaughey and Renee Zellweger getting early lead roles, and it is more of a dry parody of the original that, yet again, all but ignores the other sequels, dubbing them “… two minor, yet apparently related incidents”. After this, came the remake timeline.

The 2000s saw a host of horror classics being remade, including The Omen. 2003’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre from director Marcus Nispel was one of the first. While devotees of the original disliked its glossier look and tone, the Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake ranks as one of the stronger films in the franchise and was a sizable hit. The same can’t be said for The Beginning, a 2006 prequel explaining Leatherface’s origin and how the family turned to cannibalism. Despite a solid cast (including Fast & Furious’ Jordana Brewster, Matt Bomer and R. Lee Ermey), it’s a lukewarm retread of the 2003 movie. A third movie failed to happen, so the series rebooted again the Texas Chainsaw 3D timeline.

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Texas Chainsaw 3D is a sequel to the original 1974 movie only and pretended the other entries didn’t happen. It opens shortly after the events of the original to see Leatherface’s family wiped out by vengeful lawmen, before jumping ahead to present day. Texas Chainsaw 3D was a modest hit but received roundly terrible reviews, especially for the huge plot hole involving the age of the main character Heather; logically she should be at least 40, which actress Alexandra Daddario decidedly wasn’t. This was followed by another prequel named Leatherface from Inside directors Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo.

This explained how Jedidiah Sawyer morphed into Leatherface and explored the backstories of Texas Chainsaw 3D characters, but it wasn’t well-received. Another reboot is one the way called Texas Chainsaw Massacre, which again ignores everything bar Tobe Hooper’s original. Fede Álvarez co-wrote and co-produced this entry, which will focus on an older version of Leatherface decades on from The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.

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