# The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

> A group of young travelers are hunted through rural Texas by a cannibal family in Tobe Hooper’s brutally realistic slasher landmark.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/18932

## Facts

- Runtime: 83 min
- Genres: Horror
- Director: Tobe Hooper
- Cast: Marilyn Burns, Allen Danziger, Paul A. Partain, William Vail, Teri McMinn, Edwin Neal, Jim Siedow, Gunnar Hansen
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072271/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: breakneck
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: foreboding, oppressive, disturbing, late night horror marathon, halloween viewing

## Synopsis

A road trip turns into a nightmare as a group of friends encounters a family of cannibals in rural Texas.

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- [Leatherface (2017)](https://ember.film/movie/183972)

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