Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- grotesque
- anarchic
- irreverent
- cult horror night
- late night viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the sequel as a highly graphic, frenetic horror comedy whose energetic satire and style divide viewers because its humor displaces the original's sustained terror.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film foregrounds overt humor, splatter, anarchic behavior, and irreverent commentary rather than sustaining the original film's sober terror.
Chainsaws, dismemberment, blood, and grotesque bodily imagery dominate the film's feverish set pieces.
The radio host and pursuing marshal are drawn into the Sawyer family's grotesque hideout, the film's central environment of menace.
Former Texas marshal Lefty Enright hunts the cannibal family as an avenging investigator.
Films like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, and why
The Return of the Living Dead
shares splatter horror, black comedy, grotesque family menace, and exaggerated 1980s genre energy
The Evil Dead II
shares satirical horror-comedy, graphic gore, anarchic tone, and deliberately excessive visual style
The Hills Have Eyes
shares cannibalistic horror, rural American isolation, grotesque violence, and bleak dark humor
House of 1000 Corpses
shares cult slasher conventions, eccentric killers, graphic practical effects, and horror satire
Movie Details
- Director
- Tobe Hooper
- Release Date
- 1986-08-22
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (1065)
Cast
- Caroline Williams
- Dennis Hopper
- Jim Siedow
- Bill Moseley
- Bill Johnson
- Ken Evert
- Harlan Jordan
- Kirk Sisco
- James N. Harrell
- Lou Perryman
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus
- Rent
- Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 about?
- A vengeance-driven Texas pursuit becomes a feverish collision of cannibal horror, splatter comedy, and grotesque 1980s excess.
- What is The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 as breakneck, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 as graphic.
- What did critics think of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2?
- Critics broadly regarded the sequel as a highly graphic, frenetic horror comedy whose energetic satire and style divide viewers because its humor displaces the original's sustained terror.
- Which films are like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2?
- Films with a similar feel include The Return of the Living Dead, The Evil Dead II, The Hills Have Eyes, and House of 1000 Corpses.
- How long is The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2?
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 runs 100 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2?
- In United States, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 streams on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus.
