The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) - Credits and Details | SkullJoy

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Credits and Details

Directed by
	Tobe Hooper
Written by
	Kim Henkel	...	screenplay by / story by
	Tobe Hooper	...	screenplay by
Cast
	Marilyn Burns	...	Sally
	Allen Danziger	...	Jerry
	Paul A. Partain	...	Franklin
	William Vail	...	Kirk
	Teri McMinn	...	Pam
	Edwin Neal	...	Hitchhiker
	Jim Siedow	...	Old Man
	Gunnar Hansen	...	Leatherface
	John Dugan	...	Grandfather
	Robert Courtin	...	Window Washer
	William Creamer	...	Bearded Man
	John Henry Faulk	...	Storyteller
	Jerry Green	...	Cowboy
	Ed Guinn	...	Cattle Truck Driver
	Joe Bill Hogan	...	Drunk
	Perry Lorenz	...	Pick Up Driver
	John Larroquette	...	Narration (voice)
Uncredited Cast
	Levie Isaacks	...	Radio Announcer
Produced by
	Kim Henkel	...	associate producer
	Tobe Hooper	...	producer
	Jay Parsley	...	executive producer
	Richard Saenz	...	associate producer
Original Music by
	Wayne Bell	...	music score
	Tobe Hooper	...	music score
Special Effects by
	Dean W. Miller	...	special effects
Stunts
	Mary Church	...	stunts
	Perry Lorenz	...	stunt driver
	Carey Loftin	...	truck stunts

Additional Info
Premiere:	October 01, 1974
DVD Release:	October 06, 1998
Blu-ray Release:	September 30, 2008
Country:
Distributor:	Dark Sky Films
Websites:

Ratings
7.8 / 10	7.4 / 10	92 / 100

Production Companies
Vortex (A Vortex/Henkel/Hooper Production)

Distributors
Bryanston Distributing (1974) (United States) (theatrical)
New Line Cinema (1980) (United States) (re-release) (theatrical)
New Line Cinema (1981) (United States) (re-release) (theatrical)
New Line Cinema (1983) (United States) (re-release) (theatrical)
Elite Entertainment (1996) (United States) (laserdisc) (video)
MCA TV (1996) (United States) (syndication) (TV)
Universal Domestic Television (2000) (United States) (syndication) (TV)
Universal Television (2000) (United States) (syndication) (TV)
Anchor Bay Entertainment (2001) (United States) (2-disc collector's edition) (DVD)
Anchor Bay Entertainment (2001) (United States) (two discs special edition) (DVD)
NBC Universal Television Distribution (2004) (United States) (syndication) (TV)
Dark Sky Films (2006) (United States) (DVD)
Dark Sky Films (2008) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Netminds (2020) (United States) (Licensed from CDI FILMS) (TV)
The Criterion Channel (2020) (United States) (digital) (TV)
MPI Media Group (2023) (United States) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)

Filming Locations
1010 King Court, Kingsland, Texas, USA (present location of farmhouse)
Austin, Texas, USA
Bagdad Cemetery - Bagdad Road, Leander, Texas, USA (cemetery)
Bilbo's Texas Landmark - 1073 State Highway 304, Bastrop, Texas, USA (gas station and BBQ shack)
Hester's Crossing Road and Co Road 172, Round Rock, Texas, USA (original farmhouse location and grandparents' house)
Kingsland, Texas, USA
La Frontera, Round Rock, Texas, USA (Sawyer farmhouse)
Leander, Texas, USA
Round Rock, Texas, USA
San Marcos, Texas, USA (18-wheeler)
Texas, USA
USA
Watterson, Texas, USA (slaughterhouse)

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