The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
What you know about fear... doesn't even come close.
2006 | 91m | English
Popularity: 9 (history)
| Director: | Jonathan Liebesman |
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| Writer: | David J. Schow, Sheldon Turner |
| Staring: |
| Chrissie and her friends set out on a road trip for a final fling before one is shipped off to Vietnam. Along the way, bikers harass the foursome and cause an accident that throws Chrissie from the vehicle. The lawman who arrives on the scene kills one of the bikers and brings Chrissie's friends to the Hewitt homestead, where young Leatherface is learning the tools of terror. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 05, 2006 |
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| Director: | Jonathan Liebesman |
| Writer: | David J. Schow, Sheldon Turner |
| Genres: | Horror |
| Keywords | war veteran, sadism, psychopath, mass murder, gore, knife, biker, prequel, murder, serial killer, leatherface, slaughterhouse, slasher, chainsaw, torture, cruelty, series of murders, cannibal, severed foot, meat hook, severed hand, 1960s |
| Production Companies | New Line Cinema, Next Entertainment, Platinum Dunes, Vortex/Henkel/Hooper, Texas Chainsaw Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $50,517,763
Budget: $16,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 14, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jordana Brewster | Chrissie |
| Taylor Handley | Dean |
| Diora Baird | Bailey |
| Matt Bomer | Eric |
| R. Lee Ermey | Uncle Charlie Hewitt / Sheriff Hoyt |
| Lew Temple | Sheriff Winston Hoyt |
| Andrew Bryniarski | Thomas Hewitt / Leatherface |
| Tim DeZarn | Slaughterhouse Supervisor |
| Lee Tergesen | Holden |
| Cyia Batten | Alex |
| Terrence Evans | Monty Hewitt |
| Marietta Marich | Luda Mae Hewitt |
| L.A. Calkins | Sloane |
| Allison Marich | Young Luda Mae |
| Marcus H. Nelson | Lackey |
| Kathy Lamkin | Tea Lady |
| Melody Chase | Biker Chick (uncredited) |
| Emily Kaye | Biker Chick (uncredited) |
| John Larroquette | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Kelly Port | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Jonathan Liebesman | Director |
| Jake Garber | Makeup Effects, Special Effects Key Makeup Artist |
| David J. Schow | Story |
| Jimmy Lindsey | Camera Operator |
| Andrea VanEpps | Stand In |
| Kurt Bryant | Stunt Coordinator |
| Henry Kingi | Stunt Driver |
| Joe Bucaro III | Stunt Driver |
| Gene Hartline | Stunts |
| Caitlin McKenna | ADR Voice Casting |
| Lisa Fields | Casting |
| Jonathan Chibnall | Editor |
| Lukas Ettlin | Director of Photography |
| Sheldon Turner | Screenplay, Story |
| Jim May | Editor |
| John Frick | Art Direction |
| Mari-An Ceo | Costume Design |
| Carla Palmer | Makeup Department Head |
| Marco Rubeo | Production Design |
| Randy Huke | Set Decoration |
| Kathy Kiatta | Costume Supervisor |
| Kevin Wasner | Makeup Effects |
| Grady Holder | Makeup Effects, Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Frank Parrish | Key Hair Stylist |
| Kelly Nelson | Hair Department Head |
| Jourdan Henderson | Art Department Coordinator |
| Tom Dreesen | Construction Coordinator |
| Gina Grande | Script Supervisor |
| Brooke Satrazemis | Script Supervisor |
| Troy Breeding | Key Makeup Artist |
| Robert Hicks | Key Rigging Grip |
| Brown Cooper | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Michael Scott | Camera Operator |
| Matt Cowan | Dolly Grip |
| Greg Travis | Rigging Grip |
| George R. Niedson | Steadicam Operator |
| Peter Simonite | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Theda Cunningham | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Steve Drake | Best Boy Grip |
| Leeann Radeka | Key Costumer |
| Robert B. Reynolds | Rigging Gaffer |
| Elspeth Lauder Mickel | Seamstress |
| Stephanie A. Steel | Set Costumer |
| Douglas J. Stewart | Textile Artist |
| Edward A. Navarro | Rigging Grip |
| Leif E. Ulvog | Rigging Grip |
| Dany Navarrette | Electrician |
| Edison Jackson | Best Boy Electric |
| John Sheeren | Additional Camera |
| Kurt Grossi | Key Grip |
| Richard Nance | Rigging Grip |
| John Barba | Casting Associate |
| Russell Engels | Gaffer |
| Robyn Greer | Rigging Grip |
| Anna Abbey | Ager/Dyer |
| Sally Jackson | Casting |
| Greg Lomas | Dolly Grip |
| Van Redin | Still Photographer |
| Tom Kalbfleisch | Electrician |
| Zach Nasits | Second Assistant Camera |
| Troy Anderson | Lighting Technician |
| Donald R. Howe Jr. | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Nyima Johnston | Costumer |
| Marisa Ross | Casting Associate |
| Matthew King | First Assistant Camera |
| Daniel J. Shaw | First Assistant Director |
| Doug Carter | Second Second Assistant Director |
| David Michael Abelman | Scenic Artist |
| Thadd Day | Boom Operator |
| Morgan Miles | Production Accountant |
| M.K. Shaw | Payroll Accountant |
| Shanti Delsarte | Production Coordinator |
| Leigh Ann Wilbourn | Production Coordinator |
| Peter Gvozdas | First Assistant Editor |
| Kelly Oxford | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Alan Rankin | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Marc Fishman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Adam Jenkins | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Michael Kamper | Sound Effects Editor |
| Karen Vassar Triest | Sound Effects Editor |
| Christopher Assells | Sound Effects Editor |
| Daniel S. Irwin | Dialogue Editor |
| Chris Hogan | Dialogue Editor |
| Victor Ray Ennis | Foley Editor |
| David Stanke | First Assistant Sound Editor |
| Lucy Sustar | Foley Mixer |
| Diane Marshall | Foley Artist |
| Gregg Barbanell | Foley Artist |
| Robert Althoff | Sound Recordist |
| Eddie Bydalek | Sound Recordist |
| Ron Bedrosian | ADR Mixer |
| Julio Carmona | ADR Recordist |
| Jennifer Nash | Music Editor |
| Penka Kouneva | Orchestrator |
| Benoit Grey | Orchestrator |
| Danail Getz | Orchestrator |
| Dylan Carter | Online Editor |
| Stefan Sonnenfeld | Colorist |
| Andy Schoneberg | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Stacey Carino | Stunt Double |
| Brian Avery | Stunt Double |
| Charles Grisham | Stunt Driver |
| Mark Ginther | Stunt Double |
| Dick Hancock | Stunt Double |
| Jeff Schwan | Stunts |
| Eric Matuschek | Stunts |
| Eileen Weisinger | Stunt Double |
| Myke Schwartz | Stunts |
| Jason Konopisos-Alvarez | Stand In |
| Steve Jablonsky | Original Music Composer |
| Greg Nicotero | Makeup Effects, Makeup Supervisor |
| K.C. Hodenfield | Assistant Director |
| Chris Castaldi | Second Assistant Director |
| Kerry Carmean-Williams | Foley Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Brad Fuller | Producer |
| Kim Henkel | Producer |
| Michael Bay | Producer |
| Andrew Form | Producer |
| Tobe Hooper | Producer |
| Mark Ordesky | Executive Producer |
| Mike Fleiss | Producer |
| Robert Kuhn | Executive Producer |
| Alma Kuttruff | Co-Producer |
| Guy Stodel | Executive Producer |
| Jeffrey Allard | Executive Producer |
| Toby Emmerich | Executive Producer |
| K.C. Hodenfield | Co-Producer |
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