| Leatherface | |
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| Credits | |
| Title: | Leatherface |
| Genres: | Horror |
| Directed by: | Alexandre Bustillo; Julien Maury |
| Written by: | Seth M. Sherwood |
| Music by: | John Frizzell |
| Cinematography: | Antoine Sanier |
| Edited by: | Sébastien de Sainte Croix Josh Ethier |
| Production | |
| Distributed by: | Campbell Grobman Films LF2 Productions Mainline Pictures Millennium Films Lions Gate Entertainment |
| Released: | August 25th, 2017 [1] |
| Rating: | R |
| Running time: | 90 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Gross: | $1,476,843 [2] |
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| Previous: | Texas Chainsaw |
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Leatherface is an independent American feature film of the slasher subgenre. It is the eighth movie produced in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre film series and serves as a prequel to the original 1974 classic, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The film was co-directed by Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury with a screenplay written by Seth M. Sherwood. It was produced by Campbell Grobman Films, LF2 Productions, Mainline Pictures & Millennium Films and distributed through Lions Gate Entertainment. The film premiered in the United Kingdom on August 25th, 2017.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Stephen Dorff | Hal Hartman |
| Lili Taylor | Verna Sawyer |
| Sam Strike | Jedidiah Sawyer |
| Vanessa Grasse | Elizabeth "Lizzy" White |
| Finn Jones | Deputy Sorrel |
| Sam Coleman | Bud |
| Jessica Madsen | Clarice |
| James Bloor | Ike |
| Christopher Adamson | Doctor Lang |
| Dimo Alexiev | Farnsworth |
| Deyan Angelov | Nubbins Sawyer |
| Boris Kabakchiev | Young Jed |
| Lorina Kamburova | Betty Hartman |
| Hristo Milev | Young Nubbins |
| Simona Williams | Brunette nurse |
| Venelina Ghyaurova | Demure nurse |
| Velizar Binev | Orderly #1 |
| Vladimir Vladimirov | Orderly #2 |
| Vladimir Mihailov | Orderly #3 |
| Eduard Parsehyan | Grandpa Sawyer |
| Julian Kostov | Ted Hardesty |
| Ian Fisher | Dave |
| Nicole Andrews | Tammy |
| Elena Zamyarkova | Scared girl |
| Matthew Martin | Deputy #1 |
| David McKay | Deputy #2 |
| Todor Berov | Bert Hartman |
| Velizar Peev | Lowly deputy |
| Asen Mutafchiev | Young boy |
| Lilia Ivanova | Young girl |
| Brian Terrance | Blake |
Notes[]
- The tagline for this film is "The legend lives on..."
- Production on Leatherface began on May 18th, 2015. Filming concluded in May, 2016. The movie was shot entirely in Bulgaria and used a majority of Bulgarian extras as minor characters.
- Leatherface had its television premiere in the United States on September 21st, 2017 on DirecTV. It opened to limited theatrical release and was made available for digital download on October 20th, 2017.
- Leatherface premiered on Blu-ray with digital HD Ultraviolet copy by Lions Gate Entertainment on October 20th, 2017. Special features include deleted scenes, an alternate ending, and a featurette titled "Behind the Bloody Mask: Making Leatherface".
- The Blu-ray edition includes trailers for Jigsaw, The Hatred, and Blair Witch.
- Original film director Tobe Hooper and original film writer and producer Kim Henkel both serve as executive producers on this movie. This was Hooper's final film work. Tobe Hooper passed away on August 26th, 2017 - just one day after this movie's UK premiere.
- Actress Angela Bettis from films such as May and the 2002 TV remake of Carrie was originally cast in the role of Verna Sawyer-Carson. However, she dropped out of the project due to scheduling conflicts and was replaced by Lili Taylor.
- This movie is not to be confused with Playing with Dolls: Bloodlust, which is a 2016 horror film written and directed by Rene Perez. Originally released in the UK, it was marketed under the title Leatherface, while the real Leatherface film was awaiting distribution. The movie was produced by iDiC Entertainment and is a sequel to Perez' earlier film, Playing with Dolls. [3]
- This film is a prequel that takes place eight years before the events of the first The Texas Chainsaw Massacre film. It shares continuity with the 2013 film Texas Chainsaw 3D, but ignores all other film installments.
- The beginning events of this film take place in the year 1955. The remainder of the film takes place in 1965.
- This movie flip-flips viewers expectations as we are introduced to Gorman House patients Jackson and Bud. As Bud is a large mute powerhouse prone to violence and Jackson is the most mentally stable patient in the building, the viewer is expected to believe that it is Bud that will one day become Leatherface, when in fact it is Jackson who will ultimately don the skin mask.
- Jedidiah is responsible for three deaths in this film: A Texas state trooper, Hal Hartman and Lizzy White.
- Lizzy White's face becomes Jedidah's first skin mask.
- Hal Hartman is the only character in the film that is actually killed by a chainsaw, though the pig thief from the beginning of the film is critically injured by one.
- This is the only film where we see Grandpa Sawyer take a life.
- It is possible that the death of Betty Harmon is Nubbins Sawyer's first act of murder.
Recommendations[]
Slasher films
Related categories[]
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External Links[]
References[]
- ↑ Earliest posted screening. Premiered at the Horror Channel FrightFest in the United Kingdom.
- ↑ Box Office Mojo; Leatherface (2017); Title Summary.
- ↑ Bloody Disgusting.com; "A Movie Titled 'Leatherface' Was Just Released But Don't Be Fooled". (January 18th, 2017); Squires, John.